Sourav chatterjee
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Sourav Chatterjee is a mathematician
, specializing in mathematical statistics
and probability theory
. Chatterjee is credited with work on Stein's method
on Spin Glasses
and also the Universality of Lindeberg principle. For these achievements, he was awarded a Sloan Fellowship
in 2007 from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
and the Tweedie New Researcher Award in 2008 from the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
.
, Kolkata, and a Ph.D from Stanford University
in 2005, where he worked under the supervision of Persi Diaconis
. Chatterjee joined University of California, Berkeley
as a Visiting Assistant Professor, then received a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in 2006. Since July 2009 he is an Associate Professor of Statistics and Mathematics at University of California, Berkeley
. In September 2009, Chatterjee also became an Associate Professor of Mathematics at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
, New York University
.
He is also an associate editor of Annals of Probability, since January 2009, and Annales de l'Institut Henri Poincare
(B) Probabilities et Statistiques, since January 2008.
Chatterjee was awarded the Rollo Davidson Prize
in 2010.
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
, specializing in mathematical statistics
Mathematical statistics
Mathematical statistics is the study of statistics from a mathematical standpoint, using probability theory as well as other branches of mathematics such as linear algebra and analysis...
and probability theory
Probability theory
Probability theory is the branch of mathematics concerned with analysis of random phenomena. The central objects of probability theory are random variables, stochastic processes, and events: mathematical abstractions of non-deterministic events or measured quantities that may either be single...
. Chatterjee is credited with work on Stein's method
Stein's method
Stein's method is a general method in probability theory to obtain bounds on the distance between two probability distributions with respect to a probability metric...
on Spin Glasses
Spin glass
A spin glass is a magnet with frustrated interactions, augmented by stochastic disorder, where usually ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic bonds are randomly distributed...
and also the Universality of Lindeberg principle. For these achievements, he was awarded a Sloan Fellowship
Sloan Fellowship
The Sloan Research Fellowships are awarded annually by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation since 1955 to "provide support and recognition to early-career scientists and scholars". This is distinct from the Sloan Fellows in business....
in 2007 from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is a philanthropic non-profit organization in the United States. It was established in 1934 by Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., then-President and Chief Executive Officer of General Motors.-Overview:...
and the Tweedie New Researcher Award in 2008 from the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Institute of Mathematical Statistics
The Institute of Mathematical Statistics is an international professional and scholarly society devoted to the development, dissemination, and application of statistics and probability. The Institute currently has about 4,000 members in all parts of the world...
.
Career
Chatterjee received a Bachelor and Master of Statistics from Indian Statistical InstituteIndian Statistical Institute
Indian Statistical Institute is a public research institute and university in Kolkata's northern outskirt of Baranagar, India founded by Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in 1931...
, Kolkata, and a Ph.D from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in 2005, where he worked under the supervision of Persi Diaconis
Persi Diaconis
Persi Warren Diaconis is an American mathematician and former professional magician. He is the Mary V. Sunseri Professor of Statistics and Mathematics at Stanford University....
. Chatterjee joined University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
as a Visiting Assistant Professor, then received a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in 2006. Since July 2009 he is an Associate Professor of Statistics and Mathematics at University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. In September 2009, Chatterjee also became an Associate Professor of Mathematics at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
The Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences is an independent division of New York University under the Faculty of Arts & Science that serves as a center for research and advanced training in computer science and mathematics...
, New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
.
He is also an associate editor of Annals of Probability, since January 2009, and Annales de l'Institut Henri Poincare
Institut Henri Poincaré
The Institut Henri Poincaré is a mathematical institute in Paris which has established itself over its eighty year history as an important meeting place for French and international mathematicians and theoretical physicists...
(B) Probabilities et Statistiques, since January 2008.
Chatterjee was awarded the Rollo Davidson Prize
Davidson Prize
The Rollo Davidson Prize is a prize awarded annually to early-career probabilists by the Rollo Davidson trustees.- History :In 1970, Rollo Davidson, a Fellow-elect of Churchill College, Cambridge died on Piz Bernina, a mountain in Switzerland...
in 2010.
Achievements
- 2008 Tweedie New Researcher Award, from the Institute of Mathematical Statistics.
- Sloan Research Fellowship in Mathematics, 2007-2009.
- NSF grant DMS-0707054, for the years 2007-2010.
- Rollo Davidson Prize 2010.
- IMS Medallion Lecture, 2012.