Draft:Matt Baker (mathematician and magician)

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Matt Baker
Born (1973-01-30) January 30, 1973 (age 51)
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Institutions
Thesis Torsion Points on Modular Curves  (1999)
Doctoral advisorRobert F. Coleman

Matt Baker (born January 30, 1973) is an American mathematician who has contributed to number theory, algebraic geometry, arithmetic dynamics, and combinatorics. He is a professor of mathematics at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is also known for his work as a magician.

Education[edit]

Baker did his undergraduate study at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he graduated Summa cum Laude with Highest Honors in 1994.[1]. In 1999, he received his PhD at the University of California, Berkeley, where his advisor was Robert F. Coleman. His thesis was titled Torsion Points on Modular Curves.[1][2]

Academic career[edit]

Baker was a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow[3] and Benjamin Peirce Assistant Professor at Harvard University from 1999 to 2002[1][4]. In 2002, he started a tenure-track position at the University of Georgia and then moved to the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in 2004[1]. He took a position as a tenured professor at the University of California, Berkeley in 2011, but moved back to Georgia Tech in 2012[1][5].

From 2018 to 2023, he served as Associate Dean for Faculty Development in the Georgia Tech College of Sciences[6][7]. Since 2022, he has served on the Editorial Committee for the AMS Graduate Studies in Mathematics series[8]

Magic career[edit]

Baker's book of original magic tricks, The Buena Vista Shuffle Club.[9], was published in April 2019 and is now in its third printing. He was a featured performer on Season 10, Episode 5 of the television show Penn & Teller: Fool Us[10]. He has also recorded a Penguin Live Act[11], a Murphy's "At the Table" lecture[12], and was the instructor for Vanishing Inc’s Masterclass series in September 2022[13].

Awards and honors[edit]

Baker became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society in 2012[14]. He is a two-time recipient of a Simons Fellowship in Mathematics[15], in 2017 and 2023.

In 2015, his paper “Lifting harmonic morphisms I: metrized complexes and Berkovich skeleta”[16], written with Omid Amini, Erwan Brugallé, and Joseph Rabinoff, won the Best Article Award from Research in the Mathematical Sciences[17].

In 2010, Baker received the University System of Georgia Board of Regents Teaching Excellence Award[18].

Baker is also a two-time winner, in 2015 and 2019, of the Greater Atlanta Magician of the Year award[19].

Personal life[edit]

Baker lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife and children and maintains a mathematics blog[20]. From 2020-2021, he also wrote a blog on mathematics and magic called Mathemagical Themas[21]

Selected publications[edit]

Books

  • Potential Theory and Dynamics on the Berkovich Projective Line (2010).[22]
  • The Buena Vista Shuffle Club (2019).[9]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Matt Baker's GT Website - CV". sites.google.com.
  2. ^ "Torsion Points on Modular Curves | Department of Mathematics". pantheon.math.berkeley.edu.
  3. ^ "Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF) | NSF - National Science Foundation". new.nsf.gov. July 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "Matt Baker invited to speak at the Benjamin Peirce Centennial Conference | aco.gatech.edu | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA". aco.gatech.edu.
  5. ^ "mb386 | School of Mathematics | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA". math.gatech.edu.
  6. ^ "Matthew Baker Named Associate Dean for Faculty Development | School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA". eas.gatech.edu.
  7. ^ "Young-Hui Chang Appointed Associate Dean of Faculty | College of Sciences | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA". cos.gatech.edu.
  8. ^ "AMS Committees". American Mathematical Society.
  9. ^ a b Baker, Matt. (2019). The Buena Vista Shuffle Club. https://mattbakermagic.com/products/p/the-buena-vista-shuffle-club
  10. ^ "Penn & Teller: Fool Us - The Bill-In-Penn's-Head Trick | Stream Free" – via www.cwtv.com.
  11. ^ "Matt Baker LIVE ACT (Instant Download)". Penguin Magic.
  12. ^ "At The Table Live Lecture Matt Baker". www.vanishingincmagic.com.
  13. ^ "Vanishing Inc. Masterclass - Vanishing Inc. Magic shop". www.vanishingincmagic.com.
  14. ^ "Fellows of the American Mathematical Society". American Mathematical Society.
  15. ^ "Simons Fellows in Mathematics". Simons Foundation. June 20, 2012.
  16. ^ Baker, M., Amini, O., Brugallé, E., & Rabinoff, J. (2015). Lifting harmonic morphisms I: metrized complexes and Berkovich skeleta. Research in the Mathematical Sciences, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40687-014-0019-0
  17. ^ "Research in the Mathematical Sciences". SpringerLink.
  18. ^ https://www.usg.edu/news/release/fiscal%20year%202010%20board%20of%20regents%20excellence%20awards%20announced
  19. ^ "Past Magicians of the Year". Georgia Magic Club.
  20. ^ "Matt Baker's Math Blog". Matt Baker's Math Blog. September 18, 2023.
  21. ^ "Mathemagical Themas - Vanishing Inc. Magic Blog - magic blog". www.vanishingincmagic.com.
  22. ^ "Potential Theory and Dynamics on the Berkovich Projective Line". bookstore.ams.org.
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