Dr. Adam Jacob

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Biography

Adam Jacob is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of California, Davis. He completed his Ph.D. at Columbia University in 2012. His primary research interests are in differential geometry and partial differential equations, with a focus on complex geometry. He has a specific interest in geometric flows, singularities, deformations, Yang-Mills equations, special Lagrangians, and mirror symmetry. He has published numerous papers in reputable journals, contributing significantly to the fields of mathematics. His selected publications include notable works on the Yang-Mills flow, special Lagrangian submanifolds, and adiabatic limits of anti-self-dual connections. Jacob is also recognized for his contributions to mathematics, having received various honors and awards during his academic career, including the ICBS Frontiers Science Award in 2024, the ICCM Paper Award (Gold Medal) in 2020, and the UC Davis Hellman Fellowship in 2017.

Research Interests

Awards

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ICBS Frontiers Science Award

2024-01-01
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ICCM Paper Award, Gold Medal

2020-01-01
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UC Davis Hellman Fellow

2017-09-04

Requirements for University of California, Davis

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field ECS 120 (Theory of Computation) ECS 122A (Algorithm Design and Analysis) ECS 140A (Programming Languages) or ECS 160 (Software Engineering) ECS 150 (Operating Systems) or ECS 154B (Computer Architecture)
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  • Online application
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Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science. GRE is NOT required.