Dr. Ivan Corwin

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Biography

Ivan Corwin is a faculty member at the Data Science Institute at Columbia University, serving as a Professor of Mathematics within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. He received his PhD from the Courant Institute in 2011. His research focuses on probability in mathematical physics, particularly random interface growth, interacting particle systems, random matrix theory, and stochastic partial differential equations. Corwin has held prestigious positions at renowned institutions including Microsoft Research, MIT, and Institut Henri Poincare, and has been a Visiting Miller Professor at U.C. Berkeley. He is affiliated with several programs including the Irving Center for Cancer Dynamics, the Probability Society Initiative, and Mathematical Genomics. Corwin has been awarded several fellowships such as the Clay Research Fellowship and the Packard Fellowship. He is also a fellow of the American Mathematical Society and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. He has received numerous accolades for his work, including the 2021 Loeve Prize in Probability and the 2014 Rollo Davidson Prize. In 2014, he delivered an invited lecture at the International Congress of Mathematicians.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor of Mathematics

2011-01-01 — Present

Columbia University • New York, NY

Faculty member at the Data Science Institute and Professor within the Department of Mathematics.

Awards

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Loeve Prize in Probability

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Alexanderson Award

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Rollo Davidson Prize

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Young Scientist Prize

Requirements for Columbia University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or international equivalent
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Specialization Notes

Department of Anthropology (GSAS)