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{{Short description|Indian mathematician and monk of the Ramakrishna Order}} | |||
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|field = [[Mathematics]] | |field = [[Mathematics]] | ||
|work_institutions = [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]] | |work_institutions = [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]] | ||
|alma_mater = [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]]<br> | |alma_mater = [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]]<br /> | ||
[[University of California, Berkeley]] | [[University of California, Berkeley]] | ||
|doctoral_advisor = [[Andrew Casson]] | |doctoral_advisor = [[Andrew Casson]] | ||
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|prizes = [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award]]<br/>[[Infosys Prize]] 2015 for Mathematical Sciences | |prizes = [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award]]<br />[[Infosys Prize]] 2015 for Mathematical Sciences | ||
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'''Mahan Mj''' (born Mahan Mitra ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: মহান মিত্র), 5 April 1968<ref name="a">{{cite web | '''Mahan Mj''' (born Mahan Mitra ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: মহান মিত্র), 5 April 1968<ref name="a">{{cite web | ||
|title=Brief Profile of the Awardee, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize |url= http://ssbprize.gov.in/content/Detail.aspx?AID=359}}</ref>), also known as '''Mahan Maharaj''' and '''Swami Vidyanathananda''', is an Indian [[mathematician]] and monk of the [[Ramakrishna Order]]. He is currently Professor of Mathematics at the [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]] in [[Mumbai]]. He is a recipient of the 2011 [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award]] in [[Mathematical sciences|Mathematical Sciences]]<ref>http://www.csir.res.in/external/heads/career/award/2011/ssb2011_awardees.pdf</ref><ref name="ibn">{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/11-scientists-selected-for-shanti-swarup-bhatnagar-award/836081.html |title=11 scientists selected for Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award |date=26 September 2011 |agency=[[CNN-IBN|IBN Live]] |accessdate=20 December 2011 |author=PTI |location=New Delhi |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104061539/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/11-scientists-selected-for-shanti-swarup-bhatnagar-award/836081.html |archivedate=4 January 2012 |author-link=Press Trust of India }}</ref> and the [[Infosys Prize]] 2015 for Mathematical Sciences.<ref>http://www.infosys-science-foundation.com/prize/laureates/2015/index.asp</ref> He is best known for his work in [[hyperbolic geometry]], [[geometric group theory]], [[low-dimensional topology]] and [[complex geometry]]. | |title=Brief Profile of the Awardee, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize |url= http://ssbprize.gov.in/content/Detail.aspx?AID=359}}</ref>), also known as '''Mahan Maharaj''' and '''Swami Vidyanathananda''', is an Indian [[mathematician]] and monk of the [[Ramakrishna Order]]. He is currently Professor of Mathematics at the [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]] in [[Mumbai]]. He is a recipient of the 2011 [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award]] in [[Mathematical sciences|Mathematical Sciences]]<ref>http://www.csir.res.in/external/heads/career/award/2011/ssb2011_awardees.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref name="ibn">{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/11-scientists-selected-for-shanti-swarup-bhatnagar-award/836081.html |title=11 scientists selected for Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award |date=26 September 2011 |agency=[[CNN-IBN|IBN Live]] |accessdate=20 December 2011 |author=PTI |location=New Delhi |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104061539/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/11-scientists-selected-for-shanti-swarup-bhatnagar-award/836081.html |archivedate=4 January 2012 |author-link=Press Trust of India }}</ref> and the [[Infosys Prize]] 2015 for Mathematical Sciences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.infosys-science-foundation.com/prize/laureates/2015/index.asp|title=Infosys Prize - Laureates 2015}}</ref> He is best known for his work in [[hyperbolic geometry]], [[geometric group theory]], [[low-dimensional topology]] and [[complex geometry]]. | ||
== Early education == | == Early education == | ||
Mahan Mitra studied at [[St. Xavier's Collegiate School]], [[Calcutta]], till Class XII. He then entered the [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]], with an | Mahan Mitra studied at [[St. Xavier's Collegiate School]], [[Calcutta]], till Class XII. He then entered the [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]], with an All India Rank (AIR) of 67 in the [[Joint Entrance Examination]], where he initially chose to study [[electrical engineering]] but later switched to [[mathematics]].<ref name="iitk" /> He graduated with a Masters in mathematics from IIT Kanpur in 1992.<ref name="mint" /> | ||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
Mahan Mitra joined the [[PhD]] program in mathematics at the [[University of California, Berkeley]], with [[Andrew Casson]] as his advisor.<ref>{{MathGenealogy|id=31504}}</ref> He received the [[Earle C. Anthony]] Fellowship, U.C. Berkeley in 1992–1993 and the prestigious [[Sloan Fellowship]] for 1996–1997.<ref name="iitk">{{cite web|url=https://iitk.ac.in/dora/profile/Prof-Mahan-Mitra|title=Prof. Mahan Mitra|publisher=Office of Resources and Alumni, IIT Kanpur|date=24 February 2021}}</ref> After earning a doctorate from U.C. Berkeley in 1997, he worked briefly at the [[Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai]] in 1998. | Mahan Mitra joined the [[PhD]] program in mathematics at the [[University of California, Berkeley]], with [[Andrew Casson]] as his advisor.<ref>{{MathGenealogy|id=31504}}</ref> He received the [[Earle C. Anthony]] Fellowship, U.C. Berkeley in 1992–1993 and the prestigious [[Sloan Fellowship]] for 1996–1997.<ref name="iitk">{{cite web|url=https://iitk.ac.in/dora/profile/Prof-Mahan-Mitra|title=Prof. Mahan Mitra|publisher=Office of Resources and Alumni, IIT Kanpur|date=24 February 2021}}</ref> After earning a doctorate from U.C. Berkeley in 1997, he worked briefly at the [[Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai]] in 1998. | ||
He was Professor of Mathematics and Dean of Research at the [[Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University]] till 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Vidyanathananda-the-wizard-who-became-a-monk/articleshow/10626461.cms|title=Vidyanathananda, the wizard who became a monk - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-04-15}}</ref> He is currently Professor of Mathematics at the [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]], [[Mumbai]].<ref>http://www.math.tifr.res.in/people/faculty.php</ref> | He was Professor of Mathematics and Dean of Research at the [[Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University]] till 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Vidyanathananda-the-wizard-who-became-a-monk/articleshow/10626461.cms|title=Vidyanathananda, the wizard who became a monk - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-04-15}}</ref> He is currently Professor of Mathematics at the [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]], [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.math.tifr.res.in/people/faculty.php|title = Faculty | www.math.tifr.res.in}}</ref> | ||
He has widely published and presented his research in the area of [[hyperbolic manifold]]s and [[Ending lamination theorem|ending lamination]] spaces. His most notable work is the proof of existence of [[Cannon–Thurston map]]s.<ref>http://annals.math.princeton.edu/2014/179-1/p01</ref><ref>{{cite journal | doi=10.1007/s00039-014-0263-x | volume=24 | title=Ending Laminations and Cannon–Thurston Maps | journal=[[Geometric and Functional Analysis]] | pages=297–321| arxiv=math/0701725 |year = 2014|last1 = Mj|first1 = Mahan}}</ref> This led to the resolution of the conjecture that connected limit sets of finitely generated [[Kleinian group]]s are locally connected.<ref name="iitk"/> He is also the author of a book titled ''Maps on boundaries of hyperbolic metric spaces''.<ref name="thesis">{{cite book | He has widely published and presented his research in the area of [[hyperbolic manifold]]s and [[Ending lamination theorem|ending lamination]] spaces. His most notable work is the proof of existence of [[Cannon–Thurston map]]s.<ref>http://annals.math.princeton.edu/2014/179-1/p01</ref><ref>{{cite journal | doi=10.1007/s00039-014-0263-x | volume=24 | title=Ending Laminations and Cannon–Thurston Maps | journal=[[Geometric and Functional Analysis]] | pages=297–321| arxiv=math/0701725 |year = 2014|last1 = Mj|first1 = Mahan| s2cid=9083637 }}</ref> This led to the resolution of the conjecture that connected limit sets of finitely generated [[Kleinian group]]s are locally connected.<ref name="iitk"/> He is also the author of a book titled ''Maps on boundaries of hyperbolic metric spaces''.<ref name="thesis">{{cite book | ||
| url=https://books.google.com/books | | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4-2iHwAACAAJ | ||
| title=Maps on boundaries of hyperbolic metric spaces | | title=Maps on boundaries of hyperbolic metric spaces | ||
| publisher=[[University of California, Berkeley]] | | publisher=[[University of California, Berkeley]] | ||
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[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
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[[Category:20th-century Indian mathematicians]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian mathematicians]] | ||
[[Category:21st-century Indian mathematicians]] | [[Category:21st-century Indian mathematicians]] | ||