Avner Ash

Avner Ash is Professor of Mathematics at Boston College, specializing in number theory and arithmetic geometry. His research bridges Galois representations, cohomology of arithmetic groups, and automorphic forms, with recent work on p-adic deformations.

Notable books include 'Fearless Symmetry' and 'Elliptic Tales' co-authored with Robert Gross, which introduce number theory to general audiences. His technical publications appear in Compositio Mathematica and Duke Mathematical Journal.

He earned his PhD from Harvard University and has developed courses on the intersection of number theory with topology and representation theory.