Tim Cochran
| Tim Cochran | |
|---|---|
| Tim Cochran at Multnomah Falls in 2012 | |
| Born | April 7, 1955 | 
| Died | December 16, 2014 (aged 59) | 
| Nationality | American | 
| Alma mater | University of California | 
| Known for | Cochran–Orr–Teichner (solvable) filtration | 
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics | 
| Institutions | Rice University | 
| Doctoral advisor | Robion Kirby | 
| Doctoral students | Shelly Harvey | 
Thomas "Tim" Daniel Cochran (April 7, 1955 – December 16, 2014) was a professor of mathematics at Rice University specializing in topology, especially low-dimensional topology, the theory of knots and links and associated algebra.