Timur Oikhberg

Timur Oikhberg is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, affiliated with the Department of Mathematics within the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. His research focuses on functional analysis, including Banach lattices, geometry of Banach spaces, and operator spaces. He actively organizes undergraduate mathematics competitions and training sessions, including the Freshman and Mock Putnam competitions in Fall 2024 and an Undergraduate contest in Spring 2025. Training sessions are held in 158 Loomis Lab during Fall semesters.

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Research interests emphasize advanced topics in functional analysis with applications to operator theory and Banach space geometry. While publications are not detailed here, his involvement in training programs highlights a commitment to mathematics education and competition preparation.

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He coordinates math contest participation and materials through the Canvas platform (enrollment code: AKX4BR), maintaining a mailing list for interested students.