Zachary Porat

About Me

My name is Zachary (Zack) Porat. I am currently a PhD candidate in mathematics at Wesleyan University. My advisor is David Pollack.

My research interests lie in number theory. In particular, I study automorphic forms for congruence subgroups of SL(3, Z).

Before Wesleyan, I obtained my B.S. in Mathematics from Union College. Outside of math, I enjoy bouldering and playing trumpet.

Here is a copy of my CV, last updated in May 2024:   PDF

Papers

(Note that preprints may differ from the final published version.)

Talks

Teaching

I am not teaching in Spring 2024.

While at Wesleyan, I have taught Elementary Statistics. I have also been a Teaching Assistant for several courses and worked in the Math Workshop.

Additionally, I have run several mentorship projects as part of Wesleyan’s Directed Reading Program.

Service

I am currently the President of Wesleyan’s AMS Graduate Student Chapter. I am also one of the organizers of our Directed Reading Program.

Additionally, from Spring 2022 through Fall 2023, I was a co-organizer of the departmental Graduate Student Seminar.

Expository Notes and More

Here are some notes and code that I have put together for one reason or another. Please let me know if you find any errors.

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
• Jeffrey Hatley
• Zonia Menendez
• Arianna Zikos