Home Page - Thomas Chen
Department of Mathematics
University of Texas at Austin
2515 Speedway C1200
Austin, TX 78712
Office: PMA 12.138
Email
Research interests:
Mathematical Physics
Analysis
Applied Mathematics
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Research
CV
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
| 2017 - |
Chair,
Department of Mathematics |
| 2014 - 2017 |
Graduate Advisor, Department of Mathematics |
| 2018 - |
University of Texas at Austin,
Professor 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:
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),
since 2019
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
| 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: 1/2022)
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