Michael Thaddeus

Michael Thaddeus
Michael Thaddeus
Born	January 12, 1967; New York City, New York, U.S.
Education	Harvard University (BA); St John's College, Oxford (DPhil);
	Scientific career
Fields	Algebraic geometry
Institutions	Harvard University; University of Oxford; Columbia University; Institute for Advanced Study
Thesis	Algebraic Geometry and the Verlinde Formula (1992)
Doctoral advisor	Simon Donaldson
Website	math.columbia.edu/~thaddeus

Michael Thaddeus (born January 12, 1967) is an American mathematician and a professor of mathematics at Columbia University. He is best known for having been a whistleblower in exposing deliberately misleading data submitted by Columbia University to U.S. News & World Report (USNWR)'s Best Colleges Ranking which exaggerated the university's college ranking.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.