Dan Margalit (mathematician)

Dan Margalit (born March 6, 1976) is an American mathematician at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research fields include geometric group theory and low-dimensional topology, with a particular focus on mapping class groups of surfaces.

Dan Margalit
Born (1976-03-06) March 6, 1976
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBrown University (BS)
University of Chicago (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsGeorgia Institute of Technology
Tufts University
ThesisAlgebra versus Topology in Mapping Class Groups (2003)
Doctoral advisorBenson Farb

Education and career

Margalit earned his bachelor's degree from Brown University.[1] He earned his doctorate from the University of Chicago in 2003, advised by Benson Farb. His thesis was titled Algebra versus Topology in Mapping Class Groups.[2] Margalit was a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Utah from 2003 to 2008. He was a faculty member at Tufts University from 2008 to 2010, before moving to the Georgia Institute of Technology.[1]

Margalit is known for his work in exposition of geometric group theory, particularly his book with Benson Farb, A Primer on Mapping Class Groups.[3]

Awards and honors

Margalit became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society in 2019; he was recognized "for contributions to low-dimensional topology and geometric group theory, exposition, and mentoring."[4] Margalit was a 2009 Sloan Research Fellow.[5] For 2021 he received the Levi L. Conant Prize of the AMS.[6]

Selected publications

Books

  • Farb, Benson; Margalit, Dan (2011). A Primer on Mapping Class Groups. Princeton University Press. ISBN 1-4008-3904-1.[3]
  • Clay, Matt; Margalit, Dan (2017). Office Hours with a Geometric Group Theorist. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-8539-8.[7]

Translations

References
  1. "Dan Margalit (Curriculum Vita)" (PDF). 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  2. Dan Margalit at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  3. Reviews of A Primer on Mapping Class Groups
  4. "List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society". American Mathematical Society. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  5. "Math professor wins research fellowship". Tufts Daily. March 12, 2009. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  6. Levi L. Conant Prize 2021
  7. Dymarz, Tullia (January 2, 2019). "Reviews". The American Mathematical Monthly. Informa UK Limited. 126 (1): 91–96. doi:10.1080/00029890.2019.1531665. ISSN 0002-9890.
  8. Díaz, Raquel (February 26, 2016). "Thurston's work on surfaces (review)". Book Reviews. European Mathematical Society. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
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