Peter McDonald

I am a PIMS-Simons Postdoctoral Fellow at Simon Fraser University working with Katrina Honigs. Prior to moving to British Columbia, I was at the University of Illinois Chicago. I received my PhD from the  University of Utah in 2024 under the supervision of Srikanth Iyengar and Karl Schwede. I work at the intersection of algebraic geometry and commutative algebra, and am generally interested in applications of homological and homotopical techniques to the study of singularities.

Before graduate school, I had a brief stint in consulting at EY-Parthenon. Prior to that, I received my BA in mathematics from Williams College in Williamstown, MA where I did research in commutative algebra with Susan Loepp and on multidimensional continued fractions with Tom Garrity. Outside of math, I enjoy skiing, hiking, biking, roller skating, and (listening and dancing to) music. I'm also passionate about public transit and urbanism and spent some time on the board of Sweet Streets.

Upcoming Travel

• October 5-10: BIRS Workshop on Notions of Singularities in Different Characteristics