Curtis McMullen(1958)

Mathematics

Curtis McMullen is a recipient of the Fields Medal (1998) from United States. Their primary field is Mathematics. They were educated at Harvard University and Williams College. They have been affiliated with Princeton University.

United States
1
Major Awards
3
Publications
106
Citations
1
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Awards & Recognition

Most Cited Works

Top publications by citation count
#1

Galois orbits in the moduli space of all triangles

Journal of the Mathematical Society of Japan(2024)
1
citations
#2

The Alexander polynomial of a 3-manifold and the Thurston norm on cohomology

Annales Scientifiques De L Ecole Normale Superieure(2002)
105
citations

Recent Publications

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Galois orbits in the moduli space of all triangles

Journal of the Mathematical Society of Japan2024
1citations

The Alexander polynomial of a 3-manifold and the Thurston norm on cohomology

Annales Scientifiques De L Ecole Normale Superieure2002
105citations
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Career History

Maria Moors Cabot Professor

Harvard University

Cambridge, US

1998 — Present

Professor

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, US

1990 — 1998

Professor

Princeton University

Princeton, US

1990 — 1992

Assistant Professor

Princeton University

Princeton, US

1987 — 1990

Member

Institute for Advanced Study

Princeton, US

1986 — 1987

C.L.E. Moore Instructor

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, US

1985 — 1986

Education

Harvard University

Ph. D.

Mathematics

1985

Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge

Herchel Smith Fellow

Mathematics

1981

Williams College

B.A., Summa Cum Laude, Valedictorian

Undergraduate

1980

Education

Harvard University
Williams College
Champlain Valley Union High School

Doctoral Advisors

Maryam MirzakhaniJeffrey BrockLaura DeMarcoThomas KoberdaDavid DumasKenneth BrombergCharles Gregory AndersonKevin Michael PilgrimMatthew BainbridgeRonen Eliahu MukamelOleg IvriiStergios AntonakoudisJane WangYusheng LuoDennis Sullivan

Career Timeline

Princeton University?–present
University of California, Berkeley?–present
Harvard University?–present
Massachusetts Institute of Technology1985–1986
Institute for Advanced Study1986–1987
Princeton University1987–1990
Princeton University1990–1992
Harvard University1998–present

Top Publications

Navigating moduli space with complex twists
Journal of the European Mathematical Society201317 citations
Entropy on Riemann surfaces and the Jacobians of finite covers
Commentarii Mathematici Helvetici201315 citations
Dynamics on the unit disk: Short geodesics and simple cycles
Commentarii Mathematici Helvetici201010 citations
Moduli spaces in genus zero and inversion of power series
L’Enseignement Mathématique20144 citations

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