[See also an author blurb,
and a C.V. in postscript or pdf.]
Friday, October 13, 1967, 2:42 p.m.: Born in Scarborough,
Ontario, Canada.
1972-79: Grades K-6, Willow Park Junior Public
School, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.
1979-80: Grade 7, Tecumseh Junior High
School and Churchill Heights Public School, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
(see graduation program,
prize,
photo).
1980-84: Grades 9-13, Woburn Collegiate Institute,
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.
1984-88: B.Sc.,
University
of Toronto (math specialist, physics major, and computer science minor).
See transcript.
1988-92: Ph.D., Department of Mathematics,
Harvard University.
(Ph.D. supervisor: Persi Diaconis.)
Thesis:
acknowledgements,
front matter,
introduction,
chapter 2,
chapter 3,
chapter 4,
chapter 5,
conclusion.
See also my math genealogy.
[Master's degree granted, 1990.]
1992-93: Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics,
University of Minnesota.
1993-97: Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics,
University of Toronto.
June, 1997 (age 29): Granted tenure,
University of Toronto.
(See the official letter and
celebratory photo.)
1997-2000: Associate Professor, Department of Statistics,
University of Toronto.
2000-present: Professor, Department of Statistics,
University of Toronto.
[Associate Chair, 2000-2003.]
Major Honours
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