George Arthur Elliott FRSC (born 1945) is a Canadian mathematician specializing in operator algebras, K-theory, and non-commutative geometry. He is a professor at the University of Toronto Department of Mathematics,[1] and holds a Canada Research Chair. He is best known for his work on classifying C*-algebras, both for initiating their classification [2] and highlighting the importance of K-theory in this respect.[3]
George A. Elliott | |
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| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto, Queen's University at Kingston |
| Known for | Elliott classification program |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada 1982, Killam Research Fellow, 1996–1998. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Toronto, University of Copenhagen |
| Doctoral advisor | Israel Halperin |
He was an invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians, Zurich–1994.[4][5]
Awards and honours
edit- 1982 Elected as Fellow of Royal Society of Canada.[6]
- 1996 CRM/Fields Institute Prize[7]
- 1996-1998 Killam Research Fellow.[8]
- 1998 Jeffery–Williams Prize.[9]
- 1999 John L. Synge Award.[10]
- 2012 Fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[11]
- 2019 Fellow of the Canadian Mathematical Society[12]
References
edit- ^ "Faculty". University of Toronto Department of Mathematics. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ Strung, Karen. An introduction to C ∗ -algebras and the classification programme (PDF). p. 7.
- ^ Rørdam, Mikael; Larsen, Flemming; Laustsen (200). Introduction to K-Theory for C-Algebras. Cambridge University Press. pp. ix. ISBN 9780521789448.
- ^ "ICM Plenary and Invited Speakers since 1897". Archived from the original on 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
- ^ "George A. Elliott. The classification problem for amenable C*-algebras" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ fr:Liste des membres de la Société royale du Canada (1946-1985)
- ^ CRM/Fields Institute Prize
- ^ List of Killam Research Fellows
- ^ Jeffery–Williams Prize
- ^ John L. Synge Award Archived March 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ^ Canadian Mathematical Society's Second Inaugural Class of Fellows Announced, Canadian Mathematical Society, retrieved 2020-01-06
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