Jason Behrstock

Jason Behrstock

Jason Behrstock in 2010
Citizenship United States
Fields Mathematics
Institutions City University of New York
Alma mater State University of New York at Stony Brook
Thesis Asymptotic Geometry of the Mapping Class Group and Teichmüller Space (2004)
Doctoral advisor Yair Minsky
Doctoral students
  • Harold Sultan
  • Timothy Susse
Known for Geometric group theory
Notable awards

Jason Behrstock is a mathematician at City University of New York known for his work in geometric group theory and low-dimensional topology.[1]

Life and career

Behrstock was born in California and was educated in California's public school system.[2] He received his Ph.D. from State University of New York at Stony Brook in 2004.[3] He went to work at Columbia University and the University of Utah before his time at Lehman College, City University of New York.[4]

Awards and honors

Selected publications

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