Cornelia Van Cott

Cornelia Van Cott

Professor

Department Chair
Full-Time Faculty

Biography

Cornelia Van Cott is a geometric topologist, studying knots, surfaces, and the interplay between three and four-dimensional topology.

Research Areas

  • Knot theory and low dimensional topology, particularly the interplay between three and four-dimensional topology observed in the knot concordance group

Appointments

  • Honors College Faculty Chair in the Sciences
  • Chair, Mathematical Association of America, Golden Section (2019 —2021)
  • Department Chair, Mathematics and Statistics (2017 — 2020)

Education

  • PhD, Mathematics, Indiana University, 2008

Selected Publications