Pierre Milman
Encyclopedia
Pierre D. Milman is a mathematician
and a professor at the University of Toronto
.
Milman graduated with a B.A. from the University of Moscow in 1967. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Tel Aviv in 1975 after an interlude of several years as researcher at the Institute of Chemical Physics
and then Solid State Physics in Moscow
. His Erdős number
is 3.
as Lecturer and Research Associate. After holding a visiting assistant professorship at Purdue University from 1978 to 1980, he returned to the University of Toronto, first as an NSERC University Research Fellow until 1985, then as Associate Professor and, since 1986, as Professor.
. He was awarded a Killam Research Fellowship in 2002, and the Jeffery–Williams Prize
in 2005.
, who devised the Krein–Milman theorem. His brother is the mathematician Vitali Milman
.
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
and a professor at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
.
Milman graduated with a B.A. from the University of Moscow in 1967. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Tel Aviv in 1975 after an interlude of several years as researcher at the Institute of Chemical Physics
Chemical physics
Chemical physics is a subdiscipline of chemistry and physics that investigates physicochemical phenomena using techniques from atomic and molecular physics and condensed matter physics; it is the branch of physics that studies chemical processes from the point of view of physics...
and then Solid State Physics in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. His Erdős number
Erdos number
The Erdős number describes the "collaborative distance" between a person and mathematician Paul Erdős, as measured by authorship of mathematical papers.The same principle has been proposed for other eminent persons in other fields.- Overview :...
is 3.
Positions
In 1975, Milman came to the University of TorontoUniversity of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
as Lecturer and Research Associate. After holding a visiting assistant professorship at Purdue University from 1978 to 1980, he returned to the University of Toronto, first as an NSERC University Research Fellow until 1985, then as Associate Professor and, since 1986, as Professor.
Awards
In 1997, Milman was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of CanadaRoyal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada , may also operate under the more descriptive name RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada , is the oldest association of scientists and scholars in Canada...
. He was awarded a Killam Research Fellowship in 2002, and the Jeffery–Williams Prize
Jeffery–Williams Prize
The Jeffery–Williams Prize is a mathematics award presented annually by the Canadian Mathematical Society. The award is presented to individuals in recognition of outstanding contributions to mathematical research. The first award was presented in 1968...
in 2005.
Family
Math runs in the Milman family. His father is the mathematician David MilmanDavid Milman
David Pinhusovich Milman was a Soviet and later Israeli mathematician specializing in functional analysis. He was one of the major figures of the Soviet school of functional analysis...
, who devised the Krein–Milman theorem. His brother is the mathematician Vitali Milman
Vitali Milman
Vitali Davidovich Milman is a mathematician specializing in analysis. He is currently a professor at the Tel-Aviv University. In the past he was a President of the Israel Mathematical Union and a member of the “Aliyah” committee of Tel-Aviv University.-Work:Milman received in Ph.D...
.