Kenneth C. Millett (born 1941) is a professor of mathematics at the
University of California, Santa Barbara.
[Curriculum vitae](_blank)
retrieved 2015-02-09. His research concerns
low-dimensional topology,
knot theory
In the mathematical field of topology, knot theory is the study of knot (mathematics), mathematical knots. While inspired by knots which appear in daily life, such as those in shoelaces and rope, a mathematical knot differs in that the ends are ...
, and the applications of knot theory to
DNA structure; his initial is the "M" in the name of the
HOMFLY polynomial.
Millett graduated from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1963 with a bachelor's degree in mathematics.
He earned his Ph.D. in 1967 from the
University of Wisconsin under the supervision of Edward R. Fadell. After short-term instructor positions at the
University of California, Los Angeles and MIT, he joined the UCSB faculty in 1969 and was promoted to professor in 1979.
Millett won the
Carl B. Allendoerfer Award of the
Mathematical Association of America
The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) is a professional society that focuses on mathematics accessible at the undergraduate level. Members include university, college, and high school teachers; graduate and undergraduate students; pure a ...
in 1989 and the
Chauvenet Prize
The Chauvenet Prize is the highest award for mathematical expository writing. It consists of a prize of $1,000 and a certificate, and is awarded yearly by the Mathematical Association of America in recognition of an outstanding expository article ...
in 1991 for a paper on knot theory with
W. B. R. Lickorish.
He became a
fellow of the
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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in 2000.
In 2012, he became one of the inaugural fellows of the
American Mathematical Society.
List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society
retrieved 2015-02-08.
Selected publications
*with Eric J. Rawdon, Andrzej Stasiak:
*with Michal Jamroz, Wanda Niemyska, Eric J. Rawdon, Andrzej Stasiak, Piotr Sułkowski, Joanna I. Sulkowska:
*with Joanna I. Sułkowska, Eric J. Rawdon, Jose N. Onuchic, Andrzej Stasiak:
*with D. Jonish:
*with P. Freyd, D. Yetter, J. Hoste, W. B. R. Lickorish and A. Ocneanu:
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References
External links
Home pageGoogle scholar profile
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1941 births
Living people
20th-century American mathematicians
21st-century American mathematicians
Topologists
Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Science alumni
University of California, Santa Barbara faculty
Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Fellows of the American Mathematical Society