Background
Sinai, Yakov G. was born on September 21, 1935 in Moscow.
educator Theoretical mathematician
Sinai, Yakov G. was born on September 21, 1935 in Moscow.
Bachelor of Science, Moscow State University, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, Moscow State University, 1960; Doctor Degree, Moscow State University, 1963; Doctor Honoris Causa (honorary), Warsaw U., 1993.
Science researcher laboratory probabilistic and statistical methods, Moscow State University, 1960-1971;
senior researcher Landau Institute Theoretical Physics, Academy Sciences, Moscow, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, since 1971;
professor mathematics, Moscow State University, 1971-1993;
professor mathematics department, Princeton (New Jersey) U., since 1993. Loeb lecturer Harvard University, 1978. Plenary speaker International Congresses Mathematics Physics, Berlin, 1981, Marseille, 1986, International Congress Mathematics Kyoto, 1990.
Distinguished lecturer, Israel, 1989. S. Lefshetz lecturer, Mexico, 1990.
Member American Academy Arts and Science (foreign honorary), Russian Academy Sciences, Hungarian Academy Sciences (foreign), London Mathematics Society (honorary).