Amber Habib - Shiv Nadar University Researcher profile

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Profile Summary

I have studied at IIT Kanpur and the University of California, Berkeley, and held postdoctoral positions at the Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad and the Bangalore Centre of the Indian Statistical Institute. My research interests are in representation theory and mathematical finance.

For about 20 years, I have been involved in efforts to make mathematics education at the school and college level more interesting and fulfilling through special topics, projects, and an appreciation of the myriad links of mathematics with other disciplines. This began during my time as a teacher at St. Stephen’s College and was my main focus during the years I spent with the Mathematical Sciences Foundation. I often serve as resident faculty for the Mathematical Training & Talent Search program sponsored by the National Board for Higher Mathematics.

At Shiv Nadar University, I have relished the opportunity to take part in designing undergraduate and graduate curricula from scratch, as well as in setting up a Department of Mathematics that truly believes in “unity in diversity”. I have been Head of Department since 2013, and Dean Undergraduate Studies since September 2015.

Educational Qualifications

PhD in Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley
MS (Integrated) Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Work Experience

06/11 – Present Professor, Shiv Nadar University, Gautam Buddha Nagar

07/06 – 06/11 – Professor, Mathematical Sciences Foundation, Delhi

06/04 – 07/06 – Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences Foundation, Delhi
07/01 – 06/04 – Lecturer, St. Stephen's College, Delhi

06/00 – 05/01 – Visiting Scientist, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore

08/97 – 05/00 – Visiting Fellow, Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad

Teaching & Research Interests:

Apart from my regular teaching at SNU, I often participate as resident faculty in the Mathematical Training & Talent Search Programme, which is sponsored by NBHM. My Google Sites page has lecture notes and more information on my books.

Research Areas

Analysis

Algebra and Number Theory

Courses Taught(Selected)

Lie Groups and Riemannian Geometry (MAT734)

Graduate Algebra I (MAT640)

Representation Theory (MAT744)

Measure and Integration (MAT620)

Topology (MAT622)

Complex Analysis (MAT624)

Geometry (MAT632)

Differential Geometry (MAT634)