{"id":132,"date":"2025-11-26T13:33:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T18:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/mathematics\/?page_id=132"},"modified":"2026-09-13T16:13:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T20:13:03","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/mathematics\/research\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">Clark mathematics professors are active researchers and dedicated teachers. They are highly accessible and committed to involving students in research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group double-bottom-margin is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faculty-research-interests\">Faculty research interests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-2 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-02493678 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-159 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-faculty-research\">\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-small-font-size\">Lorentzian geometry<\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"strong wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size has-body-font-family\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Amir Aazami <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">According to the geometry of Einstein\u2019s theory of gravity, a straight line can be perpendicular to itself, and the distance between a point and itself can be infinite! This is because concepts such as length, angle, distance, and curvature all depend, not just on the shape of the space you are studying, but also on the ruler and protractor you are using. Studying these shapes, together with the different kinds of \u201cgeometries\u201d available on them, is one of my primary research interests.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-164 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-faculty-research\">\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-small-font-size\">Complex differential geometry<\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"strong wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size has-body-font-family\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Gideon Maschler <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>What do distances we measure on a surface tell us about how it curves? As it turns out, quite a bit. And if we know how it curves everywhere, can we determine if it has a hole like a bagel or two or three holes like a pretzel? If we consider all the shapes a balloon can take, is the perfectly spherical one, the one whose curvature is most equally distributed everywhere? Can we tell if we are walking on a surface whether we can continue forever, or are bound to fall off it at the horizon? In differential geometry, we explore such questions on spaces that may have more than just the two dimensions that surfaces have. Complex geometry explores the same topics on spaces that are constrained in ways that are related to the invention of complex numbers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-176 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-faculty-research\">\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-small-font-size\">Statistics<\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"strong wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size has-body-font-family\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Michael Satz <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>What is a good statistical model? My goal is understanding the practice and theory of Statistics. What is the need for these models? But raw data is too chaotic. All the information is there, but it\u2019s so wild that we can\u2019t use it. A statistical model partitions data for our consumption. It provides a framework for understanding existing data and predicting future data. I\u2019m currently interested in Bayesian models, and in the variety of computational methods that make them work. I enjoy working from data, applying the practice, and reconciling results. I also enjoy the mathematical study of these and other statistical models.<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-178 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-faculty-research\">\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-small-font-size\">Applied mathematics<\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"strong wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size has-body-font-family\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Natalia Sternberg <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Natalia Sternberg\u2019s research interests include applied mathematics, differential equations, and scientific computing. She collaborates with physicists and engineers on modeling plasmas.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clark mathematics professors are active researchers and dedicated teachers. They are highly accessible and committed to involving students in research. 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