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Alexander Soifer

College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences
1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
(719) 255-1234
(719) 255-4200 FAX

Academic Background

M.S. Mathematics - Moscow State Pedagogical University - 1971

Ph.D. Mathematics - Moscow State Pedagogical University - 1973

Professor of Mathematics, Art History, Film Studies, University of Colorado - 1979 - present

Long Term Visiting Scholar, DIMACS (Center for Discrete Mathematics & Theoretical Computer Science), Rutgers University, January 2003-August 2004 ; and 2006-2007 academic year.

Visiting Fellow-Research Collaborator, Department of Mathematics, Princeton University, December 2002-August 2004 , and 2006-2007 academic year.

My recent research work in Mathematics

Axiom of choice and chromatic number of the plane

Participation in Mathematics Competitions


2008-2012 
Senior Vice President and Chair of Program Committee, WORLD FEDERATION OF NATIONAL MATHEMATICS COMPETITIONS
1996-2008
Secretary, Member of the Executive and Program Committee, WORLD FEDERATION OF NATIONAL MATHEMATICS COMPETITIONS
1996-2005  Member, UNITED STATED OF AMERICA MATEMATICS OLYMPIAD SUBCOMMITTEE
1983-Present Chair and Founder, COLORADO MATEMATICAL OLYMPIAD
1970-1974  Member of the Jury, Soviet Union National Mathematical Olympiad