Rufus Willett

I am a professor in the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Mathematics Department.

Email:
rwillett[at]hawaii.edu

Office:
PSB 410

Teaching

In the Spring 2026 semester I am teaching Math 621 and Math 307. If you are a student in one of my classes, materials are available on Lamakū.

Office hours: Monday 9:00-10:00 and 1:30-2:30, Wednesday 10-11, or by appointment.

Research

My research interests center around index theory, operator algebras, K-theory, coarse geometry, geometric and analytic properties of groups, and manifold topology.

My research is currently supported by the National Science Foundation (DMS 2247968) and the Simons Foundation (MP-TSM-00002363).

Papers and preprints.

CV.