Michael Freedman(1951)
MathematicsMichael Freedman is a recipient of the Fields Medal (1986) from United States. They have received 3 major awards in total. Their primary field is Mathematics. They were educated at Princeton University and University of California, Berkeley. They have been affiliated with Institute for Advanced Study.
United StatesHarvard University
3
Major Awards
235
Publications
18,458
Citations
48
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Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
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External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
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Simon Donaldson
Fields Medal (1986)
GF
Gerd Faltings
Fields Medal (1986)
SY
Shing-Tung Yau
MacArthur Fellowship (1984)
CW
Carl Woese
MacArthur Fellowship (1984)
RP
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
MacArthur Fellowship (1984)
AW
Arthur Winfree
MacArthur Fellowship (1984)
ER
Ed Roberts
MacArthur Fellowship (1984)
GK
Galway Kinnell
MacArthur Fellowship (1984)
EC
Ernesto Cortes
MacArthur Fellowship (1984)
DS
David Stuart
MacArthur Fellowship (1984)
RP
Roger Payne
MacArthur Fellowship (1984)
BI
Bill Irwin
MacArthur Fellowship (1984)
Education
Princeton University
University of California, Berkeley
Palisades Charter High School
Doctoral Advisors
Ian AgolXiao-Song LinThomas Kwok-Keung AuZheng-Xu HeFred HicklingFeng LuoZhenghan WangPing-Zen OngStephen Howard BrindleMichael Patrick CaseySlava KrushkalWei HuangHugh HowardsGabriela Georgeta PutinarShu YanSteven Jeffrey AltschulerWilliam Browder
Career Timeline
Institute for Advanced Study?–present
University of California, San Diego?–present
University of California, Santa Barbara?–present
Microsoft?–present
University of California, Berkeley1973–1975
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Top Publications
The 2-Width of Embedded 3-Manifolds
Peking Mathematical Journal20210 citations
Packing meets topology
Journal of Topology and Analysis20240 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
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Ingrid Daubechies
Wolf Prize in Mathematics (2023)
June Huh
Fields Medal (2022)
Andrew Wiles
Copley Medal (2017)
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Subhash Khot
MacArthur Fellowship (2016)
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
MacArthur Fellowship (2015)
Terence Tao
Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics (2014)
Maryam Mirzakhani
Fields Medal (2014)
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Eric Lander
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2013)
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