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Robert Michael GuralnickProfessor of MathematicsContact Information E-mail: guralnic@usc.edu Phone: (213) 740-3787 Office: KAP 464C LINKS Curriculum Vitae Personal Website Course Information |
Biographical Sketch |
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Education |
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 Ph.D. Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, 1/1977
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B.A. Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, 1/1972
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M.A. , University of California - Los Angeles
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Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History |
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Tenure Track Appointments |
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Professor, University of Southern California, 01/01/1988-
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Department Chairman, University of Southern California, 01/01/1990-01/01/1996
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Associate Professor, University of Southern California, 01/01/1983-01/01/1988
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Assistant Professor, University of Southern California, 01/01/1979-01/01/1983
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Visiting and Temporary Appointments |
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Visiting Fellow, Princeton Univeristy, 2012-2013
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Member, Newton Institute, Cambridge University, 06/08/2011-07/07/2011
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Visiting Member, Institute for Advanced Study , 05/2010-06/2010
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Member, Newton Institute, Cambridge University,
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2009
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Member, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute,
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2008
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Member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 09/01/2005-06/30/2006
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Visiting Member, Institute for Advanced Studies, Hebrew University, 05/15/2000-07/10/2000
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Research Professor, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, 08/15/1999-05/15/2000
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Visiting Member, Newton Institute, Cambridge University, 03/15/1997-07/15/1997
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Visiting Professor, Institue for Experimental Mathematics, Essen, 05/01/1990-07/31/1990
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Visiting Professor, Rutgers University, 09/01/1989-12/31/1989
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Visiting Associate Professor, California Institute of Technology, 01/01/1986-03/31/1986
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Visiting Associate Professor, Yale University, 09/01/1985-12/31/1985
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PostDoctoral Appointments |
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Bateman Research Instructor, California Institute of Technology, 09/01/1977-08/31/1979
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Description of Research |
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Summary Statement of Research Interests |
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| Professor Guralnick's research interests lie in algebra, particularly finite and algebraic groups and their linear and permutation representations. He applies group theory to study problems in arithmetic algebraic geometry, coverings of curves and Galois theory. | |
Research Keywords |
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| finite groups, algebraic groups, linear and permutation representations, matrix theory, coverings of curves, Galois theory. | |
Research Specialties |
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| Finite and Algebraic Groups, Representation Theory, Arithmetic Algebraic Geometry | |
Honors and Awards |
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G.C. Steward Fellow, Caius College, University of Cambridge,
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2008
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USC Raubenheimer Outstanding Senior Faculty Award, 1999
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Service to the Profession |
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Editorships and Editorial Boards |
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Senior Editor, Linear Algebra and its Applications, 1985-2016
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Managing Editor, Memoirs, AMS, 2004-2013
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Managing Editor, Transactions, AMS, 2004-2013
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Editorial Member Board, Electronic Journal of Linear Algebra, 2002-2012
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Member Editorial Board, Quaetiones Mathematicae, 2003-2010
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Editorial Board Member, Journal of Group Theory, 2002-2010
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Editorial Board Member, Linear and Multilinear Algebra, 06/1993-12/2008
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Editorial Board Member, Pacific Journal of Mathematics, 1995-2001
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Editorial Board Member, Communications in Algebra, 1993-1999
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Professional Memberships |
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International Linear Algebra Society, 01/01/1998-
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American Association for Advancement of Science, 2003-2020
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American Mathematical Society, 1977-2020
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