Sheel Ganatra

Sheel Ganatra is a Professor and Interim Department Chair of Mathematics at the University of Southern California, specializing in symplectic topology. His research focuses on Fukaya categories, Floer theory, and their applications to mirror symmetry and string topology. He has been supported by prestigious awards including the Simons Fellowship and NSF grants.

• Affiliations: University of Southern California (USC), Department of Mathematics
• Roles: Interim Department Chair, Professor, and instructor for courses such as Math 440 (Topology) and Math 535a (Differential Geometry)

His work integrates homological algebra and non-commutative geometry, with significant contributions to structural aspects of Fukaya categories. Recent papers include studies on microlocal Morse theory and wrapped Fukaya categories in high-impact journals like Annals of Mathematics and Journal of the American Mathematical Society.

Awards: Simons Fellowship (2023-2024), NSF Awards DMS-1907635, DMS-2002137, and CAREER DMS-2048055.