Math Faculty and Postdoctoral Mentors

Find potential faculty or postdoctoral math mentors, including more information about their research and how to contact them. 

Undergraduate researchers or students completing a CLA Capstone or Latin Honors Thesis in mathematics must pursue their work under the guidance of a math faculty or postdoctoral mentor.
 

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CLA Capstone (MATH 4995 or 4997W)

CLA Capstone (MATH 4995 or 4997W)

NameResearch area
Anar AkhmedovKnot theory, low dimensional topology, symplectic topology, algebra, algebraic geometry.
Christine BerkeschAlgebraic geometry, commutative algebra.
Dmitriy BilykAnalysis, discrepancy theory, approximation, probability.
Sergey BobkovProbability theory, analysis, convex geometry, Sobolev-type inequalities.
Jeff CalderPartial differential equations, numerical analysis, applied probability, machine learning, image processing and computer vision.
Carme CaldererApplied mathematics, continuum mechanics, soft condensed matter physics and materials science, with emphasis on liquid crystals, ferroic materials, partial differential equations and calculus of variations.
Tsao-Hsien ChenGeometric representation theory
Wei-Kuo ChenProbability theory and mathematical physics
Max EngelsteinHarmonic analysis, partial differential equations, geometric measure theory and the calculus of variations.
David FaveroAlgebraic geometry, derived categories, mirror symmetry
Paul GarrettModern analysis in automorphic forms and number theory.
Haoyang GuoAlgebraic geometry and number theory, especially p-adic geometry and p-adic Hodge theory
Greg HandyTheoretical neuroscience, applied mathematics, stochastic processes, mathematical biology, dynamical systems, and calcium dynamics
Hao JiaRegularity, singularity formation, asymptotic stability, and long time behavior of solutions to important differential equations, such as the Navier Stokes and Euler equations from the mathematical analysis of fluid dynamics
Dihua JiangAutomorphic forms, L-functions, number theory, harmonic analysis, representation theory.
Markus KeelDifferential equations (partial and ordinary differential equations); analysis; applications involving linear algebra and probability to areas such as finance, computer science, and physics.
Ru-Yu LaiInverse problems, partial differential equations, analysis, applied math.
Kai-Wen LanNumber theory, algebraic geometry, and their applications.
Tyler LawsonAlgebraic topology, K-theory.
William LeebApplied mathematics, computational harmonic analysis, signal and image processing, data analysis.
Gilad LermanComputational harmonic analysis, machine learning, data analysis and modeling, computer vision.
Tian-Jun LiLow dimensional topology, symplectic topology, differential geometry
Yulong LuMathematical foundations of machine learning and data sciences, applied probability and stochastic processes, applied analysis and PDEs, Bayesian and computational statistics, inverse problems and uncertainty quantification
Svitlana MayborodaAnalysis, partial differential equations.
Richard McGeheeDynamical systems, applied math.
Duane NykampApplied math, mathematical biology, mathematical neuroscience.
Hans OthmerApplied mathematics, mathematical biology, dynamical systems.
Pavlo Pylyavskyyalgebraic combinatorics
Jonathan RognessTopology, mathematics education, geometry.
Maru SarazolaHomotopy theory, algebraic K-theory, category theory, algebraic topology, applied category theory
Kim SavinonNumerical analysis, finite elemental analysis, differential equations (partial and ordinary), applied mathematics
Arnd ScheelDynamical systems, partial differential equations, applied math.
Arnab SenProbability theory, random matrices, spectral graph theory.
Daniel SpirnPartial differential equations, applied mathematics.
Vladimir SverakPartial differential equations, fluid mechanics, ordinary differential equations.
Alexander VoronovMathematical physics, algebraic topology, algebra, algebraic geometry.
Li WangNumerical partial differential equations, applied math.
Alex WatsonPartial differential equations, mathematical physics, numerical analysis, computational physics, and data science.
Anna WeigandtAlgebraic combinatorics and problems that involve the relationship between algebra, combinatorics, and geometry. Specifically, Schubert calculus and combinatorial algebraic geometry.
Peter WebbRepresentation theory, group theory, algebraic computation.
Xiaowen ZhuTopological insulators, spectral theory, ergodic theory, and semiclassical analysis.

Students in the actuarial science specialization can also consider Gary Hatfield, Rina Ashkenazi, and Doreen Vescelius for capstone mentors.

Students in the math education specialization can also consider Shelley Doughtery and Mike Weimerskirch as capstone mentors. 

Latin Honors Thesis

Latin Honors Thesis

NameResearch area
Anar AkhmedovKnot theory, low dimensional topology, symplectic topology, algebra, algebraic geometry.
Christine BerkeschAlgebraic geometry, commutative algebra.
Dmitriy BilykAnalysis, discrepancy theory, approximation, probability.
Sergey BobkovProbability theory, analysis, convex geometry, Sobolev-type inequalities.
Jeff CalderPartial differential equations, numerical analysis, applied probability, machine learning, image processing and computer vision.
Carme CaldererApplied mathematics, continuum mechanics, soft condensed matter physics and materials science, with emphasis on liquid crystals, ferroic materials, partial differential equations and calculus of variations.
Max EngelsteinHarmonic analysis, partial differential equations, geometric measure theory and the calculus of variations.
Paul GarrettModern analysis in automorphic forms and number theory.
Dihua JiangAutomorphic forms, L-functions, number theory, harmonic analysis, representation theory.
Markus KeelDifferential equations (partial and ordinary differential equations); analysis; applications involving linear algebra and probability to areas such as finance, computer science, and physics.
Ru-Yu LaiInverse problems, partial differential equations, analysis, applied math.
Kai-Wen LanNumber theory, algebraic geometry, and their applications.
Tyler LawsonAlgebraic topology, K-theory.
William LeebApplied mathematics, computational harmonic analysis, signal and image processing, data analysis.
Gilad LermanComputational harmonic analysis, machine learning, data analysis and modeling, computer vision.
Svitlana MayborodaAnalysis, partial differential equations.
Richard McGeheeDynamical systems, applied math.
Duane NykampApplied math, mathematical biology, mathematical neuroscience.
Peter OlverLie groups, differential equations, computer vision, applied mathematics, differential geometry, mathematical physics.
Hans OthmerApplied mathematics, mathematical biology, dynamical systems.
Jonathan RognessTopology, mathematics education, geometry.
Arnd ScheelDynamical systems, partial differential equations, applied math.
Arnab SenProbability theory, random matrices, spectral graph theory.
Daniel SpirnPartial differential equations, applied mathematics.
Vladimir SverakPartial differential equations, fluid mechanics, ordinary differential equations.
Alexander VoronovMathematical physics, algebraic topology, algebra, algebraic geometry.
Peter WebbRepresentation theory, group theory, algebraic computation.

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)

NameResearch area
Anar AkhmedovKnot theory, low dimensional topology, symplectic topology, algebra, algebraic geometry.
Erkao BaoSymplectic geometry, contact geometry, machine learning.
Christine BerkeschAlgebraic geometry, commutative algebra.
Dmitriy BilykAnalysis, discrepancy theory, approximation, probability.
Sergey BobkovProbability theory, analysis, convex geometry, Sobolev-type inequalities.
Jeff CalderPartial differential equations, numerical analysis, applied probability, machine learning, image processing and computer vision.
Carme CaldererApplied mathematics, continuum mechanics, soft condensed matter physics and materials science, with emphasis on liquid crystals, ferroic materials, partial differential equations and calculus of variations.
Max EngelsteinHarmonic analysis, partial differential equations, geometric measure theory and the calculus of variations.
Dihua JiangAutomorphic forms, L-functions, number theory, harmonic analysis, representation theory.
Markus KeelDifferential equations (partial and ordinary differential equations); analysis; applications involving linear algebra and probability to areas such as finance, computer science, and physics.
Ru-Yu LaiInverse problems, partial differential equations, analysis, applied math.
Kai-Wen LanNumber theory, algebraic geometry, and their applications.
Tyler LawsonAlgebraic topology, K-theory.
William LeebApplied mathematics, computational harmonic analysis, signal and image processing, data analysis.
Gilad LermanComputational harmonic analysis, machine learning, data analysis and modeling, computer vision.
Svitlana MayborodaAnalysis, partial differential equations.
Richard McGeheeDynamical systems, applied math.
Duane NykampApplied math, mathematical biology, mathematical neuroscience.
Peter OlverLie groups, differential equations, computer vision, applied mathematics, differential geometry, mathematical physics.
Hans OthmerApplied mathematics, mathematical biology, dynamical systems.
Jonathan RognessTopology, mathematics education, geometry.
Arnd ScheelDynamical systems, partial differential equations, applied math.
Arnab SenProbability theory, random matrices, spectral graph theory.
Daniel SpirnPartial differential equations, applied mathematics.
Vladimir SverakPartial differential equations, fluid mechanics, ordinary differential equations.
Alexander VoronovMathematical physics, algebraic topology, algebra, algebraic geometry.
Li WangNumerical partial differential equations, applied math.
Peter WebbRepresentation theory, group theory, algebraic computation.