Michael Thaddeus
Michael Thaddeus | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 12, 1967 New York City, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Father | Patrick Thaddeus |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Algebraic geometry |
| Institutions | Harvard University University of Oxford Columbia University Institute for Advanced Study |
| Thesis | Algebraic Geometry and the Verlinde Formula (1992) |
| Doctoral advisor | Simon Donaldson |
| Website | math.columbia.edu/~thaddeus |
Michael Thaddeus (born January 12, 1967) is an American mathematician and a professor of mathematics at Columbia University. He is best known for having been a whistleblower in exposing inaccurate data submitted by Columbia University to U.S. News & World Report (USNWR)'s Best Colleges Ranking to inflate the university's college ranking.