James McKernan
Encyclopedia
James McKernan is a British
mathematician, and a professor of mathematics at MIT
in the United States
.
McKernan was the joint winner of the Cole Prize
in 2009, and joint recipient of the Clay Research Award
in 2007. Both honors were received jointly with his colleague Christopher Hacon
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
mathematician, and a professor of mathematics at MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
McKernan was the joint winner of the Cole Prize
Cole Prize
The Frank Nelson Cole Prize, or Cole Prize for short, is one of two prizes awarded to mathematicians by the American Mathematical Society, one for an outstanding contribution to algebra, and the other for an outstanding contribution to number theory. The prize is named after Frank Nelson Cole, who...
in 2009, and joint recipient of the Clay Research Award
Clay Research Award
The Clay Research Award is given annually by the Clay Mathematics Institute to mathematicians to recognize their achievement in mathematical research...
in 2007. Both honors were received jointly with his colleague Christopher Hacon
Christopher Hacon
Christopher Derek Hacon is a mathematician with British, Italian and US nationalities. In 2009 he was awarded the Cole Prize for outstanding contribution to algebra, along with James McKernan. He was also awarded the Clay Research Award...
.