Robert McCannProfile page
Professor
Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Mathematics
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- ProfessorFaculty of Arts and Science, Department of Mathematics
- 416-978-4658 (Work)
- University of Toronto, Department of Mathematics, 40 St George St Room 6290, Toronto, ON, M5S 2E4, Canada
BIO
Robert McCann is a Canada Research Chair in Mathematics, Economics and Physics at the University of Toronto. McCann grew up in Windsor Ontario, and studied engineering and physics at Queen's University before completing his doctorate in mathematics at Princeton in 1994. In the subsequent years, McCann has emerged as a leading figure in the development of the theory of optimal transportation. His work balances very pure contributions to deep mathematics with the discovery of new applications to gravity, fluids, image processing, and economic decision-making.
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ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Canada Research Chair in Mathematics, Economics and PhysicsUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaSep 2020 - present
- ProfessorUniversity of Toronto, Department of Mathematics, Toronto, Canada2004 - present
DEGREES
- Ph.D., MathematicsPrinceton University, Princeton, United States1989 - 1994
- B.S., MathematicsQueen's University, Kingston, Canada1985 - 1989
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
AVAILABILITY
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
- Media enquiries
INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
- Data Sciences Institute (DSI)