Dr. Christopher Perez, PhD
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics Loyola University New Orleans Last updated August 25, 2021
Contact Information Research Interests
Loyola University New Orleans Geometric group theory, logic Department of Mathematics Box 35 6363 Saint Charles Avenue Publications and Preprints New Orleans LA 70118 • Christopher Perez. Towers and elementary embed- Office: Monroe Hall 436 dings in toral relatively hyperbolic groups. Interna- Phone: 504.865.3440 tional Journal of Algebra and Computation, to ap- Email: [email protected] pear. Website: http://loyno.edu/~caperez/ • Matilde Marcolli and Christopher Perez. Codes as fractals and noncommutative spaces. Mathematics in Computer Science, 6(3):199–215, 2012. Personal Information
Date of Birth: October 9, 1990 Conference and Seminar Talks Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA Citizenship: USA • “Towers and Elementary Embeddings in Toral Rel- atively Hyperbolic Groups” Graduate Online Anything Topology Series 2020 #2 Education https://youtu.be/c3Yq_KzoXbU • “Splittings of Groups and Actions on Trees.” University of Illinois at Chicago Graduate Student Conference in Algebra, Geometry, Doctor of Philosophy, Mathematics and Topology, 2019 Adviser: Daniel Groves Temple University 2013–2020 Philadelphia, PA, USA “Elementary Theories and Embeddings of Groups.” California Institute of Technology • Underrepresented Students in Topology and Algebra Bachelor of Science, Mathematics Research Symposium, 2019 2009–2013 Iowa State University Ames, IA, USA Employment History • “Trees and Splittings.” Graduate Student Topology and Geometry Confer- Loyola University New Orleans ence, 2019 Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2020–Present Champaign, IL, USA
1 • “Elementary Theories and Embeddings of Toral Rel- – Predoctoral Research Development Grant: atively Hyperbolic Groups.” 2017 Nonpositively Curved Groups on the Mediterranean, – Graduate Studies Enhancement Grant: 2016, 2018 2018 Technion–Israel Institute of Technology Nahsholim, Israel • Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), 2010–2012 “The Elementary Theory of Groups.” • California Institute of Technology Algebra and Combinatorics Seminar, Fall 2017 Loyola University Chicago • Freshman Summer Research Institute (FSRI), 2009 Chicago, IL, USA California Institute of Technology • “The Elementary Theory of Groups.” • Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science Graduate Student Conference in Algebra, Geometry, (MITES), 2008 and Topology, 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Temple University Philadelphia, PA, USA Teaching Conferences Organized • Loyola University New Orleans – Math A110: College Algebra • Graduate Student Topology and Geometry Confer- Instructor: Fall 2021 ence, 2018 – Math A115: Finite Mathematics University of Illinois at Chicago Instructor: Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021 Chicago, IL, USA – Math A118: Precalculus Mathematics Midwest Algebraic Geometry Graduate Conference, • Summer 2021, Fall 2021 2014 University of Illinois at Chicago – Math T122: Math Models Chicago, IL, USA Instructor: Spring 2021 • University of Illinois at Chicago Awards, Fellowships, and Hon- – Mathematical Computing Laboratory ors http://mcl.math.uic.edu/ ∗ Graduate Mentor, Spring 2017 • Research Assistantship Project: 3D-Printing Surfaces University of Illinois at Chicago Faculty Supervisor: Daniel Groves Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2019 – Math 090: Intermediate Algebra • Latinxs and Hispanics in Mathematical Sciences Teaching Assistant: Fall 2017 (Lathisms) Honoree – Math 090: Intermediate Algebra (Summer En- http://lathisms.org richment Math Workshop) Featured in the Notices of the American Mathemat- Instructor: Summer 2015, Summer 2016 ical Society, September 2018 – Math 110: College Algebra http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/noti1721 Teaching Assistant: Spring 2020 Fellowship • – Math 180: Calculus 1 University of Illinois at Chicago Teaching Assistant: Summer 2017, Summer Fall 2013–Summer 2014 2018, Spring 2020 • PASSAGE Scholars Program, 2013 – Math 181: Calculus 2 University of Illinois at Chicago Teaching Assistant: Summer 2014, Fall 2014, • Mellon-Mays Fellowship (MMUF), 2010–Present Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2018, Spring 2019
2 – Math 182: Emerging Scholars Workshop for • Martina Bode Calculus 2 Clinical Professor of Mathematics Instructor: Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Fall 2016 University of Illinois at Chicago Email: [email protected] • Caltech • Drew Shulman – Ma 0: Transition to Mathematical Proofs Senior Lecturer in Mathematics Teaching Assistant: Summer 2012 University of Illinois at Chicago Email: [email protected] Service
• Mathematics Graduate Student Association (MGSA) University of Illinois at Chicago Chief Operations Officer: 2018–2019 • Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) Local 6297 IFT-AFT, AFL-CIO Secretary: 2015 • Caltech Math Club California Institute of Technology President: 2010–2013 • Caltech Jam Room California Institute of Technology Manager: 2010–2013
References
• Daniel Groves Professor of Mathematics University of Illinois at Chicago Email: [email protected] • Zlil Sela Professor of Mathematics Hebrew University of Jerusalem Email: [email protected] • Gilbert Levitt Professor of Mathematics University of Caen Normandy Email: [email protected] • Matilde Marcolli Professor of Mathematics California Institute of Technology, University of Toronto, Perimiter Institute for Theoretical Physics Email: [email protected] • Jeremy Thibodeaux Chair, Associate Professor of Mathematics Loyola University New Orleans Email: [email protected]
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