Education
and Doctor of Philosophy (1980) in mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania. His Doctor of Philosophy supervisor was Jerry Kazdan.
mathematician university professor
and Doctor of Philosophy (1980) in mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania. His Doctor of Philosophy supervisor was Jerry Kazdan.
He first used the DeTurck trick to give an alternative proof of the short time existence of the Ricci flow, which has found other uses since then He received a Bachelor of Surgery (1976) from Drexel University. He received an Master of Arts He is currently Robert A. Fox Leadership Professor and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Pennsylvania, where he has been the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences since 2005 and Faculty Director of Riepe College House.
Despite being recognized for excellence in teaching, he has been criticized for his belief that fractions are "as obsolete as Roman numerals" and suggesting that they not be taught to younger students.
In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.
American Mathematical Society.