Home Page - Thomas Chen
Department of Mathematics
University of Texas at Austin
2515 Speedway C1200
Austin, TX 78712
Office: PMA 12.138
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Research interests:
Mathematical Physics
Analysis
Applied Mathematics
Deep Learning
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Research
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Personal
Citizenship: USA and Switzerland.
Education
| 2001 |
ETH Zurich, Ph.D.
in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics |
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Thesis Advisor: Prof. Juerg Froehlich.
Coadvisor: Prof. Gian-Michele Graf |
| 1999 |
ETH Zurich, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering |
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Thesis Advisor: Prof. Hans Brauchli. Coadvisor: Prof. Eduard Zehnder |
Positions
| 2018 - |
University of Texas at Austin,
Professor of Mathematics |
| 2017 - 2024 |
Chair,
Department of Mathematics |
| 2014 - 2017 |
Graduate Advisor, Department of Mathematics |
| 2013 - 2018 |
University of Texas at Austin,
Associate Professor of Mathematics |
| 2008 - 2013 |
University of Texas at Austin,
Assistant Professor of Mathematics |
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On leave 2007/08 |
| 2004 - 2008 |
Princeton University, Assistant Professor of Mathematics |
| 2001 - 2004 |
New York University, Courant Institute, Courant Instructor |
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Mentor: Prof. Horng-Tzer Yau, Harvard University |
Mentoring
PhD:
Patricia Munoz Ewald
Esteban Cardenas
Michael Hott (PhD in 2022)
Yanlin Cheng,
Amie Urban,
Chuwei Zhang (PhD in 2021)
Kenneth Taliaferro (PhD in 2015)
Daniel Blazevski (joint with Rafael de la Llave; PhD in 2012)
Postdoctoral:
Jacky Chong (PhD University of Maryland, 2019; co-mentor with N. Pavlovic),
2019-2022
Ryan Denlinger (PhD Courant Institute, 2016; co-mentor with N. Pavlovic),
2016-2019
Younghun Hong (PhD Brown University, 2013; co-mentor with N. Pavlovic),
2013-2016
Itaru Sasaki (PhD Hokkaido University, 2007; JSPS grant),
at Princeton University 2007-2008
Grants and honors
| 2024 |
CNS Rom Rhome Leadership Award, UT Austin
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| 2020 - 2025 |
NSF Grant DMS-2009800, PI
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| 2019 |
Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (class of 2020)
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| 2017 - 2021 |
NSF Grant DMS-1716198, PI
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| 2017 |
NSF Conference Grant DMS-1739320
for
TexAMP 2017, PI |
| 2014 - |
Frank E. Gerth III Faculty Fellowship,
UT Austin |
| 2016 - 2017 |
NSF Grant DMS-1262411, PI
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| 2014 |
NSF Conference Grant DMS-1412627
for
TexAMP 2014, PI |
| 2012 - 2018 |
NSF CAREER Grant DMS-1151414, PI
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| 2011 |
Annales Henri Poincare Prize 2010
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| 2010 - 2013 |
NSF Grant DMS-1009448, PI |
| 2007 - 2010 |
NSF Grant DMS-0704031 / DMS-0940145, PI |
| 2004 - 2007 |
NSF Grant DMS-0407644 / DMS-0524909, PI |
| 2003 - 2004 |
NYU Research Challenge Fund Award |
Full
CV (last update: 1/2025)
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