Kenneth C. Millett (born 1941) is a professor of mathematics at the

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.Curriculum vitae
retrieved 2015-02-09. His research concerns

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knot theory In topology, knot theory is the study of knot (mathematics), mathematical knots. While inspired by knots which appear in daily life, such as those in shoelaces and rope, a mathematical knot differs in that the ends are joined so it cannot be und ...

, and the applications of knot theory to

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structure; his initial is the "M" in the name of the

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. Millett graduated from the

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in 1963 with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. He earned his Ph.D. in 1967 from the

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under the supervision of Edward R. Fadell. After short-term instructor positions at the

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and MIT, he joined the UCSB faculty in 1969 and was promoted to professor in 1979. Millett won the Carl B. Allendoerfer Award of the

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in 1989 and the

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in 1991 for a paper on knot theory with W. B. R. Lickorish. He became a

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of the

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in 2000. In 2012, he became one of the inaugural fellows of the

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.List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society
retrieved 2015-02-08.

Selected publications

*with Eric J. Rawdon, Andrzej Stasiak: *with Michal Jamroz, Wanda Niemyska, Eric J. Rawdon, Andrzej Stasiak, Piotr Sułkowski, Joanna I. Sulkowska: *with Joanna I. Sułkowska, Eric J. Rawdon, Jose N. Onuchic, Andrzej Stasiak: *with D. Jonish: *with P. Freyd, D. Yetter, J. Hoste, W. B. R. Lickorish and A. Ocneanu: * * * * *

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Millett, Kenneth C. 1941 births Living people 20th-century American mathematicians 21st-century American mathematicians American topologists Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Science alumni University of California, Santa Barbara faculty Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows of the American Mathematical Society