Biography:Sumner Byron Myers
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Short description: American mathematician
Sumner Byron Myers | |
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| Born | February 19, 1910 Boston, Massachusetts , U.S. |
| Died | October 8, 1955 (aged 45) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Harvard University |
| Known for | Myers theorem Myers–Steenrod theorem |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, topology, differential geometry |
| Institutions | University of Michigan |
| Doctoral advisor | H. C. Marston Morse |
| Doctoral students | Meyer Jerison Leonard J. Savage |
Sumner Byron Myers (February 19, 1910 – October 8, 1955) was an American mathematician specializing in topology and differential geometry. He studied at Harvard University under H. C. Marston Morse,[1] where he graduated with a Ph.D. in 1932.[2] Myers then pursued postdoctoral studies at Princeton University (1934–1936)[3] before becoming a professor for mathematics at the University of Michigan. He died unexpectedly from a heart attack during the 1955 Michigan–Army football game at Michigan Stadium.[4]
Sumner B. Myers Prize
The Sumner B. Myers Prize was created in his honor for distinguished theses within the LSA Mathematics Department.[5][6] The recipients since 2004 are as follows:
- 2004: Peter Storm
- 2005: Kevin Woods
- 2006: Calin Chindris
- 2007: Yann Bernard, Samuel Payne
- 2008: Bryden Cais
- 2009: Susan Sierra
- 2010: Paul Johnson, Alan Stapledon
- 2011: Kevin Tucker
- 2012: Matthew Elsey
- 2013: Max Glick
- 2014: Jae Kyoung Kim
- 2015: June Huh, Mary Wootters
- 2016: Brandon Seward
- 2017: Hamed Razavi
- 2018: Rohini Ramadas
- 2019: Visu Makam
- 2020: Han Huang
- 2021: Emanuel Reinecke
- 2022: Xin Zhang
References
- ↑ Tucker, A: Interview with Albert Tucker , Princeton University, July 11, 1984. Last accessed January 1, 2010.
- ↑ Mathematics Genealogy Project: Sumner Byron Myers, no date. Last accessed December 5, 2005.
- ↑ Princeton University: Members of the School of Mathematics , no date. Last accessed December 5, 2005.
- ↑ The Michigan Alumnus. 62. UM Libraries. 1955. p. 90. https://books.google.com/books?id=tQTiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA90.
- ↑ "Department Awards". University of Michigan. https://lsa.umich.edu/math/graduates/StudentAwards/department-awards.html.
- ↑ University of Michigan: Sumner Myers Award, no date. Last accessed December 5, 2005.
Further reading
- Bott, R.; Hildebrandt, T. H.; Ritt, R. K.; Rothe, E. H.; Samelson, H. (1958). "In memoriam Sumner B. Myers (1910–1955)". Michigan Math. J. 5 (1): 1–4. doi:10.1307/mmj/1028998004. http://projecteuclid.org/euclid.mmj/1028998004.
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