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He received a Bachelor of Science with majors in physics and mathematics from Vanderbilt University in 2007, a Master of Philosophy in theoretical condensed matter physics from the University of Cambridge where he was a student of St Edmund's College, Cambridge in 2010 on a Marshall Scholarship, a Master of Science in theoretical chemistry from the University of Chicago in 2012, and a Doctor of Philosophy in theoretical chemistry from the University of Chicago in 2017.
The Cambridge date is wrong. St Edmund’s College says Jumper completed that MPhil in 2008, not 2010.
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This sentence misdates Jumper's Cambridge MPhil.
St Edmund's College, Cambridge — his college there — states that John Jumper completed an MPhil in theoretical condensed matter physics in 2008. That directly contradicts the article's claim that this Cambridge degree was in 2010.
A BBVA Foundation biography is also consistent with the 2008 timing: it says Jumper went from Vanderbilt to Cambridge, then worked at D. E. Shaw Research, and three years later, in 2011, began doctoral studies at the University of Chicago. That timeline fits a 2008 Cambridge MPhil, not a 2010 one.
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- Alumnus Dr John Jumper awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Dr John Jumper completed an MPhil in theoretical condensed matter physics at Cambridge's famous Cavendish Laboratory in 2008, during which time he was a member of St Edmund's College...
- John Michael Jumper, 15th Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biology and Biomedicine
John Michael Jumper ... started on a doctorate in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics at the University of Cambridge... Three years later, in 2011, he began doctorate studies in theoretical chemistry at the University of Chicago.