Moldavian mathematician
Simion Filip is a mathematician and professor of mathematics at the University of Chicago who works in dynamical systems and algebraic geometry .
Early life and education
Filip was born in Chișinău , where he grew up and attended the Moldo-Turkish "Orizont" Lyceum, graduating in 2005.[ 1] [ 2] He is a dual citizen of Romania and Moldova.[ 3] In 2004 and 2005, Filip won a bronze medal and a silver medal respectively while representing Moldova at the International Mathematical Olympiad .[ 4]
Filip graduated with an A.B. in mathematics from Princeton University in 2009.[ 3] He attended Part III of the Mathematical Tripos at the University of Cambridge where he received a master's degree with distinction in 2010.[ 3] He received his Ph.D. under the supervision of Alex Eskin at the University of Chicago in 2016.[ 5] [ 6]
Career
Filip spent two postdoctoral years as a Junior Fellow at Harvard University from 2016 to 2018, and another year at the Institute for Advanced Study .[ 3] He joined the University of Chicago as an associate professor in 2019 and became a full professor in 2023.[ 3]
Awards
Filip received a five-year Clay Research Fellowship lasting from 2016 to 2021.[ 3] [ 6] In 2020, Filip was one of the recipients of the EMS Prize .[ 7] [ 8]
Research
Filip's research focuses on the interactions between dynamical systems and algebraic geometry .[ 6] [ 7] In particular, he studies dynamics on Teichmüller spaces and studies Hodge theory in complex geometry .[ 6] [ 7]
References
^ "Students honored at Opening Exercises" . Princeton University . September 7, 2008. Retrieved March 17, 2021 .
^ Guțu, Liubomir (May 31, 2021). "Cu studii la Harvard, Cambridge și Princeton. Cine este Simion Filip, moldoveanul care a devenit laureat al premiului Societății Europene de Matematică" . diez.md (in Romanian). Retrieved March 15, 2021 .
^ a b c d e f "CV" (PDF) . Simion Filip . Retrieved November 18, 2023 .
^ "Simion Filip" . International Mathematical Olympiad . Retrieved March 11, 2021 .
^ Simion Filip at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
^ a b c d "Simion Filip" . Clay Mathematics Institute . Retrieved March 11, 2021 .
^ a b c "Simion Filip EMS Prize winner" . 8th European Congress of Mathematics . Retrieved March 11, 2021 .
^ Muñoz, Vicente (May 8, 2020). "Prize Winners Announced" . European Mathematical Society . Retrieved March 11, 2021 .
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