CV

General Information

Full Name Blake A. Farman
Date of Birth 11 October 1987
Languages English

Education

  • 2018

    Columbia, SC

    Doctor of Philosophy, Mathematics
    University of South Carolina
    • Dissertation: Geometry of Derived Categories on Noncommutative Projective Schemes
    • Advisor: Matthew Ballard
  • 2011

    Burlington, VT

    Master of Science, Mathematics
    University of Vermont
    • Major Concentration: Abstract Algebra
    • Minor Concentration: Algebraic Number Theory
  • 2009

    Troy, NY

    Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    • Minors
      • Applied Mathematics
      • French

Appointments

  • 2024 - Present

    Ruston, LA

    Assistant Professor
    Louisiana Tech University
  • 2020 - 2024

    Monroe, LA

    Assistant Professor
    University of Louisiana At Monroe
  • 2020 - 2023

    Monroe, LA

    Capital One Endowed Professorship in Mathematics
    University of Louisiana At Monroe
  • 2018 - 2020

    Easton, PA

    Visiting Assistant Professor
    Lafayette College

Leadership and Governance

  • 2025 - Present

    Monroe, LA

    Membership Outreach Director (Officer)
    Friends of Black Bayou, Black Bayou National Wildlife Refuge
  • 2024 - 2025

    Monroe, LA

    Director at Large
    Friends of Black Bayou, Black Bayou National Wildlife Refuge

Honors and Awards

  • 2022
    • Project NExT Fellow (Red '22)

Funding

  • February 2024
    Student Activity Enhancement Fee ($2,000)
    Student Development, University of Louisiana at Monroe
    • Funded trip for ULM students to attend the annual meeting of the Louisiana-Mississippi section of the Mathematical Association of America.
  • AY 22-23
    Capital One Endowed Professorship in Mathematics ($5370)
    University of Louisiana at Monroe
  • AY 21-22
    Capital One Endowed Professorship in Mathematics ($5070)
    University of Louisiana at Monroe
  • AY 20-21
    Capital One Endowed Professorship in Mathematics ($4790)
    University of Louisiana at Monroe

Undergraduate Mentoring and Research Supervision

  • Spring 2024

    Monroe, LA

    Riya Shrestha
    • Knot Theory research project focused on identifying a family of knots for which there is a winning strategy in the Region Unknot Game.
  • Spring 2023

    Monroe, LA

    The Entrepreneurship Pelican Cup
    • Served as faculty advisor for one of the six finalists in the Entrepreneurship Pelican Cup business competition.
  • Spring 2021

    Monroe, LA

    Sagar Bhetuwal
    • Number Theory research project focused on providing a formal verification of the proof of the Prime Number Theorem using the Lean proof assistant.

Conferences and Workshops

  • 2023

    Java, NY

    Mathematics Research Community
    American Mathematical Society
    • Derived Categories, Arithmetic and Geometry
  • 2023

    Lake Charles, LA

    For our Future 2023
    University of Louisiana System
  • 2023

    Tampa, FL

    MathFest
    Mathematical Association of America
    • Project NExT
  • 2023

    Boston, MA

    Joint Mathematics Meetings
    • Project NExT
  • 2022

    Philadelphia, PA

    Mathematical Association of America MathFest
    • Project NExT
  • 2021

    Banff, CA

    Derived, Birational, and Categorical Algebraic Geometry
    Banff International Research Station
  • 2020

    Banff, CA

    Derived, Birational, and Categorical Algebraic Geometry (Online)
    Banff International Research Station