Michael Waterman

Summary

Michael Waterman is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Coquille^[2]. He was born on June 28, 1942^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4], biologist^[5], bioinformatician^[6], university teacher^[7], and computer scientist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Michael Waterman's place of birth was Coquille^[2].
• Michael Waterman was born on June 28, 1942^[3].
• Michael Waterman held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Michael Waterman worked as a mathematician^[4].
• Michael Waterman's professions included biologist^[5].
• Michael Waterman's professions included bioinformatician^[6].
• Michael Waterman's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Michael Waterman's professions included computer scientist^[8].
• Michael Waterman was employed by University of Southern California^[11].
• Among Michael Waterman's employers was University of Virginia^[12].
• Michael Waterman's education included a stint at Oregon State University^[13].
• Michael Waterman's doctoral advisor was John Rankin Kinney^[14].
• Michael Waterman received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[15].
• Michael Waterman received the ISCB Senior Scientist Award^[16].
• Michael Waterman received the Canada Gairdner International Award^[17].
• Michael Waterman received the ISCB Fellow^[18].
• Michael Waterman received the Dan David Prize^[19].
• Michael Waterman received the honorary doctor of Tel Aviv University^[20].
• Michael Waterman was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[21].
• Michael Waterman was a member of Chinese Academy of Sciences^[22].
• Michael Waterman was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[23].
• Michael Waterman was a member of French Academy of Sciences^[24].
• Michael Waterman was a member of National Academy of Engineering^[25].
• Michael Waterman was a member of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[26].
• Michael Waterman was influenced by Temple F. Smith^[27].

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Origins and Family

Michael Waterman was born in Coquille^[2]. He was born on June 28, 1942^[3].

Education

Michael Waterman's education included a stint at Oregon State University^[13]. His doctoral advisor was John Rankin Kinney^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4], biologist^[5], bioinformatician^[6], university teacher^[7], and computer scientist^[8]. Employers include University of Southern California^[11], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1880^[30], headquartered in Los Angeles^[31] and University of Virginia^[12], a public research university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1819^[34], headquartered in Charlottesville^[35]. Doctoral students include Pavel A. Pevzner^[36], a bioinformatician^[37], b. 1956^[38], of Russia^[39], awarded the ISCB Fellow^[40], specialised in bioinformatics^[41]; Daniela Martin^[42]; Fengzhu Sun^[43], a researcher^[44], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[45]; Ethan Port^[46]; Xiaoman Shawn Li^[47]; and Yu Zhang^[48].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[15], a fellowship grant^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1925^[51]; ISCB Senior Scientist Award^[16], an award^[52], founded in 2003^[53]; Canada Gairdner International Award^[17], a science award^[54], in Canada^[55], founded in 1959^[56]; ISCB Fellow^[18], a fellowship award^[57], founded in 1997^[58]; Dan David Prize^[19], a science award^[59], in Israel^[60], founded in 2002^[61]; and honorary doctor of Tel Aviv University^[20], an award^[62], in Israel^[63].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Michael Waterman include Smith–Waterman algorithm^[64], a search algorithm^[65], founded in 1981^[66].

Why It Matters

Michael Waterman ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[67] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[68]

Entities named for him include Smith–Waterman algorithm^[64], a search algorithm^[65], founded in 1981^[66].

His notable doctoral advisees include Pavel A. Pevzner^[69], a bioinformatician^[70], b. 1956^[71], of Russia^[72], awarded the ISCB Fellow^[73], specialised in bioinformatics^[74].

FAQs

Where was Michael Waterman born?

Michael Waterman was born in Coquille^[2].

What did Michael Waterman do for work?

Michael Waterman worked as mathematician^[4], biologist^[5], bioinformatician^[6], university teacher^[7], and computer scientist^[8].

Where did Michael Waterman go to school?

Michael Waterman was educated at Oregon State University^[13].

What awards did Michael Waterman receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[15], ISCB Senior Scientist Award^[16], Canada Gairdner International Award^[17], and ISCB Fellow^[18].