Sorin Teodor Popa | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | University of Bucharest |
Known for | Von Neumann algebras, subfactors, ergodic theory |
Awards |
Guggenheim Fellow (1995) Ostrowski Prize (2009) Moore Prize (2010) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles |
Thesis | Studiul unor clase de subalgebre ale -algebrelor (1983) |
Doctoral advisor | Dan-Virgil Voiculescu |
Doctoral students | Adrian Ioana |
Website |
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Sorin Teodor Popa (born 24 March 1953) is a Romanian American mathematician working on operator algebras. He is a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. [1]
Popa earned his PhD from the University of Bucharest in 1983 under the supervision of Dan-Virgil Voiculescu, with thesis Studiul unor clase de subalgebre ale -algebrelor. [1] [2] He has advised 15 doctoral students at UCLA, including Adrian Ioana. [2]
In 1990, Popa was an invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) in Kyoto, where he gave a talk on "Subfactors and Classifications in von Neumann algebras". He was a Guggenheim Fellow in 1995. [3] In 2006, he gave a plenary lecture at the ICM in Madrid on "Deformation and Rigidity for group actions and Von Neumann Algebras". [4] In 2009, he was awarded the Ostrowski Prize, [1] and in 2010 the E. H. Moore Prize. [5] He is one of the inaugural fellows of the American Mathematical Society. [6] In 2013, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Sorin Teodor Popa | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | University of Bucharest |
Known for | Von Neumann algebras, subfactors, ergodic theory |
Awards |
Guggenheim Fellow (1995) Ostrowski Prize (2009) Moore Prize (2010) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles |
Thesis | Studiul unor clase de subalgebre ale -algebrelor (1983) |
Doctoral advisor | Dan-Virgil Voiculescu |
Doctoral students | Adrian Ioana |
Website |
www |
Sorin Teodor Popa (born 24 March 1953) is a Romanian American mathematician working on operator algebras. He is a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. [1]
Popa earned his PhD from the University of Bucharest in 1983 under the supervision of Dan-Virgil Voiculescu, with thesis Studiul unor clase de subalgebre ale -algebrelor. [1] [2] He has advised 15 doctoral students at UCLA, including Adrian Ioana. [2]
In 1990, Popa was an invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) in Kyoto, where he gave a talk on "Subfactors and Classifications in von Neumann algebras". He was a Guggenheim Fellow in 1995. [3] In 2006, he gave a plenary lecture at the ICM in Madrid on "Deformation and Rigidity for group actions and Von Neumann Algebras". [4] In 2009, he was awarded the Ostrowski Prize, [1] and in 2010 the E. H. Moore Prize. [5] He is one of the inaugural fellows of the American Mathematical Society. [6] In 2013, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.