Michael Aschbacher
Shaler Arthur Hanisch Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus
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B.S., Caltech, 1966; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1969. Bateman Research Instructor, Caltech, 1970-72; Assistant Professor, 1972-74; Associate Professor, 1974-76; Professor, 1976-96; Hanisch Professor, 1996-2013; Hanisch Professor, Emeritus, 2013-; Executive Officer for Mathematics, 1991-94.
Research Areas:
Mathematics
Research Interests
Finite groups, algebraic groups, combinatoricsB.S., California Institute of Technology, 1966
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1969
Course(s) Taught
- Winter 2009 - 2010: Math 1b Analytic, Math 120b
- Fall 2009 - 2010: Math 120a
- Winter 2008 - 2009: Math 1b, Math 5b
- Fall 2008 - 2009: Math 5a
- Winter 2007 - 2008: Math 1b Analytic, Math 5b
- Fall 2007 - 2008: Math 5a
- Fall 2003–04: Ma 5a - Introduction to Abstract Algebra
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Selected Publications
- On finite groups of component type, Illinois J. Math. 19 (1975), 87-113
- A characterization of Chevalley groups over fields of odd order, Ann. Math. 106 (1977), 353-468
- On the maximal subgroups of the finite classical groups, Invent. Math. 76 (1984), 469-514
- (with S. Smith) On Quillen's conjecture for the p-groups complex, Ann. Math. 137 (1993), 473-529
- Sporadic Groups, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994 (314 pages)