Simon Donaldson
Sir Simon Kirwan Donaldson is an English mathematician known for his work on the topology of smooth (differentiable) four-dimensional manifolds, Donaldson–Thomas theory, and his contributions to Kähler geometry. He is currently a Professor in Pure Mathematics at Imperial College London. After being a member of the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics (SCGP) for a decade, he holds Emeritus Professor status at the SCGP and Stony Brook University, in New York state.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Cambridge
- Educated at
- University of OxfordWorcester CollegePembroke College
- Awards
- 🏆 Fields medal🏆 Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry🏆 Nemmers Prize in Mathematics🏆 Royal Medal🏆 Knight Bachelor
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 Michael Atiyah🎓 Nigel Hitchin
- Doctoral Students
- 📖 Richard Thomas📖 Paul Seidel
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1957
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