Rate Professor Herbert Clemens

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley; B.S., Holy Cross College.

Research Interests: Algebraic geometry, particularly cubic three-folds and rational varieties.

Appointments: Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, University of Utah; Former Visiting Scholar, Institute for Advanced Study.

Awards: Sloan Fellow; Two-time invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians.

Publications: Proved that a cubic three-fold is generally not a rational variety, published in leading mathematics journals.