Benjamin Tod Castle

Benjamin Tod Castle is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), part of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. He holds a PhD in Mathematics from UC Berkeley (2021), advised by Tom Scanlon. His research focuses on model theory, particularly its intersections with geometry and combinatorics, including the Zilber trichotomy framework.

• Education: PhD in Mathematics, UC Berkeley, May 2021

Research interests include foundational questions in mathematical logic, with emphasis on applying model theory to algebraic geometry and combinatorial structures. Recent work explores concepts like strongly minimal sets and trichotomy principles in characteristic zero settings.

Recent publications (2024) address topics such as ampleness in model theory and restricted trichotomy applications, reflecting his expertise in bridging abstract logic with geometric frameworks.

No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned. He has no listed advisees or grants in the provided data. His professional trajectory includes postdoctoral positions at the University of Maryland (2024), Ben-Gurion University (2022–2023), Notre Dame (2022), and the Fields Institute (2021).