Dan Margalit (mathematician)

Dan Margalit
Born	(1976-03-06) March 6, 1976 (age 49)
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Brown University (BS) University of Chicago (PhD)
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	Vanderbilt University Georgia Institute of Technology Tufts University
Thesis	Algebra versus Topology in Mapping Class Groups  (2003)
Doctoral advisor	Benson Farb

Dan Margalit (born March 6, 1976) is an American mathematician at Vanderbilt University. His research fields include geometric group theory and low-dimensional topology, with a particular focus on mapping class groups of surfaces.

Education and career

Margalit earned his bachelor's degree from Brown University. ^[1] He earned his doctorate from the University of Chicago in 2003, advised by Benson Farb. His thesis was titled Algebra versus Topology in Mapping Class Groups. ^[2] Margalit was a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Utah from 2003 to 2008. He was a faculty member at Tufts University from 2008 to 2010, before going to the Georgia Institute of Technology. ^[1] In 2023, Margalit moved to Vanderbilt University as chair of the Department of Mathematics. ^[3]

Margalit is known for his work in exposition of geometric group theory, particularly his book with Benson Farb, A Primer on Mapping Class Groups. ^[4]

Awards and honors

Margalit became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society in 2019; he was recognized "for contributions to low-dimensional topology and geometric group theory, exposition, and mentoring." ^[5] Margalit was a 2009 Sloan Research Fellow. ^[6] For 2021 he received the Levi L. Conant Prize of the AMS. ^[7] For 2024 he was awarded the Leroy P. Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition. ^[8]

Selected publications

Books

• Farb, Benson; Margalit, Dan (2011). A Primer on Mapping Class Groups. Princeton University Press. ISBN   978-1-4008-3904-9. ^[4]
• Clay, Matt; Margalit, Dan (2017). Office Hours with a Geometric Group Theorist. Princeton University Press. ISBN   978-1-4008-8539-8. ^[9]

Translations

• Fathi, Albert; Laudenbach, François; Poénaru, Valentin (2012). Thurston's Work on Surfaces (translation from French). Translated by Kim, Djun; Margalit, Dan. Princeton University Press. ISBN   978-0-691-14735-2. ^[10]

References

1. "Dan Margalit (Curriculum Vita)" (PDF). 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
2. Dan Margalit at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
3. Calhoun, Hollis (August 16, 2023). "Renowned scholar Dan Margalit joins Vanderbilt University as professor and chair of Department of Mathematics". Vanderbilt University. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
4. Reviews of A Primer on Mapping Class Groups
   • Taylor, Scott A. "A Primer on Mapping Class Groups (review)". www.maa.org. Mathematical Association of America. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
   • Bestvina, Mladen (May 27, 2014). "Book Review: A primer on mapping class groups". Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. 51 (4). American Mathematical Society (AMS): 691–700. doi: 10.1090/s0273-0979-2014-01454-5 . ISSN   0273-0979.
   • Calegari, Danny (2014). "Review". SIAM Review. 56 (3). Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics: 554–557. JSTOR   24248481.
5. "List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society". American Mathematical Society. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
6. "Math professor wins research fellowship". Tufts Daily. March 12, 2009. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
7. Levi L. Conant Prize 2021
8. Leroy P. Steele Prize 2024
9. Dymarz, Tullia (January 2, 2019). "Reviews". The American Mathematical Monthly. 126 (1). Informa UK Limited: 91–96. doi: 10.1080/00029890.2019.1531665 . ISSN   0002-9890.
10. Díaz, Raquel (February 26, 2016). "Thurston's work on surfaces (review)". Book Reviews. European Mathematical Society. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.