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Sheldon Katz
Sheldon H. Katz (19 December 1956, Brooklyn) is an American mathematician, specializing in algebraic geometry and its applications to string theory. Background and Career In 1973 Katz won first prize in the United States of America Mathematical Olympiad, U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad. He received in 1976 his bachelor's degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT and in 1980 his Ph.D. from Princeton University under Robert C. Gunning with thesis ''Deformations of Linear Systems, Divisors and Weierstrass Points on Curves''. At the University of Utah, he was an instructor from 1980 to 1984. At the University of Oklahoma he was an assistant professor from 1984 to 1987. At Oklahoma State University, he became in 1987 an assistant professor, in 1989 an associate professor, in 1994 a full professor, in 1997 ''Southwestern Bell Professor'', and in 1999 ''Regents Professor.'' Since 2001 he has been a professor at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where he was chair of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough,2010 Gazetteer for New York State . Retrieved September 18, 2016. with 2,736,074 residents in 2020. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, Brooklyn is located on the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
