Michael Anthony Viscardi(born February 22, 1989, inPlano,Texas) ofSan Diego,California,is an Americanmathematicianwho, as a highschooler, won the 2005Siemens CompetitionandDavidson Fellowshipwith a mathematical project on theDirichlet problem,whose applications include describing the flow of heat across a metal surface, winning $100,000 and $50,000 in scholarships, respectively.[1][2]Viscardi's theorem is an expansion of the 19th-century work ofPeter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet.[3]He was also named a finalist with the same project in theIntel Science Talent Search.Viscardi placed Best of Category in Mathematics at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in May 2006. Viscardi also qualified for theUnited States of America Mathematical Olympiadand the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium.
Michael Viscardi | |
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| Born | February 22, 1989 Plano, Texas,United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Siemens Competitionwinner |
| Awards | 2010Hoopes Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Doctoral advisor | Roman Bezrukavnikov |
| Other academic advisors | Shing-Tung Yau Joe Harris |
Life
editViscardi washomeschooledfor high school, supplemented with mathematics classes at theUniversity of California, San Diego.[4][5]He is also a pianist and violinist, and onetime concertmaster of the San Diego Youth Symphony.[5]
Viscardi is a member of theHarvard Collegeclass of 2010.[6]He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard, receiving a 2010Thomas T. Hoopes, Class of 1919, Prize,and earning the 2011Morgan Prizehonorable mention for his senior thesis "Alternate Compactifications of the Moduli Space of Genus One Maps".[7]He worked as a postdoc atUC Berkeleyfrom 2016 to 2018.[8]
Selected publication
edit- ———; Ebenfelt, Peter (2007), "An Explicit Solution to the Dirichlet Problem with Rational Holomorphic Data in Terms of a Riemann Mapping",Computational Methods and Function Theory,7(1):127–140,doi:10.1007/BF03321636,S2CID120812150.
References
edit- ^Briggs, Tracey Wong (December 5, 2005),"Problems no problem for Siemens winners",USA Today.
- ^Rodriguez, Juan-Carlos (December 6, 2005),"California teen wins science competition",Seattle Times.
- ^"Teen Updates 19th-Century Mathematical Law",ABC News,December 9, 2005.
- ^"Homeschooled teen wins top science honor",Associated Press,2005
- ^ab"Mathematics Student Wins the Siemens-Westinghouse Competition",FOCUS,vol. 26, no. 1, Mathematical Association of America, p. 3, January 2006
- ^Herchel Smith Research Fellows to begin this summer
- ^Viscardi, Michael (2010). "Alternate compactifications of the moduli space of genus one maps".arXiv:1005.1431[math.AG].
- ^Viscardi's webpage at Berkeley
External links
edit- Viscardi's website at MIT
- Michael Viscardi: Person of the Week
- Michael's Presentation
- Biographyat Davidson Institute site