Katrina Barron

Education:

A.B. University of Chicago, Physics; Ph.D. Rutgers University, Mathematics

Dissertation:

The supergeometric interpretation of vertex operator superalgebras.

Thesis Advisor:

James Lepowsky, Department of Mathematics, Rutgers University

Research Topic:

A study of N=2 superconformal field theory using representations of the N=2 Neveu-Schwarz algebra in terms of superderivations and applications

Mentor:

Geoffrey Mason, Department of Mathematics, University of California Santa Cruz

Current Position:

Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Notre Dame