Summary
Henri Rene Darmon (born 22 October 1965) is a French-Canadian mathematician. He is a number theorist who works on Hilbert's 12th problem[1] and its relation with the Birch–Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture. He is currently a professor of mathematics at McGill University.
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| Born | 22 October 1965 Paris, France |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Harvard University McGill University |
| Awards | Coxeter–James Prize (1998) Ribenboim Prize (2002) Cole Prize in Number Theory (2017) CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize (2017) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | McGill University |
| Doctoral advisor | Benedict Gross |
| Doctoral students | Samit Dasgupta |
Career edit
Darmon received his BSc from McGill University in 1987 and his PhD from Harvard University in 1991[1] under supervision of Benedict Gross.[2] From 1991 to 1996, he held positions in Princeton University.[3] Since 1994, he has been a professor at McGill University.[3]
Awards edit
Darmon was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 2003.[1] In 2008, he was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's John L. Synge Award.[4] He received the 2017 AMS Cole Prize in Number Theory "for his contributions to the arithmetic of elliptic curves and modular forms",[5] and the 2017 CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize,[6] which is awarded in recognition of exceptional research achievement in the mathematical sciences.
Personal life edit
Darmon is married to Galia Dafni, also a mathematician at Concordia University.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c Professor Darmon's profile at science.ca
- ^ Henri Darmon at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ a b "Henri DARMON's Curriculum Vitae".
- ^ "John L. Synge Award". Royal Society of Canada. Archived from the original on 2012-03-13.
- ^ 2017 Cole Prize in Number Theory
- ^ ":: 2017 CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize Recipient ::".
- ^ "Henri Darmon, Pure and Applied Mathematics: One of the world's leading number theorists, working on Hilbert's 12th problem". Science.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
External links edit
- Professor Darmon's webpage