Jeff Cheeger
Jeff Cheeger (born December 1, 1943, Brooklyn, New York City) is a mathematician. Cheeger is professor at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University in New York City. His main interests are differential geometry and its connections with topology and analysis.
Jeff Cheeger | |
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Jeff Cheeger (left) with H. Blaine Lawson (right) in 2007 | |
| Born | December 1, 1943 Brooklyn, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Princeton University |
| Known for | Riemannian geometry Metric Geometry Cheeger constant |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (1984) NAS member (1997) Veblen Prize (2001) Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement (2019) Shaw Prize (2021) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematician |
| Institutions | New York University Stony Brook University University of Michigan |
| Doctoral advisor | Salomon Bochner James Harris Simons |
| Doctoral students | Christina Sormani |
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