Luis Núñez-Betancourt
Investigador Titular C (Full Professor)
Centro de Investigación en Matemáticas (CIMAT)
SNII 3
Office: K-305
Address: Jalisco S/N, Valenciana, Guanajuato, GTO CP: 36023
Email: luisnub@cimat.mx
Download CV (PDF)Research Interests
My research interests are in commutative algebra and its connections to algebraic geometry, and combinatorics. Specifically, I work on local cohomology, Lyubeznik numbers, D-modules, F-modules, F-thresholds, tight closure, Castelnuovo-Mumford regularity, binomial edge ideals, and symbolic powers.
I belong to CIMAT's Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry Group.
About me
I am from Durango, Mexico. It is a small but beautiful city in the north of Mexico. I was an undergraduate at the joint program of the University of Guanajuato and CIMAT. I did my senior thesis under the direction of Xavier Gómez-Mont. It was very nice to come back to work to my alma mater. In addition, Guanajuato is my favorite city in the world. I obtained my doctoral degree from the University of Michigan under the supervision of Mel Hochster. I met Alexis, my wife, in Ann Arbor. I was a Whyburn Instructor of Mathematics at the University of Virginia, where I worked with Craig Huneke. Besides math, I enjoy cooking, dancing, traveling, and playing basketball.
Current PhD Students
- Ghazaleh Fakhrivaighan
- Marvin Ferman Bell
- Yeddiel Cortes Ruelas
Mathematical Ethos
I endorse Federico Ardila's axioms:
- Axiom 1. Mathematical potential is distributed equally among different groups, irrespective of geographic, demographic, and economic boundaries.
- Axiom 2. Everyone can have joyful, meaningful, and empowering mathematical experiences.
- Axiom 3. Mathematics is a powerful, malleable tool that can be shaped and used differently by various communities to serve their needs.
- Axiom 4. Every student deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.