Anthony D. Elmendorf, Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics

2019 - 2020 Senate Officer - Chair

Introduction

Anthony D. Elmendorf is a Professor of Mathematics at Purdue Northwest. He is currently serving a one-year term as Chair of the Faculty Senate.

Research Overview

Elmendorf’s research occupies one corner of algebraic topology, a subject in which mathematicians attempt to describe geometric objects by attaching algebraic structures to them.

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Select Publications

Elmendorf, A. D.; Mandell, M. A. Permutative categories, multicategories and algebraic K-theory. Algebr. Geom. Topol. 9 (2009), no. 4, 2391–2441.

Elmendorf, A. D.; Mandell, M. A. Rings, modules, and algebras in infinite loop space theory. Adv. Math. 205 (2006), no. 1, 163–228.

Elmendorf, A. D.; Kriz, I.; Mandell, M. A.; May, J. P. Rings, modules, and algebras in stable homotopy theory. With an appendix by M. Cole. Mathematical Surveys and Monographs, 47. American Mathematical Society, Providence, RI, 1997. xii+249 pp.

Teaching Focus

Elmendorf’s teaching focuses on calculus, abstract reasoning and algebra, broadly construed.

Previous Roles

Elmendorf served as the graduate advisor in mathematics from 2004 to 2019.