F. Reese Harvey
Frank Reese Harvey is an American mathematician known for contributions to the field of differential geometry. In 1982, in collaboration with Blaine Lawson, Harvey introduced calibrated geometry, which is instrumental in the formulation of the SYZ conjecture. He is Edgar Odell Lovett Professor and professor emeritus of mathematics at Rice University,
Education and career
Harvey graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1963 with both a bachelor's and master's degree. He obtained his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1966, under the direction of Hikosaburo Komatsu.He joined the Rice University faculty in 1968, and retired as Edgar Odell Lovett Professor in 2003.