Jeff Cheeger
Jeff Cheeger (born December 1, 1943) is a mathematician and Silver Professor at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York University. His main interest is differential geometry and its connections with topology and analysis.
Jeff Cheeger | |
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Jeff Cheeger (left) with H. Blaine Lawson (right) in 2007 | |
| Born | December 1, 1943 Brooklyn, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Princeton University |
| Known for | Riemannian geometry Metric Geometry Cheeger constant |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (1984) NAS member (1997) Veblen Prize (2001) Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement (2019) Shaw Prize (2021) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematician |
| Institutions | New York University Stony Brook University University of Michigan |
| Doctoral advisor | Salomon Bochner James Harris Simons |
| Doctoral students | Christina Sormani |
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