Ryan Hunter | University of Kansas

About Me

I am a mathematics Ph.D. student at the University of Kansas. My advisor is Emily Witt. I received my bachelors degrees in mathematics and in chemical engineering from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. In my free time I enjoy cooking, cycling, and playing disc golf.

In the fall of 2026, I am on the job market.

Research Interests

I work mainly in commutative algebra, with a focus on local cohomology and related invariants. Specifically, I am interested in describing positive characteristic singularities via the Frobenius morphism, with applications to the theory of D-modules. I highly value explicit computation and concrete examples. I also dabble in algebraic geometry and algebraic combinatorics.

Where to Find Me

My office is Snow 620.

I will be in attendance at the Heartland Math Conference in Manhattan, Kansas, the weekend of October 3/4.

I will be in attendance at KUMUNU in Lawrence, Kansas, the weekend of October 10/11.

I will be speaking at the AMS Sectional in Tempe, Arizona, the weekend of November 7/8, as part of the Special Session on Singularities in Algebra and Geometry.

If I am planning to attend any other conferences, I will add them here.