Janet Vassilev Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of New Mexico Office:  SMLC 324 Phone:  (505) 277-2214 email:  jvassil'at'math.unm.edu Associate Professor Graduate Chair Previously Co-director of UNM/PNM Statewide Math Contest Ph.D., Mathematics, UCLA, Test ideals in Gorenstein  isolated singularities and F-finite reduced rings (1997). Advisors: Richard Elman (UCLA) and Craig Huneke (University of Virginia, formerly of KU and Purdue). M.A., Mathematics, UCLA (1993). B.A., Mathematics, University of Chicago (1991).

Research My primary research interests are in Commutative Algebra and in particular: Closure operations and related structures Tight Closure Local Cohomology Singularity Theory Curriculum Vita Publications Research Statement Teaching: Fall 2019:  MATH 520 Abstract Algebra                   MATH 530 Commutative Algebra Spring 2019:  MATH 421 Modern Algebra II                       Previous Courses Teaching Statement Students: Gregory Morre, Ph.D. August 2016. Paige Mankey, M.S., December 2015. Bryan White, Ph.D. May 2014. Laurie Price, M.S., December 2011. Mathematics webpoints of interest: American Mathematical Society MathSciNet ArXiv The Front commalg.org AWM Math Genealogy Penn's Math Around the World Mathematics on the Web