Mike Develin

Michael Lee Develin
Born	August 27, 1980 (1980-08-27) (age 31) Hobart, Tasmania
Nationality	American
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	D. E. Shaw & Co. Facebook
Alma mater	Harvard University University of California, Berkeley
Doctoral advisor	Bernd Sturmfels

Michael Lee Develin (born August 27, 1980) is an American mathematician known for his work in combinatorics and discrete geometry.

Early life

Mike Develin was born in Hobart, Tasmania. He moved to the United States with his Korean mother, living in NYC. He went to Stuyvesant High School and entered Harvard University at the age of 16. At 22, he received his PhD from Berkeley, doing his dissertation on Topics in Discrete Geometry. He was awarded the 2003 American Institute of Mathematics five-year fellowship.^[1]

Mathematics

Develin is a 2-time Putnam fellow.^[2] He is often cited for his work in Stanley's reciprocity theorem and for his work involving tight spans.

Bridge

Develin started playing competitive bridge in 2005.

Wins

• Manfield Non-Life Master Pairs 2005
• Grand National Teams Flight B 2007
• South American Junior Championships 2007 ^[3]
• Red Ribbon Pairs 2008

Runner-up

• North American Pairs Flight C 2006
• Mini-Spingold II 2007

Personal life

Develin was naturalized as an American citizen in 2010. He currently resides in Mountain View, California.

Develin organized and maintains Simbase, a simulated baseball league with fictitious players. He occasionally spends his weekends near the San Francisco Ferry Building, dispensing free advice.

References

1. ^ "2003 AIM Five-Year Fellowship". American Institute of Mathematics. http://www.aimath.org/fellows/develin.html. 
2. ^ "The Mathematical Association of America's William Lowell Putnam Competition". Mathematical Association of America. http://www.maa.org/awards/putnam.html. 
3. ^ "North American Juniors Star in South America, Winning Pairs and Teams". United States Bridge Federation. http://usbf.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=263&Itemid=30. 

Persondata
Name	Develin, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	Mathematician
Date of birth	August 27, 1980
Place of birth	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Date of death
Place of death