Geoffrey Grimmett

Geoffrey Grimmett
Born	Geoffrey Richard Grimmett (1950-12-20) 20 December 1950 (age 66) Birmingham
Nationality	British
Fields	Mathematics Probability Statistical Mechanics Random graphs Random fields
Institutions	University of Cambridge University of Oxford University of Bristol
Alma mater	King Edward's School Merton College, Oxford
Thesis	Random Fields and Random Graphs (1974)
Doctoral advisor	John Hammersley Dominic Welsh
Doctoral students	Jakob Björnberg Benjamin Graham Philipp Hiemer Alexander Holroyd Ioan Manolescu David Sheridan Stephen Suen
Notable awards	FRS (2014) DSc (Oxon) (2010) ScD (Cantab) (2010) Rollo Davidson Prize (1989)
Spouse	Rosine Bonay
Children	Hugo Grimmett
Website www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~grg

Geoffrey Richard Grimmett FRS (born 20 December 1950) is a mathematician known for his work on the mathematics of random systems arising in probability theory and statistical mechanics, especially percolation theory and the contact process. He is the Professor of Mathematical Statistics in the Statistical Laboratory, University of Cambridge, and the Master of Downing College, Cambridge.

Grimmett was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham and Merton College, Oxford. He graduated in 1971, and completed his DPhil in 1974 under the supervision of John Hammersley and Dominic Welsh. He was the IBM Research Fellow at New College, Oxford from 1974–1976 before moving to the University of Bristol. He was appointed Professor of Mathematical Statistics at the University of Cambridge in 1992, becoming a fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge. He was Director of the Statistical Laboratory from 1994–2000, Head of the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics from 2002–2007, and is a trustee of the Rollo Davidson Prize.

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