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David R. Morrison (mathematician)

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Although Morrison began his career as a mathematician in classical algebraic geometry, in his later career he has also been a string theorist. He works on the interfaces and mutual fertilization of algebraic geometry and string theory, especially
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editors. IAS/Park City Mathematics Series, Vol. 11. American Mathematical Society Providence, RI viii+285. Papers from the Graduate Summer School of the IAS/Park City Mathematics Institute held in Princeton, NJ, 2001.
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and then in 1997 "James B. Duke Professor of Mathematics and Physics". While at Duke, Morrison advised multiple PhD students, including
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Curto, Carina (May 6, 2005). "Matrix Model Superpotentials and Calabi-Yau Spaces: an ADE Classification".
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Mirror symmetry and rational curves on quintic threefolds: A guide for mathematicians
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Mirror Symmetry and Moduli Spaces of Superconformal Field Theories
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Semistable Degenerations of Enriques' and Hyperelliptic Surfaces
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invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians
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Quantum field theory, supersymmetry, and enumerative geometry
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He is a co-editor of selected works of his thesis supervisor
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Quantum fields and strings: a course for mathematicians
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Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni
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Oakland, California
string theory
algebraic geometry
Princeton University
Harvard University
Phillip Griffiths
University of Kyoto
Duke University
Antonella Grassi
Carina Curto
University of California, Santa Barbara
mirror symmetry
Institute for Advanced Study
Cornell University
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
MSRI
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Mathematical Society
Clay Mathematics Institute
Guggenheim Fellow
Phillip Griffiths
invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians
Singer, Isadore
Pierre Deligne
Pavel Etingof
Lisa C. Jeffrey
David Kazhdan
John W. Morgan
Edward Witten
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