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I am a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in Prescott, Arizona. I received my Ph.D. in Mathematics at the University of Houston under the guidance of Dr. Gordon Heier after completing a dissertation in the field of complex differential geometry. My research interests lie in coding theory, error correcting codes, information theory, differential geometry, algebraic geometry. I also have interests in mathematics education and supporting underrepresented groups in STEM. I currently serve as the Archivist of the Faculty Senate at ERAU Prescott, a Faculty Fellow of ERAU's Center for Teaching & Learning Excellence, a Co-director for the Arizona Women's Symposium in Mathematics, and the Secretary of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Southwestern Section. 

Contact Information:

• Office: AC1 (Building 74), Room 251 (Click here for a campus map.)

• Office Hours (Fall 2024): MTuWF 3:30-4:30pm, Th 9:00-11:00am, and by appointment

• Email: alvara44 [at] erau [dot] edu

• Office Phone: 928-777-3447

• Postal Address:  Department of Mathematics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 3700 Willow Creek Rd., Prescott, AZ 86301

Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 Plans and Activities:

• September 20-21, 2024: The 2024 Arizona Women's Symposium in Mathematics, Northern Arizona University - Organizer and Co-Director

• October 7-9, 2024: SIAM Quantum Intersections Convening, Tysons, VA - Workshop participant

• [January 8-11, 2025]: 2025 Joint Mathematics Meeting,  Seattle, WA - Speaker
  
  

My research is partially funded by the following:

• AMS-Simons Research Enhancement Grants for Primarily Undergraduate Institution (PUI) Faculty Grant, PI (2023 - 2026)

• ERAU Faculty Innovative Research in Science and Technology (FIRST) Grant, Co-PI (2023 - 2024)

My service to the mathematical community is partially funded by the following:

• MAA Tensor Women and Mathematics Grant, Co-PI (2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025)