Permanent Faculty
| Brian D. Boe | Professor, Ph.D. Yale University 1982, Representation theory of algebraic groups and Lie algebras |
| Leonard Chastkofsky | Associate Professor, Ph.D. Yale University 1978, Representations of finite groups |
| William A. Graham | Professor, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1992, Geometry and representation theory |
| Daniel Krashen | Adjunct Professor, Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin 2001, Non-commutative algebra, algebraic geometry |
| Daniel K. Nakano | Distinguished Research Professor, Ph.D. Yale University 1990, Representation and cohomology theory of algebraic groups |
| Laura Rider | Assistant Professor, Ph.D. Louisiana State University 2012. My research focuses on geometric methods in the representation theory of algebraic groups. In particular, I think about perverse/parity sheaves on the nilpotent cone and flag varieties, and exotic coherent sheaves on the Springer resolution. For now, I'm most interested in applying these techniques to better understand representations of algebraic groups in positive characteristic. |
Retired Faculty
| Jon F. Carlson | Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, Ph.D. University of Virginia 1967, Group representations and cohomology |
| Lisa Townsley | Academic Professional, Ph.D. Northwestern University 1987, Cohomology of infinite groups |
Postdoctoral Associates
| Kei Yuen Chan | Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Associate, Ph.D. University of Utah 2014, Representation theory of reductive groups and Hecke algebras, Homological algebra, Dirac cohomology. |
| Chun-Ju Lai | Limited-Term Assistant Professor, Ph.D. University of Virginia 2016. Quantum groups. Affine Hecke algebras. Algebraic combinatorics. Modular representations of affine Lie algebras. |
The algebra group has a vibrant training program for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. The algebra group has sponsored three NSF Postdoctoral Fellows: Wayne Wheeler (1996-98), David Hemmer (2001-03) and Jonathan Kujawa (2003-07). If you interested in applying to the Department of Mathematics at UGA for graduate studies or a postdoc, please do not hestitate to contact one of our faculty members.
Students and Postdoctoral Fellows in the Algebra Group
Students
| Ph.D. Student | Year of Degree | Ph.D. Advisor | Post Graduation Placement |
| Stephen Kuhn | 1979 | Carlson | University of Tennessee, Chattanooga |
| Deborah Sherman | 1994 | Carlson | Truman State University |
| Chuang Peng | 1995 | Carlson | Morehouse College |
| Peteris Daugulis | 1998 | Carlson | |
| Jason Whitt | 1998 | Carlson | Illinois Wesleyan University |
| Desire (Gilles) Gnacadja | 2000 | Benson | MATRA Systems, Inc. |
| Mucheng Zhang | 2000 | Carlson | Computer Science, UGA |
| Blake Hindman | 2002 | Benson | Georgia College |
| Graham Matthews | 2004 | Carlson | Amgen Corporation |
| Bobbe Cooper | 2008 | Nakano | University of Minnesota |
| Kenyon Platt | 2008 | Boe | Brigham Young University |
| Caroline Wright | 2008 | Nakano | University of Arizona |
| Irfan Bagci | 2009 | Nakano | University of California, Riverside |
| Wenjing Li | 2012 | Graham | Concordia College Alabama |
| Nham Ngo | 2012 | Nakano | University of Wisconsin, Stout |
| Brandon Samples | 2012 | Graham | Georgia College |
| Ben Wyser | 2012 | Graham | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
| Stacy Musgrave | 2013 | Krashen | Arizona State University |
| Andrew Talian | 2014 | Nakano | Concordia College |
| Kate Thompson | 2014 | Krashen | Davidson College |
| Theresa Brons | 2015 | Nakano | Data Analyst, Converseon |
| William Hardesty | 2016 | Nakano | Louisiana State University |
| Patrick McFaddin | 2016 | Krashen | University of South Carolina |
| Maren Turbow | 2016 | Krashen | Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions |
Postdocs
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Years at UGA | Current Position |
| Gordana Todorov | 1978-79 | Professor, Northeastern University |
| Wayne Wheeler | 1996-98 | Center for Communications Research, La Jolla |
| Luis Valero-Elizondo | 1998-00 | Professor, U. Nac. Aut. de Mexico |
| Markus Hunziker | 2000-04 | Associate Professor, Baylor University |
| David Hemmer | 2001-03 | Professor and Chair, SUNY Buffalo |
| Jo Jang Hyun | 2002-04 | Assistant Professor, Gyeongsang National University |
| Nadia Mazza | 2003-06 | Lecturer, Lancaster University |
| Jonathan Kujawa | 2003-07 | Associate Professor, University of Oklahoma |
| Emilie Wiesner | 2005-07 | Assistant Professor, Ithaca College |
| Victor Kreiman | 2006-09 | Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, Parkside |
| Benjamin Jones | 2007-10 | Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, Stout |
| Christopher Drupeski | 2009-12 | Assistant Professor, DePaul University |
| Niles Johnson | 2009-12 | Assistant Professor, Ohio State, Newark |
| Amber Russell | 2012-15 | Assistant Professor, Butler University |
| Paul Sobaje | 2015-18 | Assistant Professor, Georgia Southern University |
| Asilata Bapat | 2016-17 | Lecturer, Australian National University |
| Kei Yuen Chan | 2017- | Postdoctoral Fellow, UGA |
| Chun-Ju Lai | 2017- | Limited Term Assistant Professor, UGA |