Terry Napier

Terry Napier is a Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Mathematics at Lehigh University. He joined the university in 1992. His research focuses on geometry and topology, particularly complex geometry, exploring conditions on the topology, geometry, and potential theory of Kähler complex manifolds to determine the existence of holomorphic functions.

Education:

• B.S., Mathematics, The University of Notre Dame, 1982
• M.S., Mathematics, The University of Chicago, 1983
• Ph.D., Mathematics, The University of Chicago, 1989

His research interests include Kähler manifolds, holomorphic functions, filtered ends, and Bochner−Hartogs dichotomy. His work often intersects with algebraic geometry, differential geometry, and functional analysis.

Publications since 2008 highlight contributions to topics like Kähler groups, plurisubharmonic functions, and Riemann surfaces. Notable works include a 560-page textbook on Riemann surfaces (2011) and collaborative studies with M. Ramachandran on Kähler manifold properties.

No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned. Napier has advised no listed students but has taught a wide range of courses, including calculus, real/complex analysis, and differential equations.

He is affiliated with the Journal of Differential Geometry and oversees the Department of Mathematics at Lehigh.