Tristan C. Collins

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Mathematics
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
Email: tristanc at mit dot edu


I am the Class of 1948 Career Development Associate Professor in the Mathematics Department at MIT. Formerly I was a Benjamin Peirce Assistant Professor at Harvard University. I completed my Ph.D. under the supervision of D.H. Phong at Columbia University in New York City. Before studying at Columbia, I studied mathematics at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C., where I worked with Malabika Pramanik.

I do research in geometry and analysis. I am particularly interested in geometric flows, and applications of algebraic geometry to analysis, and vice versa.

My research is partially supported by NSF CAREER grant DMS-1944952.

Here's my CV last updated July 11, 2023.

My publications are available on Google Scholar


Teaching

Spring 2022

• 18.03- Differential Equations

Fall 2020

• 18.03- Differential Equations

Fall 2019

• 18.965- Geometry of Manifolds I

Past Teaching

• Webpages for past courses can be found here

Geometry and Analysis Seminar for Boston Area Graduate Students

Fall 2022

Fall 2021

Publications and Preprints