Dan Margalit (mathematician) explained

Dan Margalit
Birth Date:	6 March 1976
Nationality:	American
Fields:	Mathematics
Workplaces:	Vanderbilt University Georgia Institute of Technology Tufts University
Alma Mater:	Brown University (BS) University of Chicago (PhD)
Doctoral Advisor:	Benson Farb
Thesis Title:	Algebra versus Topology in Mapping Class Groups
Thesis Year:	2003

Dan Margalit (born March 6, 1976) is an American mathematician at Vanderbilt University. His research fields include geometric group theory and low-dimensional topology, with a particular focus on mapping class groups of surfaces.

Education and career

Margalit earned his bachelor's degree from Brown University.^[1] He earned his doctorate from the University of Chicago in 2003, advised by Benson Farb. His thesis was titled Algebra versus Topology in Mapping Class Groups. Margalit was a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Utah from 2003 to 2008. He was a faculty member at Tufts University from 2008 to 2010, before going to the Georgia Institute of Technology. In 2023, Margalit moved to Vanderbilt University as chair of the Department of Mathematics.^[2]

Margalit is known for his work in exposition of geometric group theory, particularly his book with Benson Farb, A Primer on Mapping Class Groups.

Awards and honors

Margalit became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society in 2019; he was recognized "for contributions to low-dimensional topology and geometric group theory, exposition, and mentoring."^[3] Margalit was a 2009 Sloan Research Fellow.^[4] For 2021 he received the Levi L. Conant Prize of the AMS.^[5] For 2024 he was awarded the Leroy P. Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition.^[6]

Selected publications

Books

• Book: Farb. Benson. Benson Farb. Margalit. Dan. A Primer on Mapping Class Groups. 2011. Princeton University Press. 978-1-4008-3904-9. ^[7]
• Book: Clay. Matt. Margalit. Dan. Office Hours with a Geometric Group Theorist. 2017. Princeton University Press. 978-1-4008-8539-8. ^[8]

Translations

• Book: Fathi. Albert. Albert Fathi. Laudenbach. François. Poénaru. Valentin. Valentin Poénaru . Thurston's Work on Surfaces (translation from French). Kim. Djun. Margalit. Dan. 2012. Princeton University Press. 978-0-691-14735-2. ^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dan Margalit (Curriculum Vita). 2019. May 8, 2020.
2. Web site: Renowned scholar Dan Margalit joins Vanderbilt University as professor and chair of Department of Mathematics . Calhoun. Hollis. Vanderbilt University. August 16, 2023. September 12, 2023.
3. Web site: List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society. American Mathematical Society. May 8, 2020.
4. Web site: Math professor wins research fellowship. Tufts Daily. March 12, 2009. May 9, 2020.
5. https://www.ams.org/prizes-awards/pabrowse.cgi?parent_id=29 Levi L. Conant Prize 2021
6. http://www.ams.org/news?news_id=7251 Leroy P. Steele Prize 2024
7. Reviews of A Primer on Mapping Class Groups
   • Web site: A Primer on Mapping Class Groups (review) . Mathematical Association of America. www.maa.org. Taylor. Scott A.. May 8, 2020.
   • Bestvina . Mladen . Book Review: A primer on mapping class groups . Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society . American Mathematical Society (AMS) . 51 . 4 . May 27, 2014 . 0273-0979 . 10.1090/s0273-0979-2014-01454-5 . 691–700. free .
   • Calegari. Danny. Review. 56. 3. 554–557. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. SIAM Review. 2014. 24248481.
8. Dymarz . Tullia . Reviews . The American Mathematical Monthly . Informa UK Limited . 126 . 1 . January 2, 2019 . 0002-9890 . 10.1080/00029890.2019.1531665 . 91–96. free .
9. Web site: Thurston's work on surfaces (review). Book Reviews. European Mathematical Society. Díaz. Raquel. February 26, 2016. May 14, 2020.