Zachary Porat
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About Me
Hi there! My name is Zack and I am a Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Bucknell University.
My research interests lie in number theory and arithmetic geometry, with a focus on the interplay between theory and computation. In particular, I am interested in computations related to GL(3) automorphic forms.
I received my PhD in mathematics from Wesleyan University, advised by David Pollack. Before Wesleyan, I obtained my BS from Union College. Outside of math, I enjoy bouldering and playing trumpet. I also occasionally blog about my travels.
Here is a copy of my CV, last updated in March 2026: PDF
Recent News
New Preprint
Posted in Papers
In collaboration with Jessica Bennett, Jeffrey Hatley, Sasha Kononova, Vincent Macri, and Naina Praveen, we have a new preprint titled ‘‘Distinguishing Elliptic Curves Modulo p and Identifying Images of Product Representations’’ on the arXiv.
New Publication
Posted in Papers
My joint paper with Thomas Bouchet, Erik Davis, Steven Groen, and Ben York titled ‘‘Heuristics for (Ir)reducibility of p-Rank Strata of the Moduli Space of Hyperelliptic Curves’’ was recently published in Experimental Mathematics.
Miscellaneous
On My Bookshelf
- A First Course in Modular Forms (Fred Diamond and Jerry Shurman)
- Linear Algebraic Groups (T.A. Springer)
- Number Fields (Daniel A. Marcus)
Helpful Resources
- J.S. Milne’s Course Notes
- Keith Conrad’s Expository Papers
- The L-functions and Modular Forms Database (LMFDB)
Useful LaTeX Links
- Tool for figuring out LaTeX code for math symbols
- Tool for creating tables in LaTeX
- Tool for creating commutative diagrams in LaTeX (TikzCD)
- (Bonus: Fun LaTeX Typesetting game)
Some (Mathematical) Friends
- Lydia Ahlstrom
- Thomas Bouchet
- Steven Creech
- Erik Davis
- Steven Groen
- Asimina Hamakiotes
- Jeffrey Hatley
- Marcella Manivel
- Zonia Menendez-Deaton
- Freddy Saia
- Jacob Tolman
- Benjamin York
- Arianna Zikos