Hung Tran, Ph.D. Associate Professor

From a small village in Vietnam, Hung Tran obtained his bachelor degree from Berea College in Kentucky and in 2014 received his PhD degree in mathematics from Cornell University. He was a visiting assistant professor at the University of California at Irvine before joining Texas Tech University in 2017. His research lies at the interface of geometry and analysis with potential applications to mathematical physics, math bio, and data science. In other words, he utilizes analytical techniques (aka PDE) to investigate geometric equilibrium configurations. His recent work focuses on Morse theory, integrable systems, and group actions in the context of gradient Kahler-Ricci solitons, Teichmuller theory for surfaces with boundaries, and geometric learning.

Research Interests

Geometric Flows and Critical Geometric Structures (Minimal Surfaces, Gradient Ricci Solitons);
Applications of Differential Geometry in Biology, Physics, and Data Sciences

Education

Ph.D., Cornell University