Alumni Spotlight StoryAwards and HonorsCollege of Arts & SciencesFacultyFaculty/StaffFaculty/Student SpotlightsMedicine and ResearchSTEMStony Brook Matters Mathematician John Milnor Honored with 2020 Lomonosov Gold Medal One of the greatest living mathematicians, he has made fundamental discoveries in many areas of mathematics, including topology, dynamical systems and algebraic K-theory. February 26, 20213 min read