Prof. Sergei Tabachnikov

ACADEMIC HOST
Prof. Michael Bialy
Department of Pure Mathematics

IAS Distinguished Scholar
11.1.26-12.4.26

Education

• M.S. in Mathematics (with Honors), Moscow State Pedagogical University, USSR (1978)
• Ph.D. in Mathematics, Moscow State University, USSR (1987)

Professional Path

• Professor of Mathematics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA (2000–present)
• Member, Scientific Committee, Heidelberg Laureate Forum (2022–present)
• Representative, International Mathematical Union (IMU), overseeing selection of young researchers (2022–present)
• Member, Board of Directors, Association for Mathematical Research (AMR)
• Recipient, Mercator Fellowship, Heidelberg University, Germany (2021–2024)
• Deputy Director, Institute for Computational and Experimental Mathematics (ICERM), Brown University (2013–2015)
• Director, Mathematics Advanced Study Semester (MASS), Penn State (2000–2018)
• Associate Professor / Full Professor of Mathematics, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA (1990–2000)
• Assistant Professor of Mathematics, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA (1990)

Fellowships / Honors

• Mercator Fellowship, Heidelberg University, Germany (2021–2024)
• Teresa Cohen Service Award in Mathematics, Penn State (2013)
• Fellow, American Mathematical Society (Inaugural Class, 2012)

Editorial and Professional Service

• Editor-in-Chief, Arnold Mathematical Journal
• Co-Editor-in-Chief, The Mathematical Intelligencer
• Editor, Comptes Rendus Mathématique
• Editor, European Journal of Mathematics
• Editor, Journal of Experimental Mathematics
• Editor, Regular and Chaotic Dynamics

Research Interests:

• Geometry, Topology, and Dynamical Systems
• Mathematical Billiards
• Projective Geometry
• Integrable Systems and Cluster Algebras
• Foundations of “Bicycle Mathematics”