Peter Sarnak
Professor
School of Mathematics

Peter Sarnak has made major contributions to number theory, and to questions in analysis motivated by number theory. His interest in mathematics is wide-ranging, and his research focuses on the theory of zeta functions and automorphic forms with applications to number theory, combinatorics, and mathematical physics.

Ph.D., Stanford University, 1980; Assistant Professor, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York University, 1980, Associate Professor, 1983; Professor, Stanford University, 1987; Professor, Princeton University, 1991, Henry Burchard Fine Professor of Mathematics, 1995, Chair of the Department of Mathematics, 1996-99; Professor, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York University, 2001-2005; Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics, Princeton University, 2002-; Member, Institute for Advanced Study, 1999-2002, 2005-07, Professor 2007-; Frank Nelson Cole Prize, American Mathematical Society (AMS), 2005; Levi L. Conant Prize, AMS, 2003; Member, National Academy of Sciences, 2002; Fellow, The Royal Society of London, 2002.