Rachel Webb
Provost's New Faculty Fellow (starting July 2024 as Assistant Professor), Mathematics
Academic focus:
Algebraic geometry, especially problems motivated by Gromov-Witten theory, including moduli of curves and maps
Current research project:
I'm trying to understand stacky curves, and also how Gromov-Witten invariants change under GIT wall crossing.
Previous positions:
- NSF Postdoc, Department of Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley, 2020-2023
Academic background:
- Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Michigan, 2020
- M.S., Mathematics, Brigham Young University, 2013
- B.S., Mathematics, Brigham Young University, 2012
Last book read:
Five minutes ago, to my daughter: “The Paper Bag Princess” by Robert Munsch
Last adult book read: “Spencer W. Kimball's Record Collection: Essays on Mormon Music” by Michael Hicks
In your own time/when not working:
Running, cycling, walking, cooking; playing with and teaching my children
Courses you’re most looking forward to teaching:
Abstract Algebra, Algebraic Geometry
What most excites you about Cornell:
The gorges! And the friendly community
