Facts: - known for: chevalley groups , k-theory - fields: mathematics - workplaces: bar-ilan university - awards: nis grant , israel science foundation grant - birth date: 2 september 1955 - name: eugene plotkin - image size: 220px - nationality: israeli - birth place: sverdlovsk , russia - alma mater: saint petersburg state university , university of latvia Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of eugene plotkin -lrb- mathematician -rrb- .
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eugene plotkin -lrb- born september 2 , 1955 -rrb- is a russian-born israeli mathematician who conducted groundbreaking research in the areas of algebraic groups and k-theory .he has received numerous grants from european and israeli nonprofit organizations in support of his work .