About Me

I am a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Rochester. My research is in Riemannian geometry, with a focus on special metrics on manifolds — particularly quasi-Einstein metrics and conformally Einstein metrics on homogeneous spaces.

I received my Ph.D. in Mathematics from Syracuse University in May 2026, where I was advised by Professor William Wylie. Prior to that, I completed my Master's degree in Mathematics at the  Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune.

My broader goal is to understand geometric structures that connect ideas across differential geometry, algebra, and analysis.

 contact: nvaliyak@syr.edu