Patrick Brosnan
| Patrick Brosnan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1968 Philadelphia |
| Residence | Canada |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Awards | Coxeter–James Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions |
University of Maryland University of British Columbia |
| Doctoral advisor | Spencer Bloch |
Patrick Brosnan is an American mathematician, known for his work on motives, Hodge theory, and algebraic groups. He received his PhD from the University of Chicago in 1998 under the direction of Spencer Bloch. Brosnan is the 2009 recipient of the Coxeter-James Prize of the Canadian Mathematical Society.[1]
In 2003, Brosnan (in joint work with Prakash Belkale) disproved the Spanning Tree Conjecture of Kontsevich.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Press release of the Canadian Mathematical Society.
- ↑ Review of Matroids, motives, and a conjecture of Kontsevich MR 1950482
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