Janet Vassilev Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of New Mexico Office:  SMLC 324   email:  jvassil'at"unm.edu Professor Co-Chair: Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee Associate Editor: Rocky Mountain Journal of Mathematics Ph.D., Mathematics, UCLA (1997), Test ideals in Gorenstein isolated singularities and F-finite reduced rings, Advisors: Richard Elman (UCLA) and Craig Huneke (University of Virginia, formerly of KU and Purdue). M.A., Mathematics, UCLA (1993). B.A., Mathematics, University of Chicago (1991).

Research My primary research interests are in Commutative Algebra and in particular: Closure/Interior operations and related structures Tight Closure, Integral Closure and Basically Full Closure  Local Cohomology Singularity Theory Curriculum Vita Publications Teaching:  Fall 2024:   MATH 322 Modern Algebra    Fall 2024:   MATH 530 Commutative Algebra   Previous Courses Postdoctoral Mentoring: Olvia Strahan, August 2025 -- Shuai Wei, August 2022-May 2025. Doctoral Students: Benjamin Betts, Spring 2025 -- Sarah Poiani, Ph.D. May 2024. Gregory Morre, Ph.D. August 2016. Bryan White, Ph.D. May 2014. MS Students: Jiekai Pang, M.S., August 2024. Perla Maldonado, M.S. December 2022. Ryan Bridges, M.S. August 2020. Paige Mankey, M.S., December 2015. Laurie Price, M.S., December 2011. Undergraduate Students: Chayton Castruita, Fall 2025 -- Cordelia Russell, B.S., May 2025. Hannah Butler, B.S., December 2016. Andrew Baxter, B.S., May 2014. High School Students: John Keeney, Rio Rancho High School, 2015-2016. Ruby Aidun, Albuquerque High School, 2014-2015. Evan Liu, Albuquerque Academy, 2012-2013. Katherine Cordwell, Manzano High School, 2011-2012. Mathematics webpoints of interest: American Mathematical Society MathSciNet ArXiv The Front commalg.org AWM Math Genealogy Penn's Math Around the World Mathematics on the Web