Rob Schneiderman (mathematician)
Rob Schneiderman | |
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Schneiderman at Oberwolfach 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Roland Schneiderman |
| Born | June 21, 1957 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, bebop, hard bop, post-bop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, educator, composer, mathematician |
| Instrument | piano |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Website | Official website |
| Alma mater | City College of New York (B.A.) University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geometric topology |
| Thesis | "4-Dimensional Intersection Numbers of Knots and Links in 3-Manifolds" (2001) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robion Kirby |
Robert Roland "Rob" Schneiderman (born June 21, 1957) is an American jazz pianist who also works as a professor of mathematics at Lehman College of the City University of New York, where he specializes in geometric topology.