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Joachim Cuntz

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Joachim Cuntz
Cuntz at Oberwolfach, 2012
Born (1948-09-28) 28 September 1948 (age 76)
CitizenshipGerman
Alma materBielefeld University (Ph.D., 1975)
Known forCuntz algebras
AwardsGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (1999)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Münster
Doctoral advisorHorst Behncke
Doctoral studentsAndreas Thom, Wilhelm Winter

Joachim Cuntz (born 28 September 1948 in Mannheim) is a German mathematician, currently a professor at the University of Münster.

Work

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Joachim Cuntz has made fundamental contributions to the area of C*-algebras and to the field of noncommutative geometry in the sense of Alain Connes. He initiated the analysis of the structure of simple C*-algebras and introduced new methods and examples, including the Cuntz algebras and the Cuntz semigroup. He was one of the first to apply K-theory to noncommutative operator algebras and contributed to the development of that theory. In collaboration with Daniel Quillen, he developed a new approach to cyclic cohomology and proved the excision property of periodic cyclic theory. In recent years, he has been working mainly on C*-algebras that are related to structures from number theory.[1][2]

Joachim Cuntz had dozens of PhD students and research assistants, many of which are professors in mathematics today.[2] Among them are:

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Prof. Dr. Joachim Cuntz". Ath.uni-muenster.de. 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  2. ^ a b Joachim Cuntz at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  3. ^ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2013-02-16.

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