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Dustin Clausen

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Dustin Clausen
EducationHarvard University (BSc)
MIT (PhD)
Known forCondensed mathematics
Awards
  • NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2008)
  • David Mumford Prize (2008)
  • Hoopes Prize (2008)
  • Hartmann Foundation's Diploma Prize (2022)
Scientific career
FieldsAlgebraic K-theory
Number theory
Homotopy theory
Institutions MPIM Bonn
University of Copenhagen
IHÉS
ThesisArithmetic Duality in Algebraic K-Theory
Doctoral advisorJacob Lurie

Dustin Clausen is an American-Canadian[1] mathematician known for his contributions to algebraic K-theory and the development of condensed mathematics, in collaboration with Peter Scholze. His research interests include the intersections of number theory and homotopy theory.

Early life and education

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Dustin Clausen completed his undergraduate studies at Harvard University.[2] He received his PhD in 2013 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),[2] where he was supervised by Jacob Lurie. His doctoral thesis was titled "Arithmetic Duality in Algebraic K-Theory."[3]

Academic career

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After earning his PhD, Clausen spent five years as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Copenhagen. He then moved to Bonn, Germany, where he first served as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bonn and subsequently as the head of a research group at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics. In 2020, Clausen returned to the University of Copenhagen as an associate professor. Since 2023, he has held a position as a permanent professor at the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHÉS).[2]

Research and contributions

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Clausen's research has focused on algebraic K-theory and its connections to number theory and homotopy theory. Along with Peter Scholze, he has developed the concept of condensed mathematics,[4] which aims to provide a framework for topological algebraic structures.

Awards and honors

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  • NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2008)[2]
  • David Mumford Prize (2008)[2]
  • Hoopes Prize (2008)[2]
  • Hartmann Foundation's Diploma Prize (2022)[2]

Personal life

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Dustin Clausen is the grandson of mathematician John T. Tate (1925–2019), and the great grandson of Emil Artin.

References

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  1. ^ "In Bures-sur-Yvette, a mathematical Eden". Le Monde.fr. 15 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Dustin Clausen, mathematician. Permanent Professor since 2023". www.ihes.fr.
  3. ^ "MIT Libraries - Dustin Clausen PhD thesis". dspace.mit.edu. hdl:1721.1/83692.
  4. ^ Scholze, Peter (2019). "Lectures on Condensed Mathematics" (PDF).
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