Dr. Rachel Pries

Associate Professor

Mailing address: Math Department, Weber 101
Colorado State University
Fort Collins CO 80523-1874

e-mail: pries ATSYMBOL math DOT colostate DOT edu
Office Location: Math Department 118 Weber
Office Phone: 970-491-2635 (please e-mail)
General Office Hours: Mon 2 pm and Thurs 1 pm.

Research:
I study arithmetic geometry, which is a hybrid of number theory and algebraic geometry.
Specifically, my research is about moduli spaces of curves and abelian varieties, and Galois theory of curves in positive characteristic.
Here are my publications.

Teaching:
This semester I am teaching M567: Abstract Algebra II and
M405: Number Theory

Mini-course:
Last January, I taught a mini-course at University of Costa Rica: Maximal curves and applications to coding theory

Career Path:
In grammar school, my favorite teacher once sent us outside to measure the circumference and diameter of anything round. Highschool is now a blur but I remember messing up a problem about cars passing on a highway. Luckily my college (Brown) had a lot of classes in algebra and number theory, or I would have ended up with an English major. I received my doctoral degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2000 after working with a fantastic advisor Professor D. Harbater. This was the first time I realized that math professors travel more than journalists. After graduating, I spent three years as an assistant professor at Columbia University. I miss the excitement of New York city, including all the people and music and restaurants, but not the view of bricks from my apartment. This is my seventh year as a faculty member in the math department at Colorado State University. I'm enjoying Colorado a lot, especially when hiking all the mountain trails or going to Lyric Cinema. I spend most of my free time with my two toddlers. Stop by my office to say hi.

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