Eric Christopher Chen

Eric Christopher Chen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, affiliated with the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. His research focuses on geometric analysis, geometric flows, and partial differential equations. Previously, he was an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Berkeley and a Ky Fan Visiting Assistant Professor at UC Santa Barbara.

Chen’s recent work in geometric flows includes studies on Yamabe flow convergence on asymptotically Euclidean and flat manifolds, Ricci flow smoothing with integral curvature pinching, and sphere theorems for Yamabe metrics. His publications often bridge differential geometry with nonlinear PDE analysis.

• NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship (2019–2022)

Chen is actively involved in the Illinois Geometric Analysis Seminar, organizing talks and presenting his research on Yamabe flow behavior in 2025. His email contact is ecchen@illinois.edu.