Adam Logan (born 1975 in

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) is a research mathematician and a top Canadian

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player. He won the

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in 2005, beating

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3–0 in the final. He is the only player to have won the

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five times (1996, 2005, 2008, 2013 and 2016). He was also the winner of the 1996

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, North America's top rated player in 1997, and the winner of the Collins division of the 2014

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. Since his competitive career began in 1985, Logan has played nearly 2200 tournament games, compiling a winning percentage of over 68%, and earning just $100,000 in prize money. He was a

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in 1992 and 1993. Logan completed his first degree, in mathematics, at

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in 1995 and received a PhD from

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in 1999. He completed his Post-doctoral work at

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between 2002 through 2003. From 2008 to 2009 he was employed as a Quantitative Analyst at D. E. Shaw & Co. in

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. He works for the Tutte Institute for Mathematics and Computing in Ottawa,

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, Canada.

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Adam Logan's NSA player profile
(legacy; no longer in this position) * 1975 births Living people Canadian mathematicians Canadian Scrabble players Harvard University alumni Number theorists Scientists from Ontario Sportspeople from Kingston, Ontario Princeton University alumni World Scrabble Championship winners International Mathematical Olympiad participants Lisgar Collegiate Institute alumni Putnam Fellows {{canada-academic-bio-stub