Rate Professor William Thurston

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Mathematics, UC Berkeley, 1972; B.S. in Mathematics, New College of Florida, 1967.

Research Interests: Low-dimensional topology, geometric group theory, and dynamical systems.

Appointments: Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, Cornell University (2003–2012, posthumously honored).

Awards: Fields Medal (1982); National Academy of Sciences member (1983).

Publications:

• Three-Dimensional Geometry and Topology (Princeton University Press, 1997).
• Over 50 articles in Annals of Mathematics and Inventiones Mathematicae.

Additional Contributions: Revolutionized topology with geometrization conjecture; mentored numerous mathematicians.