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Sourav Chatterjee

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Chatterjee in 2010
Born (1979-11-26) 26 November 1979 (age 45)
Kolkata, India
Alma mater Indian Statistical Institute
Stanford University
Awards Sloan Research Fellowship (2007)
Rollo Davidson Prize (2010)
Doeblin Prize (2012)
Loève Prize (2013)
Infosys Prize (2020)
Scientific career
Fields Mathematics
Institutions Stanford University
University of California at Berkeley
New York University (Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences)
Doctoral advisor Persi Diaconis

Sourav Chatterjee, born on November 26, 1979, is a brilliant mathematician from India. He is known for his work in mathematical statistics and probability theory. These fields help us understand chance and data.

Chatterjee has studied how things change randomly. He also looks at how likely certain events are to happen. His work helps us understand complex systems better. He has received many important awards for his research. These include the Sloan Research Fellowship and the Infosys Prize. He was also invited to speak at a big meeting for mathematicians in 2014.

His Journey in Mathematics

Sourav Chatterjee started his higher education in India. He earned both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Statistics. He studied at the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata.

Later, he moved to the United States for his advanced studies. He earned his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 2005. His teacher there was a famous mathematician named Persi Diaconis.

Working at Top Universities

After getting his Ph.D., Chatterjee began his teaching career. He first worked at the University of California, Berkeley. He started as a visiting assistant professor. Soon, he became a full-time assistant professor in 2006.

By 2009, he was an associate professor at Berkeley. Later that year, he moved to New York University. He joined the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. In 2013, he returned to Stanford University. He is now a full professor there. He teaches in both the Mathematics and Statistics departments.

Sharing Knowledge

Professor Chatterjee also helps share new mathematical ideas. He has been an editor for several important math journals. These journals publish new research papers. Currently, he is an editor for Communications in Mathematical Physics.

Awards and Recognitions

Sourav Chatterjee has received many awards for his amazing work. These honors show how important his contributions are to mathematics.

  • 2007–2009: Sloan Research Fellowship in Mathematics
  • 2008: Tweedie New Researcher Award
  • 2010: Rollo Davidson Prize
  • 2012: IMS Medallion Lecture
  • 2012: Inaugural Wolfgang Doeblin Prize in Probability
  • 2013: Loève Prize
  • 2014: Invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM)
  • 2020: Infosys Prize
  • 2023: Fellow of the Royal Society
  • 2024: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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