David Masser

David Masser is a Professor at the University of Basel, Switzerland. He has held previous academic positions at the University of Michigan (1983-1992), University of Nottingham (1976-1983), and Trinity College (1975-1976). His research spans Number Theory, Diophantine Geometry, and Dynamical Systems of Algebraic Origin.

• Education: BA (1970), MA (1970), and PhD (1970) from the University of Cambridge, UK.

Masser's work focuses on transcendence theory, algebraic independence, and applications to elliptic curves, abelian varieties, and multiplicative/additive groups. He has made significant contributions to understanding vanishing sums in function fields, periods of abelian varieties, and anomalous subvarieties in algebraic geometry.

His publications reveal a consistent focus on number theory problems with algebraic geometry techniques, particularly in positive characteristic, multiplicative groups, and endomorphism rings. Collaborations with mathematicians like G. Wüstholz, E. Bombieri, and U. Zannier are prominent in his work.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, UK (2005)
  • Member of the Academia Europaea (2014)

Masser has directed ten PhD students and held editorial roles including Editor of Crelle (1994-2004). He has participated in major committees such as the Number Theory Panel for the International Congress of Mathematicians (2010), Jury for the Ostrowski Prize (1997-2009), and Royal Society Sectional Committee (2006, 2007).