Nathan Chen

Nathan Chen is currently a Benjamin Peirce Fellow at Harvard University (starting Fall 2025) and is on the tenure-track job market. Previously, he held positions as a J.F. Ritt Assistant Professor at Columbia University (2022-2024) and an NSF postdoc at Columbia and Harvard (2021-2025). He earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Stony Brook University in 2021 under Robert Lazarsfeld and holds a B.S. in Mathematics from UC San Diego (2016). He co-organizes the Harvard-MIT Algebraic Geometry Seminar, fostering collaborations in the field.

His research focuses on Algebraic Geometry, particularly rational maps between algebraic varieties, birational invariants (e.g., measures of irrationality), birational automorphisms, and moduli spaces of curves. Recent work includes studies on subvarieties of hypersurfaces in projective spaces and Fano hypersurfaces. His articles often intersect with birational geometry, Fano varieties, and the geometry of moduli spaces, reflecting a deep engagement with foundational structures in algebraic geometry.

Chen has collaborated with researchers such as Benjamin Church, Lena Ji, David Stapleton, and others. His publications span journals like the American Journal of Mathematics, Compositio Mathematica, and Mathematische Annalen. He actively participates in conferences and seminars, including the Thematic Program on Rationality and Hyperbolicity at Notre Dame and the Simons Foundation Conference on Higher Dimensional Geometry. His academic contributions align with promoting inclusivity in mathematics, encouraging underrepresented groups to engage in research and education.