Zinovy Reichstein

Zinovy Reichstein
Born1961 (age 64–65)
Alma mater
  • Harvard University
  • California Institute of Technology
  • Institute for Railroad Engineers
Known forEssential dimension
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Institutions
  • University of British Columbia
  • Oregon State University
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of Pennsylvania
Doctoral advisor
Michael Artin

Zinovy B. Reichstein (born 1961) is a Russian-born American mathematician. He is a professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. He studies mainly algebra, algebraic geometry and algebraic groups. He introduced (with Joe P. Buhler) the concept of essential dimension.