Tim Cochran
Tim Cochran | |
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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.