معرفی
James Pascaleff is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), where he has held tenured faculty positions since 2014. He specializes in symplectic geometry, Floer theory, and homological mirror symmetry. His work bridges geometric and algebraic approaches, with notable contributions to Fukaya categories and their applications in mirror symmetry.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Mathematics, MIT (2011), advised by Denis Auroux
- A.B. in Mathematics, University of Chicago (2006, honors)
Research Interests: Focus on symplectic topology, including Fukaya categories, Lagrangian submanifolds, wall-crossing phenomena, and their connections to algebraic geometry and mirror symmetry. Recent work explores higher categorical structures and applications of monoidal Fukaya categories.
Awards & Grants:
- Simons Foundation Collaboration Grant (2019–2024)
- NSF Award (2014–2017) on symplectic cohomology and equivariant Lagrangians
- Paul R. Cohen Memorial Prize (2006), MIT Presidential Fellowship
Teaching & Mentorship: Teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in algebraic topology, abstract algebra, and differential geometry. Advises Ph.D. students in symplectic geometry and related fields. Serves as Chair of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee and faculty liaison for student success initiatives.
