Faculty Profile for Dr. Pritha Chakraborty

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Dr. Pritha Chakraborty
Asst Professor of Instruction — Mathematics
DERR 305
phone: (512) 245-4757

Biography Section

Biography and Education

- Ph.D. (Mathematics), Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX,
Dissertation title: Extremal Problems on Bergman Spaces
Advisers: Alexander Solynin, Brock Williams
8/2011 – 5/2016

-M.Sc. (Mathematics), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, India,
Thesis title: Hardy spaces and a glimpse of Bergman spaces
Adviser: Saminathan Ponnusamy
8/2009 – 5/2011

- B.Sc. (Mathematics), Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
8/2006 – 7/2009

Teaching Interests

- Designed and delivered courses in both traditional and online formats.
- Developed course materials and assessments to enhance student learning and engagement.
- Implemented various technologies to foster interactive and engaging learning experiences.
- Mentored and supported teaching assistants and new instructors.

Research Interests

I am primarily interested in complex analysis in one variable, with a particular focus on complex-valued analytic function spaces and their applications in operator theory and potential theory. My research explores the rich interactions between these areas, especially as they pertain to solving problems in both theoretical and applied mathematics.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: SIAM Scholarship, Texas Tech University. 2015
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Patrick L. Odell Graduate Student Scholarship, Texas Tech University. 2014
  • Award / Honor Recipient: John T. White Graduate Student Scholarship, Texas Tech University. 2013
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Gordon Fuller Graduate Student Scholarship, Texas Tech University. 2012
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Prakash Narayana Scholarship, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India. 2009

Selected Service Activities

Poster Judge
WiSE Conference
March 2, 2018-March 2, 2018
Organizer
Derivative Bootcamp - Spring 2025
February 2025-Present
Chair
Online Teaching Forum
January 2025-Present
Organizer
Gradescope Faculty Liaison and Pilot Leader
January 2025-Present
Co-Chair
Calculus 1 Teaching Forum
August 2024-Present