Permanent Faculty
| Brian D. Boe | Professor Ph.D. Yale University 1982 Representation theory of algebraic groups and Lie algebras |
| Leonard Chastkofsky | Associate Professor Ph.D. Yale University 1978 Representations of finite groups |
| William A. Graham | Professor Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1992 Geometry and representation theory |
| Daniel Krashen | Associate Professor Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin 2001 Non-commutative algebra, algebraic geometry |
| Daniel K. Nakano | Distinguished Research Professor Ph.D. Yale University 1990 Representation and cohomology theory of algebraic groups |
| Lisa Townsley | Academic Professional Ph.D. Northwestern University 1987 Cohomology of finite groups |
Emeritus Faculty
| Jon F. Carlson | Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus Ph.D. University of Virginia 1967 Group representations and cohomology |
| Kenneth D. Johnson | Professor Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley 1968 Representation theory of Lie groups |
Postdoctoral Associates
| Amber Russell | Postdoctoral Researcher/Part-time Instructor Ph.D. Louisiana State University 2012 Geometry, representation theory and Lie theory |
The algebra group has a vibrant training program for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
The algebra group has sponsored three NSF Postdoctoral Fellows: Wayne Wheeler (1996-98), David Hemmer (2001-03) and Jonathan Kujawa (2003-07). If you interested in applying to the Department of Mathematics at UGA for graduate studies or a postdoc, please do not hestitate to contact one of our faculty members.
Students and Postdoctoral Fellows in the Algebra Group
Students
| Ph.D Student | Year of Degree | Ph.D Advisor | Post Graduation Placement |
| Stephen Kuhn | 1979 | Carlson | University of Tennessee, Chattanooga |
| Deborah Sherman | 1994 | Carlson | Truman State University |
| Chuang Peng | 1995 | Carlson | Morehouse College |
| Peteris Daugulis | 1998 | Carlson | |
| Jason Whitt | 1998 | Carlson | Illinois Wesleyan University |
| Desire (Gilles) Gnacadja | 2000 | Benson | MATRA Systems, Inc. |
| Mucheng Zhang | 2000 | Carlson | Computer Science, UGA |
| Blake Hindman | 2002 | Benson | Georgia College |
| Graham Matthews | 2004 | Carlson | Amgen Corporation |
| Bobbe Cooper | 2008 | Nakano | University of Minnesota |
| Kenyon Platt | 2008 | Boe | Brigham Young University |
| Caroline Wright | 2008 | Nakano | University of Arizona |
| Irfan Bagci | 2009 | Nakano | University of California, Riverside |
| Wenjing Li | 2012 | Graham | Concordia College Alabama |
| Brandon Samples | 2012 | Graham | Georgia College |
| Ben Wyser | 2012 | Graham | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
| Nham Ngo | 2012 | Nakano | University of Wisconsin, Stout |
| Stacy Musgrave | 2013 | Krashen | Arizona State University | Kate Thompson | 2014 | Krashen | Davidson College |
| Theresa Brons | Nakano | ||
| Andrew Talian | Nakano | ||
| William Hardesty | Nakano | ||
| Maren Turbow | Krashen | Patrick McFaddin | Krashen |
Postdocs
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Years at UGA | Current Position |
| Gordana Todorov | 1978-79 | Professor, Northeastern University |
| Wayne Wheeler | 1996-98 | Center for Communications Research, La Jolla |
| Luis Valero-Elizondo | 1998-00 | Professor, U. Nac. Aut. de Mexico |
| Markus Hunziker | 2000-04 | Associate Professor, Baylor University |
| David Hemmer | 2001-03 | Professor and Chair, SUNY Buffalo |
| Jo Jang Hyun | 2002-04 | Assistant Professor, Gyeongsang National University |
| Nadia Mazza | 2003-06 | Lecturer, Lancaster University |
| Jonathan Kujawa | 2003-07 | Associate Professor, University of Oklahoma |
| Emilie Wiesner | 2005-07 | Assistant Professor, Ithaca College |
| Victor Kreiman | 2006-09 | Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, Parkside |
| Benjamin Jones | 2007-10 | Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, Stout |
| Christopher Drupeski | 2009-12 | Assistant Professor, DePaul University |
| Niles Johnson | 2009-12 | Assistant Professor, Ohio State, Newark |
| Amber Russell | 2012- | Postdoctoral Fellow, UGA |