Department of Mathematics
PEOPLE: Faculty

Eric Friedlander

Dean's Professor of Mathematics

Contact Information
E-mail: ericmf@usc.edu
Phone: (213) 740-3796
Office: KAP 464F

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Curriculum Vitae
 

Education

  • B.A. Mathematics, Swarthmore College, 6/1965
  • Ph.D. Mathematics, M.I.T., 6/1970

Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History

Tenure Track Appointments
  • Dean's Professor of Mathematics, University of Southern California, 2008-2018  
  • Noyes Professor of Mathematics, Northwestern University, 01/09/1975-08/31/2008  
  • Assistant Professor, Princeton University, 01/09/1972-08/31/1975  
Non-Tenure Track Appointments
  • Instructor, Lecturer, Princeton University, 01/09/1970-08/31/1972  

Conferences and Other Presentations

Conference Presentations
  • "Constructions for infinitesimal group schemes", Homological methods in representation theory, Lecture/Seminar, , Berkeley, CA, MSRI, Invited, 2007-2008   
  • "Lectures on K-Theory", Workshop on algebraic K-theory, Lecture/Seminar, , Trieste, Italy, ICTP, Invited, 2007-2008   
  • "Semi-topological invariants", Conference on Motives, Lecture/Seminar, , Columbus, Ohio, N.S.F., Invited, 2007-2008   
  • "Support varieties", Bielefeld Representation Theory, Lecture/Seminar, , Bielefeld, Germany, Invited, 2007-2008   
  • "Weil restriction", ABC algebra workshop, Lecture/Seminar, , Vancouver, PIMS, Invited, 2007-2008   

Publications

Book Chapter
  • Friedlander, E. M. (2008). Lectures in K-Theory. (Vol. 23). pp. 1-77. ICTP Lecture Notes.
Journal Article
  • Carlson, J. F., Friedlander, E. M., Pevtsova, J. (2008). Modules of constant Jordan type. Journal fur die reine und angewandte Mathematik. Vol. 614, pp. 191-234.
  • Franjou, V., Friedlander, E. M. (2008). Cohomology of bifunctors. Proc. London Mathematical Society. Vol. 97, pp. 514-544.
  • Friedlander, E. M. (2008). The Friedlander-Milnor Conjecture. L'Enseignement Mathematique. Vol. 54, pp. 90-92.
  • Friedlander, E. M., Pevtsova, J. (2007). Generic and maximal Jordan types. Inventiones Mathematicae. Vol. 168, pp. 458-522.
  • Friedlander, E. M., Pevtsova, J. (2007). Pi-Supports for modules for finite group schemes over a field. Duke Mathematics Journal. Vol. 139, pp. 317-368.

Honors and Awards

  • Plenary Address, A.M.S.-Spain Congress, 2003  
  • Plenary Address, A.M.S.-Mexico Congress, 2001  
  • Invited spearker, International Congress, 1998  
  • Alexander von Humbolt Fellowship Recipient, Humboldt Senior Scientist Research Prize, 1996-1998  
  • Surrogate Plenary Speaker, Int'l Congress Math, Spring 1986   

Service to the University

Administrative Appointments
  • Associate Chair, Mathematics Department, 2008-2009   
Committees
  • Chair, Faculty Search Committee, 2008-2009   
  • Member, Math Department teaching allocation committee, 2007-2008   

Service to the Profession

Administrative Appointments
  • American Mathematical Society, Board of Trustees (Chair 2003, 2008), 2000-2010  
  • Chair, Northwestern Mathematics Department, 01/09/1999-08/31/2003  
  • Associate Dean of Science, Northwestern University, 09/01/1995-08/31/1998  
Committees
  • Member, A.M.S. Committe on Publications, 2005-2008  
Conferences Organized
  • Co-organizer, Abel 2007 Symposium, Oslo, Norway, 2008-2009   
  • Co-organizer, Schoolon algebraic K-theory, Trieste, Italy, 2008-2009   
Editorships and Editorial Boards
  • Editorial Board, American Journal, 01/01/2005-12/31/2010  
  • Chair of Editorial Committee, AMS University Lecture Series, 01/01/2004-12/31/2010  
  • Co-Managing Editor, Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra, 01/01/1990-12/31/2010