About
Edray Herber Goins is a Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at Pomona College, part of The Claremont Colleges. He has held positions at prestigious institutions including Purdue University, Stanford University, and the Max Planck Institute. His research focuses on number theory, elliptic curves, Belyi maps, and Galois theory. He leads the NSF-funded PRiME program (Pomona Research in Mathematics Experience), mentoring underrepresented students in mathematics research.
Goins earned a B.S. in Mathematics and Physics from Caltech (1994) and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Stanford (1999). He received an honorary LHD from Cooper Union (2019) and was named an AWM Fellow (2019). Notable awards include Purdue’s Spira Teaching Award (2011) and Black Issues in Higher Education’s 2004 Emerging Scholar of the Year.
His research interests include Selmer groups for elliptic curves, Dessins d’Enfants, and origami as branched covers. He co-leads the MAD Pages project documenting African diaspora mathematicians. Grants include multiple NSF/NSA awards totaling over $1M for PRiME and ADJOINT programs.
