Brian Conrey
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John Brian Conrey is an American
mathematician and the executive director of the American Institute of Mathematics
. His research interests are in number theory
, specifically analysis of L-function
s and the Riemann zeta function. He received his B.S. from Santa Clara University
in 1973 and received his Ph.D.
at the University of Michigan
in 1980.
He is the founding executive director of the American Institute of Mathematics
and on the editing board of the Journal of Number Theory
. The American Mathematical Society
jointly awarded him the eighth annual Levi L. Conant Prize for expository writing
in 2008 for The Riemann Hypothesis
.
Since 2005 he has been part-time professor at the University of Bristol
, England
.
United States
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mathematician and the executive director of the American Institute of Mathematics
American Institute of Mathematics
The American Institute of Mathematics was founded in 1994 by John Fry and is located in Palo Alto, California. Privately funded by Fry at inception, in 2002, AIM became one of eight NSF-funded mathematical institutes....
. His research interests are in number theory
Number theory
Number theory is a branch of pure mathematics devoted primarily to the study of the integers. Number theorists study prime numbers as well...
, specifically analysis of L-function
L-function
The theory of L-functions has become a very substantial, and still largely conjectural, part of contemporary analytic number theory. In it, broad generalisations of the Riemann zeta function and the L-series for a Dirichlet character are constructed, and their general properties, in most cases...
s and the Riemann zeta function. He received his B.S. from Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...
in 1973 and received his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in 1980.
He is the founding executive director of the American Institute of Mathematics
American Institute of Mathematics
The American Institute of Mathematics was founded in 1994 by John Fry and is located in Palo Alto, California. Privately funded by Fry at inception, in 2002, AIM became one of eight NSF-funded mathematical institutes....
and on the editing board of the Journal of Number Theory
Journal of Number Theory
The Journal of Number Theory , often abbreviated J. Number Theory or J. Num. Th. in bibliographies, is a mathematics journal that publishes a broad spectrum of original research in number theory. The journal was founded in 1969 by R.P. Bambah, P. Roquette, A. Ross, A. Woods, and H. Zassenhaus,...
. The American Mathematical Society
American Mathematical Society
The American Mathematical Society is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and scholarship, which it does with various publications and conferences as well as annual monetary awards and prizes to mathematicians.The society is one of the...
jointly awarded him the eighth annual Levi L. Conant Prize for expository writing
Expository writing
Expository writing is a type of writing where the purpose is to inform, explain, describe, or define the author's subject to the reader. Expository text is meant to deposit information and is the most frequently used type of writing by students in colleges and universities. A well-written...
in 2008 for The Riemann Hypothesis
Riemann hypothesis
In mathematics, the Riemann hypothesis, proposed by , is a conjecture about the location of the zeros of the Riemann zeta function which states that all non-trivial zeros have real part 1/2...
.
Since 2005 he has been part-time professor at the University of Bristol
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.