Radu Laza Elected Fellow of the American Mathematics Society

Radu Laza, professor in the Department of Mathematics, has been elected to the 2025 class of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society.

The Fellows of the American Mathematical Society program recognizes members who have made outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication and utilization of mathematics.

“I am very happy to hear that the AMS has recognized Radu Laza’s exceptional work in the creation and communication of mathematics,” said Scott Sutherland, professor and chair of the Department of Mathematics. “Radu is an expert in the areas of Algebraic Geometry, Complex Geometry, and Arithmetic Geometry and an essential member of our Department. His achievements exemplify the qualities celebrated by the AMS Fellows program.”

“I’m thrilled for Radu Laza for the remarkable honor of being elected as a fellow of the American Mathematical Society,” said David Wrobel, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of American history. “We’re fortunate to have him among our esteemed Mathematics faculty and proudly celebrate his continued excellence and accomplishments.” 

Laza was named a 2010 A.P. Sloan Foundation Fellow, a 2014-2015 IAS von Neumann Fellow, and a 2016 Simons Fellow in Mathematics. He won an NSF CAREER Award in 2013 and was named Foundation Sciences Mathematiques de Paris Junior Chair in 2016.

Laza is the 15th current member of the SBU College of Arts and Sciences Department of Mathematics to be elected a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, along with six emeritus members. The AMS Fellows began in 2013.

Current Fellows:

Radu Laza – 2025
Christian Schnell – 2024
Samuel Grushevsky – 2022
Christopher J. Bishop – 2019
Mark Andrea De Cataldo – 2019
Jason Starr – 2017
Xiuxiong Chen – 2015
John Willard Milnor – 2014
H. Blaine Lawson, Jr. – 2013
Robert Lazarsfeld – 2013
Claude LeBrun – 2013
Mikhail Lyubich – 2013
Dennis P. Sullivan – 2013
Leon A. Takhtajan – 2013
Oleg Viro – 2013

Emeritus Fellows:

Michael T. Anderson – 2013
David G. Ebin – 2013
Anthony W. Knapp – 2013
Irwin Kra – 2013
Bernard Maskit – 2013
John W. Morgan – 2013