Education
After earning a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from the University of Toronto in 1992, he completed a Doctor of Philosophy in mathematics at Harvard University in 1997 under Joe Harris.
After earning a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from the University of Toronto in 1992, he completed a Doctor of Philosophy in mathematics at Harvard University in 1997 under Joe Harris.
He has since been an instructor at both Princeton University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Since the fall of 2001, he has taught at Stanford University, becoming a full professor in 2007. He was also the fourth person to be a four-time Putnam Fellow in the history of the contest. Also, he has been the coordinator of weekly Putnam preparation seminars at Stanford.
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He was a member of the Canadian team in three International Mathematical Olympiads, winning silver, gold, gold in 1986, 1987, and 1988 respectively.