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==Education and career==
==Education and career==
Sarkar attended secondary school at [[South Point School|South Point High School]] in his hometown, [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], India. In the [[International Mathematical Olympiad]]s in 2001 and 2002, he received gold and silver medals respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.imo-official.org/participant_r.aspx?id=6431 |title=Official IMO Website |access-date=2011-03-10 |archive-date=2011-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823071803/http://www.imo-official.org/participant_r.aspx?id=6431 |url-status=live }}</ref> He completed his Bachelor of Mathematics degree from the [[Indian Statistical Institute]], Bangalore in 2005.{{cn|date=November 2020}}
Sarkar attended secondary school at [[South Point School|South Point High School]] in his hometown, [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], India. In the [[International Mathematical Olympiad]]s in 2001 and 2002, he received gold and silver medals respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.imo-official.org/participant_r.aspx?id=6431 |title=Official IMO Website |access-date=2011-03-10 |archive-date=2011-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823071803/http://www.imo-official.org/participant_r.aspx?id=6431 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=8 August 2002 |title=Keyboard still holds the key to success |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/keyboard-still-holds-the-key-to-success/articleshow/18496108.cms |access-date=10 May 2024 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He secured an All India Rank (AIR) of 6 in [[Joint Entrance Examination – Advanced|IIT-JEE]] 2002.<ref name=":0" /> He completed his [[Bachelor of Mathematics]] degree from the [[Indian Statistical Institute]], Bangalore from 2002 to 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sucharit Sarkar CV |url=https://www.math.ucla.edu/~sucharit/cv.pdf |access-date=10 May 2024 |website=[[UCLA]]}}</ref>


Sarkar received his [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] from [[Princeton University]] in 2009 under the guidance of [[Zoltán Szabó (mathematician)|Zoltán Szabó]].<ref>{{MathGenealogy|id=134710}}</ref> He went on to postdoctoral fellowships at the [[Mathematical Sciences Research Institute]] and [[Columbia University]], before becoming an assistant professor at [[Princeton University]] in 2012. In 2016 he moved to the [[University of California, Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.math.ucla.edu/~sucharit/cv.pdf|title=Sucharit Sarkar's curriculum vita|access-date=September 24, 2019|archive-date=August 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809010413/http://www.math.ucla.edu/~sucharit/cv.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
Sarkar received his [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] from [[Princeton University]] in 2009 under the guidance of [[Zoltán Szabó (mathematician)|Zoltán Szabó]].<ref>{{MathGenealogy|id=134710}}</ref> He went on to postdoctoral fellowships at the [[Mathematical Sciences Research Institute]] and [[Columbia University]], before becoming an assistant professor at [[Princeton University]] in 2012. In 2016 he moved to the [[University of California, Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.math.ucla.edu/~sucharit/cv.pdf|title=Sucharit Sarkar's curriculum vita|access-date=September 24, 2019|archive-date=August 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809010413/http://www.math.ucla.edu/~sucharit/cv.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>


Sarkar's research area is [[low-dimensional topology]], with particular interests in [[Knot (mathematics)|knot theory]], [[Floer homology#Heegaard Floer homology|Heegaard Floer homology]], and [[Khovanov homology]].
Sarkar's research area is [[low-dimensional topology]], with particular interests in [[Knot (mathematics)|knot theory]], [[Floer homology#Heegaard Floer homology|Heegaard Floer homology]], and [[Khovanov homology]].

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Sucharit Sarkar
Born1983 (age 40–41)
Calcutta, India
Alma mater
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Los Angeles
ThesisTopics in Heegaard Floer homology (2009)
Doctoral advisorZoltán Szabó
Websitewww.math.ucla.edu/~sucharit/

Sucharit Sarkar (born 1983) is an Indian topologist and professor of mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles who works in low-dimensional topology.

Education and career

Sarkar attended secondary school at South Point High School in his hometown, Calcutta, India. In the International Mathematical Olympiads in 2001 and 2002, he received gold and silver medals respectively.[1][2] He secured an All India Rank (AIR) of 6 in IIT-JEE 2002.[2] He completed his Bachelor of Mathematics degree from the Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore from 2002 to 2005.[3]

Sarkar received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 2009 under the guidance of Zoltán Szabó.[4] He went on to postdoctoral fellowships at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute and Columbia University, before becoming an assistant professor at Princeton University in 2012. In 2016 he moved to the University of California, Los Angeles.[5]

Sarkar's research area is low-dimensional topology, with particular interests in knot theory, Heegaard Floer homology, and Khovanov homology.

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Official IMO Website". Archived from the original on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
  2. ^ a b "Keyboard still holds the key to success". The Times of India. 8 August 2002. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Sucharit Sarkar CV" (PDF). UCLA. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  4. ^ Sucharit Sarkar at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  5. ^ "Sucharit Sarkar's curriculum vita" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  6. ^ "ICM 2018 List of Speakers". Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  7. ^ "Past Clay Research Fellows". Archived from the original on September 24, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.

External links

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