Alexia Sontag

asontag@wellesley.edu

(781) 283-3131
Faculty emerita
B.A., Pacific Lutheran University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota (Minneapolis)


Alexia Sontag
Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus

Professor Sontag taught Mathematics at Wellesley from 1975-2010.


Professor Sontag's research interests are in complex analysis, especially quasiconformal mappings (mappings of bounded distortion) and geometric aspects of complex function theory, but she is also interested in real analysis, especially those topics that are accessible to undergraduates.


Upcoming Events

 

Monday, Sept 30, SCI 362/364

Laura Bruno is this week's speaker in the student seminar. She'll give a talked entitled School's in Session: The Locker Problem. We'll meet in 362 for lunch around 12:20, then head over to 364 around 12:35 to hear the talk.
 

Thursday, Oct 17, SCI 362/396

Ruth Charney from the Brandeis will give the 12th annual Heard Lecture.  The title of her talk is Robotics and Geometry. We'll meet around 3:45 for some refreshments and socializing before heading to room 396 for the talk at 4:15.  Everyone is welcome to attend!  Afterward the department will hold a banquet dinner in honor of the speakers.  Students who are interested in joining us for the dinner should speak with a professor or with Melanie.

 

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