Rob Schneiderman (mathematician)

Rob Schneiderman
Schneiderman at Oberwolfach 2014
Background information
Birth name	Robert Roland Schneiderman
Born	(1957-06-21) June 21, 1957 (age 66) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres	Jazz, bebop, hard bop, post-bop
Occupation(s)	Musician, educator, composer, mathematician
Instrument(s)	piano
Years active	1973–present
Website	Official website
Alma mater	City College of New York (B.A.) University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.)
Scientific career
Fields	Geometric topology
Thesis	"4-Dimensional Intersection Numbers of Knots and Links in 3-Manifolds"  (2001)
Doctoral advisor	Robion Kirby

Robert Roland "Rob" Schneiderman (born June 21, 1957) is an American jazz pianist who also works as a professor of mathematics at Lehman College of the City University of New York, where he specializes in geometric topology.^[1]