Daniel Erman: PhD Students

Graduate Students

My own PhD advisor was David Eisenbud. The students who completed a degree with me (also pictured below) are:

  • Jay Yang, PhD 2018, now at Vanderbilt University.
  • Juliette Bruce, Phd 2020, now at Dartmouth University.
  • Bobby Laudone, Phd 2020 (co-advised with Steven Sam), now at US Naval Academy.
  • Kevin Kristensen, MA 2020, now at Epic Systems.
  • Caitlyn Booms, PhD 2023, now at Chesterton Academy
  • Maya Banks, PhD 2024, now at UIC.
  • John Cobb, PhD 2024 (co-advised with Michael Kemeny), now at Auburn.
  • Caitlin Davis, PhD 2026, now at Auburn.
  • Boyana Martinova , PhD 2026, now at Stanford.

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    I currently have four PhD students: Moriah Aberle, José Esparza-Lozano, Kiara Johnson, and Christin Sum. If you are wondering if I'd be a good PhD advisor for you, I encourage you to do two things as soon as possible: first, talk to me (just email me and say "I am looking for an advisor, and I would like to talk to you about your research"); second, talk to my current or former students.

    I am interested in a mix of commutative algebra, algebraic geometry, and computation, and I tend to expect my students to eventually gain familiarity with: Eisenbud's Commutative Algebra book, Harsthorne's Algebraic Geometry book (or Vakil's book), and the computational program Macaulay2. Most of my students were not already familiar with all of these when they first reached out to me.

    I strongly prefer to start working with students early in their graduate careers, preferably by end of their second academic year, if not sooner. I thus encourage students who are curious about working with me to reach out to me early in their graduate career. I am happy to discuss my research and help any student find a good advisor even if (as is often the case) I am not the best fit. I expect my students to finish in 5 or 6 years.