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Eric Schippers is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Manitoba, within the Faculty of Science. His research focuses on Complex Analysis, Teichmüller Theory, Two-dimensional Conformal Field Theory, and Differential Geometry. He is affiliated with the Department of Mathematics in Machray Hall and can be contacted at eric.schippers@umanitoba.ca. His work often involves collaborations with David Radnell and Wulf Staubach, particularly in advancing quasiconformal Teichmüller theory and its interplay with conformal field theory. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto (1999), where his thesis addressed univalence criteria and conformal metrics.
His research interests include geometric function theory, focusing on univalent functions and their extremal properties, Teichmüller spaces of bordered Riemann surfaces, and applications to conformal field theory. He has contributed to understanding the analytic structures of moduli spaces and their connections to algebraic geometry and physics. Key areas of exploration include quasiconformal mappings, conformal welding, and boundary value problems on Riemann surfaces.
Recent work includes studies on harmonic function transmission through quasicircles, Dirichlet spaces on bordered surfaces, and the Weil-Petersson metric’s convergence properties. Collaborations with Radnell and Staubach have yielded significant advancements in the analytic foundations of two-dimensional conformal field theory, bridging Teichmüller theory and algebraic structures in physics.
