Jack Petok

Jack Petok is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Colby College. His research focuses on algebraic geometry, arithmetic geometry, and number theory, with specific interests in hyperkähler varieties, cubic fourfolds, K3 surfaces, and moduli spaces. He has collaborated with institutions such as Dartmouth College and the Hausdorff Research Institute for Mathematics in Bonn.

Education & Career:

• PhD in Mathematics (2020), advised by Anthony Várilly-Alvarado (Rice University)
• Postdoctoral research at Dartmouth College (2020–2024)
• Visiting researcher at Hausdorff Research Institute for Mathematics (Fall 2023)

Research Interests:

• Higher-dimensional algebraic varieties
• Arithmetic questions in algebraic geometry
• Moduli spaces of algebraic varieties
• Geometry over non-closed fields

Teaching:

• Current courses at Colby: MA130, MA160
• Prior teaching at Dartmouth: Calculus, Galois Theory, Linear Algebra