Eric Rains

Professor of Mathematics

CV

Harvard University,

Graduated June 1995, Doctor of philosophy in Mathematics

Cambridge University,

Graduated June 1992, Certificate of Advanced Sstudy in Mathematics

Case Western reserve University,

Graduated May 1991, Bachelor of Arts with concentration in Physics, summa cum laude, Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, Master of Science in Mathematics

Research Interests

Awards, Honors and Funding

• Invited talk at ICM 2010, combinatorics section (forthcoming)
• Plenary talk at the Western Sectional AMS meeting, Fall 2007
• National Science Foundation Grant 0401387 "Multivariate special functions" Three year grant starting July 2004 extended
• The best paper of the year award 2005 in diference equations, awarded by the International Society of Difference Equations for [53, 54, 55]
• National Science Foundation Fellowship (Fal 1992-Spring 1995)
• Churchill Scholarship (for one year od study in Mathematics and Physics at Cambridge University, England, Fall 1991-Apring 1992)
• Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa (1991)
• 8th place in William Putnam Eamination (1990)

Courses Taught

• Winter 2009-10:
• Ma 98 Independant Reading, Ma 145b Introduction to Unitary Group Representations, Ma 192b Topics in Special Functions, M 290 Reading, Ma 390 Research

• Fall 2009-10:
• Ma 290 Reading, Ma 390 Research

• Spring 2008-09
• Ma 1c Calculus of One and Several Variables and inear Algebra, Ma 290 Reading, Ma 390 Research
• Winter 2008-09
• Ma 290 Reading, Ma 390 Research

• Fall 2008-09:
• Ma 10 Oral Presentation, Ma 105 Ellipic Curves, Ma 290 Reading, Ma 390 Research

• Spring 2007-08
• Ma 122b Topics in Group Theory, Ma 290 Reading, Ma 390 Research

• Winter 2007-08
• Ma 122a Topics in Group Theory, Ma 290 Reading, Ma 390 Research