Paul Herstedt

Paul's research is in the realm of pure mathematics, at the intersection of operator algebras and dynamical systems.  Given a dynamical system, one can encode the information of the system inside of a C*-algebra and use this duality to study both the dynamical systems and their associated operator algebra.  Paul’s work ranges from studying zero-dimensional systems (e.g. the odometer action on a Cantor set) to infinite dimensional systems (e.g. subshifts of the Hilbert cube). 

Paul is devoted to innovation in the world of mathematics education.  He has developed a teaching philosophy and is in the process of writing textbooks with the primary goal of getting students to develop fundamental life skills (precision of language, critical reading, communicating ideas, novel problem solving) through the medium of mathematics.

Outside of work, Paul makes music, is a high rated DotA 2 player, works out, and is obsessed with cats.  He misses living in the Middle East, where stray cats nearly outnumber people.