Ernest S. Croot III

Ernest S. Croot III
Born 30 July 1972
Residence U.S.
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Georgia
Centre College
Scientific career
Fields Mathematics
Institutions Georgia Institute of Technology

Ernest S. Croot III is a mathematician and Professor at the School of Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology. He is known for his solution of the Erdős–Graham conjecture,[1][2] and for contributlng to the solutlon of the cap set problem.[3]

Education

Ernest Croot attended Centre College at Danville, Kentucky, where he received a B.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Computer Science in 1994. In 2000, he completed a Ph.D. in Mathematics at the University of Georgia under the supervision of Andrew Granville.

References

  1. ↑ Williams, Phil (1999-10-11). "Grad student rewarded for solving well-known mathematics problem". The Red and Black. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
  2. ↑ Glibichuk, A.A. (2006). "Combinational properties of sets of residues modulo a prime and the Erdős–Graham problem". Mathematical Notes. 79 (3): 356–365. doi:10.1007/s11006-006-0040-8. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ Klarreich, Erica (May 31, 2016), "Simple Set Game Proof Stuns Mathematicians", Quanta .


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