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Michelle Chu is an Assistant Professor and McKnight Land-Grant Professor in the School of Mathematics at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Her research bridges hyperbolic geometry, low-dimensional topology, and arithmetic groups, with significant contributions to the understanding of hyperbolic manifolds and character varieties.
Her academic journey includes a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin (2018) under Alan W. Reid, focusing on Bianchi groups, and undergraduate studies at Emory University (2011) where she explored hyperbolic 3-manifolds under Aaron Abrams.
- PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2018
- Bachelor's, Emory University, 2011
Chu's work centers on geometric structures of low-dimensional manifolds, examining commensurability classes, Salem numbers, and knot epimorphisms. She investigates how arithmetic properties influence topological behavior in hyperbolic spaces, with applications to group representations and manifold embeddings.
Her publication record reveals consistent focus on hyperbolic geometry and topology, frequently collaborating with leading researchers like Alan Reid. Recent work explores embeddings of 3-manifolds in 4-manifolds, special subgroups of Bianchi groups, and trisection genus, demonstrating methodological integration of geometric, topological, and number-theoretic approaches.
Chu has earned recognition through competitive awards that validate her research trajectory.
- McKnight Land-Grant Professor
- NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship
She currently advises PhD candidate Tori Braun and receives active funding through NSF grant DMS-2243188. Her research group participates in the Mathematics Project at Minnesota, fostering collaborative work in geometric topology.
Chu contributes to the academic community through event organization, including the Young Geometric Group Theory XIII workshop, and maintains active collaborations across institutions like UC Santa Barbara and University of Illinois at Chicago.
