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Past Member

David Gabai

Affiliation

Mathematics

Field of Study

Low-Dimensional Topology, Hyperbolic Geometry
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David Gabai’s current interests include questions related to volumes of hyperbolic 3-manifolds, better understanding the topology of ending lamination spaces, and using minimal surfaces to understand Heegaard splittings of 3-manifolds.

Dates at IAS

Member
School of Mathematics
Spring
Member
School of Mathematics
Member
School of Mathematics
Spring
Visitor
School of Mathematics
Spring
Member
School of Mathematics
Fall
Member
School of Mathematics

Degrees

Princeton University
Ph.D.
1980

Honors

1988
AMS Centennial Fellowship
1986
Sloan Foundation Fellowship
1982-2000
NSF Rearch Grants
1980
NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship
1976
NSF Graduate Fellowship

Appointments

California Institute of Technology
1988
Professor of Mathematics
California Institute of Technology
1986–1988
Associate Professor of Mathematics
University of Pennslyvania
1983–1986
Assistant Professor of Math.
Harvard University
1981–1983
Benjamin Pierce Assisstant Professor of Mathematics
Harvard University
1980–1981
NSF Postdoctoral Fellow