Robert McCann (mathematician)
Robert J. McCann | |
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McCann in Berkeley in 2013 | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Awards | AMS Centennial Fellowship (1996) Monroe Martin Prize (2000) Coxeter–James Prize (2005) Jeffery–Williams Prize (2017) W.T. and Idalia Reid Prize (2023) Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics (2025) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Applied mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Toronto |
| Thesis | A Convexity Theory For Interacting Gases And Equilibrium Crystals (1994) |
| Doctoral advisor | Elliott H. Lieb |
Robert John McCann FRSC is a Canadian mathematician, known for his work in transportation theory. He has worked as a professor at the University of Toronto since 1998, and as Canada Research Chair in Mathematics, Economics, and Physics since 2020.