Christina Sormani
Christina Sormani is a professor of mathematics at City University of New York affiliated with Lehman College and the CUNY Graduate Center.[1] She is known for her research in Riemannian geometry, metric geometry, and Ricci curvature, as well as her work on the notion of intrinsic flat distance.[2]
Christina Sormani | |
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| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Known for | Riemannian geometry |
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| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Lehman College City University of New York |
| Thesis | Noncompact Manifolds with Lower Ricci Curvature Bounds and Minimal Volume Growth (1996) |
| Doctoral advisor | Jeff Cheeger |
Career
Sormani received her Ph.D. from New York University in 1996 under Jeff Cheeger.[3] She then took postdoctoral positions at Harvard University (under Shing-Tung Yau) and Johns Hopkins University (under William Minicozzi II).[4] Sormani now works at Lehman College in the City University of New York and at the CUNY Graduate Center.[1]
Awards and honors
In 2009, Sormani was an invited speaker at the Geometry Festival.[5]
In 2015, Sormani became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[6]
Selected publications
- Sormani, Christina. Nonnegative Ricci curvature, small linear diameter growth and finite generation of fundamental groups. J. Differential Geom. 54 (2000), no. 3, 547–559. MR 1823314.
- Sormani, Christina; Wei, Guofang. Hausdorff convergence and universal covers. Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 353 (2001), no. 9, 3585–3602. MR 1837249
- Sormani, Christina; Wei, Guofang. Universal covers for Hausdorff limits of noncompact spaces. Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 356 (2004), no. 3, 1233–1270. MR 2021619
- Sormani, Christina, and Stefan Wenger. "The intrinsic flat distance between Riemannian manifolds and other integral current spaces." Journal of Differential Geometry 87 (2011), no. 1, 117–199. MR 2786592
References
- "Professor Sormani". Google sites. Retrieved Mar 9, 2015.
- Morgan, Frank (May 28, 2012). "Math now--Commencement can wait". Huffington Post. Retrieved Mar 9, 2015.
- Christina Sormani at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- "Eminent Women in Science Seminar: Christina Sormani, PhD". Rutgers University. Retrieved Mar 9, 2015.
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- 24th Annual Geometry Festival 2009 in memory of Detlef Gromoll
- List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society
