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Sorin Popa
Romanian-American mathematician · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1953 · age 73
Sorin Teodor Popa is a Romanian American mathematician working on Von Neumann algebras, C*-algebras, and ergodic theory. More recently he developed deformation-rigidity theory in von Neumann algebras.
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2013Fellow of the American Mathematical SocietyAward2009Ostrowski PrizeAward1995Guggenheim FellowshipAward1953Born24 March 1953
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He is a distinguished professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he holds the Takesaki Chair in Operator Algebras. He was elected a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2025.
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United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1953 · age 73
