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

If you are a student in one of my classes, materials are available on Lamakū.

In the Fall 2026 semester I will be teaching Math 412: please contact me if you have questions about the class.

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.