Research Bio
Ian Agol is a mathematician specializing in geometric topology, low-dimensional topology, and geometric group theory. His work centers on the topology of 3-manifolds, with major contributions that have deeply influenced the field.
Research Expertise and Interest
topology of 3-manifolds, interaction hyperbolic geometry, low-dimensional topology
In the News
Six UC Berkeley Faculty Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Featured in the Media
Ian Agol, a mathematician at UC Berkeley proved Gordon’s conjecture and gave mathematicians a new way to order knots by complexity.
Ian Agol, a mathematician at the UC Berkeley was honored for his “spectacular contributions to low-dimensional topology and geometric group theory, including work on the solutions of the tameness, virtual Haken and virtual fibering conjectures.”