Frauke M. Bleher Professor Department of Mathematics University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242
Dr.rer.nat. Mathematics University of Stuttgart, Germany (Ph.D.) December 1995 Dipl.-Math. Mathematics University of Stuttgart, Germany (M.S.) May 1993
My research combines representation theory, number theory and arithmetic geometry. Particular interests: Iwasawa theory, geometric aspects of representation theory, and deformation theory.
Research:
Collaboration Grant (Travel Support) for Mathematicians (PI)
of the Simons Foundation, Sep 2022-Aug 2027
Standard Grant (PI)
of the National Science Foundation, Jul 2018-Aug 2022
Focused Research Group Grant (PI)
of the National Science Foundation, Jul 2014-Jun 2018
Standard Grant (PI)
of the National Security Agency, Mar 2011-Aug 2013
Standard Grant (PI)
of the National Science Foundation, Jul 2007-Jun 2011
Standard Grant (PI)
of the National Security Agency, Mar 2006-Mar 2008
Faculty Scholar Award (PI)
of the University of Iowa, 2005-2009
(faculty scholar leaves: Fall 2005, Spring 2007, Fall 2008)
Standard Grant (PI)
of the National Science Foundation, Jul 2002-Jun 2005
Young Investigators Grant (PI)
of the National Security Agency, Jan 2001-Jan 2003
Summer Research Fellowship (PI)
Southern Illinois University, June 1999
Postdoctoral Fellowship (PI)
of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, awarded 1996
Dissertation Fellowship (PI)
of the Land Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany, Oct 1993-Dec 1995
Conferences:
Conference Grant (Co-PI)
of the National Science Foundation, Sep 2018-Aug 2022
Conference Grant (Co-PI)
of the National Science Foundation, Sep 2016-Aug 2019
Conference Grant (Co-PI)
of the National Science Foundation, Mar 2016-Feb 2017
Conference Grant (PI)
of the National Science Foundation, Nov 2014-Oct 2015
Conference Grant (Co-PI)
of the National Science Foundation, Nov 2013-Oct 2014
Conference Grant (Co-PI)
of the National Science Foundation, Nov 2012-Oct 2014
Teaching:
Collegiate Teaching Award (PI)
of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the
University of Iowa, 2008-2009
Department of Mathematics, University of Pennsylvania, 2004-2005 Department of Mathematics, University of Pennsylvania, 2000-2001
Professor
Department of Mathematics, University of Iowa, 2009-present
Associate Professor
Department of Mathematics, University of Iowa, 2003-2009
Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematics, University of Iowa, 2000-2003
Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematics, Southern Illinois University, 1998-2000
Postdoctoral Position
Department of Mathematics, University of Pennsylvania, 1996-1998
Margarita Bustos-Gonzalez: Supervision starting Fall 2021. Expected: Ph.D. Spring 2025.
Nicholas Camacho: Ph.D. December 2020 (Supervision Fall 2017 - Fall 2020).
Thesis: "Holomorphic differentials of Klein four covers."
First Positions: Teaching Position at North Port High School, North Port, FL;
Adjunct Instructor at State College of Florida, Venice, FL.
Adam Wood: Ph.D. August 2020 (Supervision: Fall 2017 - Summer 2020).
Thesis: "Galois structure of holomorphic polydifferentials in positive characteristic."
First Position: Visiting Assistant Professor at St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN.
Ben Margolin: Ph.D. May 2016 (Supervision Spring 2013 - Spring 2016).
Thesis: "Non-commutative deformation rings."
First Positions: Financial Representative with Northwestern Mutual;
Lecturer at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Daniel Wackwitz: Ph.D. August 2015 (Supervision: Fall 2012 - Summer 2015).
Thesis: "Versal deformation rings of modules over Brauer tree algebras."
First Position: Tenure-track Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville,
Platteville, WI.
Roberto Soto: Ph.D. August 2015 (Supervision: Fall 2012 - Summer 2015).
Thesis: "Universal deformation rings and semidihedral 2-groups."
First Position: Tenure-track Assistant Professor at CSU Fullerton, Fullerton, CA.
David Meyer: Ph.D. August 2015 (Supervision: Spring 2010 - Summer 2015).
Thesis: "Universal deformation rings and fusion."
First Position: Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.
Shannon Talbott: Ph.D. July 2012 (Supervision Spring 2009 - Summer 2012).
Thesis: "Universal deformation rings of modules for algebras of dihedral type of polynomial growth."
First Position: Tenure-track Assistant Professor at the College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati, OH.
José Vélez-Marulanda: Ph.D. July 2010 (Supervision Fall 2007 - Summer 2010).
Thesis: "Universal deformation rings of modules over self-injective algebras."
First Position: Tenure-track Assistant Professor at Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.
Jennifer Schaefer: Ph.D. August 2008 (Supervision Spring 2006 - Summer 2008).
(nee Froelich) Thesis: "Universal deformation rings related to the symmetric group S5."
First Position: Tenure-track Assistant Professor at Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA.
Giovanna Llosent: Ph.D. July 2007 (Supervision Fall 2003 - Summer 2007).
Thesis: "Stable endomorphism rings and Ext groups of the symmetric group S4."
First Position: Tenure-track Assistant Professor at CSU San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA.
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