Robert Michael Guralnick (born 10 July 1950) is an American mathematician known for his work in
group theory
In abstract algebra, group theory studies the algebraic structures known as group (mathematics), groups.
The concept of a group is central to abstract algebra: other well-known algebraic structures, such as ring (mathematics), rings, field ( ...
. He works as a
Professor of Mathematics at the
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
.
Guralnick was named a
Fellow
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of the
American Mathematical Society
The American Mathematical Society (AMS) is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and scholarship, and serves the national and international community through its publications, meetings, ...
in 2012, was an invited lecturer at the
International Congress of Mathematicians
The International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) is the largest conference for the topic of mathematics. It meets once every four years, hosted by the International Mathematical Union (IMU).
The Fields Medals, the IMU Abacus Medal (known before ...
in 2014, and was awarded the
Cole Prize
The Frank Nelson Cole Prize, or Cole Prize for short, is one of twenty-two prizes awarded to mathematicians by the American Mathematical Society, one for an outstanding contribution to algebra, and the other for an outstanding contribution to numbe ...
in 2018.
He is currently managing editor of
Forum of Mathematics
''Forum of Mathematics, Pi'' and ''Forum of Mathematics, Sigma'' are open-access peer-reviewed journals for mathematics published under a creative commons license by Cambridge University Press.
The founding managing editor was Rob Kirby. He was ...
.
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1950 births
Living people
20th-century American mathematicians
American algebraists
University of Southern California faculty
Fellows of the American Mathematical Society
21st-century American mathematicians
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