Karen Smith

9/22/15 Karen Smith, M S Keeler II Professor of Mathematics and Professor of Mathematics, College of LSA.

Karen Smith’s research lies at the interface of commutative algebra and algebraic geometry. Algebraic geometry is the study of geometric shapes which are defined by polynomial equations; commutative algebra is the study of the rings of polynomial functions on such geometric objects. Specifically, one focus of Smith’s research the use of prime characteristic methods to…