Tom Chou

applied mathematician and theoretical physicist
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Tom Chou

Summary

Tom Chou is a human[1]. He worked as a mathematician[2], university teacher[3], applied mathematician[4], and theoretical physicist[5].

Key Facts

  • Tom Chou held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Tom Chou worked as a mathematician[2].
  • Tom Chou worked as a university teacher[3].
  • Tom Chou's professions included applied mathematician[4].
  • Tom Chou worked as a theoretical physicist[5].
  • Tom Chou's field of work was statistical physics[7].
  • Tom Chou's field of work was computational biology[8].
  • Tom Chou's field of work was mathematical biology[9].
  • Among Tom Chou's employers was Stanford University[10].
  • Tom Chou was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[11].
  • Tom Chou was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12].
  • Tom Chou's education included a stint at Harvard University[13].
  • Tom Chou's doctoral advisor was David Robert Nelson[14].
  • Tom Chou is recorded as male[15].
  • Tom Chou's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Tom Chou supervised Joshua C. Chang as a doctoral student[17].
  • Tom Chou supervised Benjamin Shargel as a doctoral student[18].
  • Tom Chou's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 3258171976980918240004[19].
  • Tom Chou's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2024063335[20].
  • Tom Chou's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-0785-6349[21].
  • Tom Chou's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 117671[22].
  • Tom Chou's family name is recorded as Chou[23].
  • Tom Chou's given name is recorded as Thomas[24].
  • Tom Chou's official website is recorded as https://www.math.ucla.edu/~tchou/[25].
  • Tom Chou's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].

Body

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12], a university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1861[29], headquartered in Cambridge[30] and Harvard University[13], a private university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1636[33], headquartered in Cambridge[34]. Tom Chou's doctoral advisor was David Robert Nelson[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[2], university teacher[3], applied mathematician[4], and theoretical physicist[5]. Fields of work include statistical physics[7], a branch of physics[35]; computational biology[8], an academic discipline[36]; and mathematical biology[9], an academic discipline[37]. Employers include Stanford University[10], a private university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1885[40], headquartered in Stanford[41] and University of California, Los Angeles[11], a public research university[42], in United States[43], founded in 1919[44], headquartered in Los Angeles[45]. Doctoral students include Joshua C. Chang[17] and Benjamin Shargel[18], a mathematician[46].

FAQs

What did Tom Chou do for work?

Tom Chou worked as mathematician[2], university teacher[3], applied mathematician[4], and theoretical physicist[5].

Where did Tom Chou go to school?

Tom Chou was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12] and Harvard University[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . curriculum vitae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . curriculum vitae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . curriculum vitae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . math.ucla.edu. Retrieved . math.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . math.ucla.edu. Retrieved . math.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . math.ucla.edu. Retrieved . math.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [4] . math.ucla.edu. Retrieved . math.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . samueli.ucla.edu. Retrieved . samueli.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . curriculum vitae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . curriculum vitae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . samueli.ucla.edu. Retrieved . samueli.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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