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Robert McCann

Professor

Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Mathematics

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  • Professor
    Faculty 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 Physics
    University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaSep 2020 - present
  • Professor
    University of Toronto, Department of Mathematics, Toronto, Canada2004 - present

DEGREES

  • Ph.D., Mathematics
    Princeton University, Princeton, United States1989 - 1994
  • B.S., Mathematics
    Queen's University, Kingston, Canada1985 - 1989

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

AVAILABILITY

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision
  • Media enquiries

INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

  • Data Sciences Institute (DSI)

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