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Cristina Ballantine, assistant professor of mathematics
at the College, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant
to conduct research at the University of Muenster/Germany
during the 2004-05 academic year. She will collaborate with
Peter Schneider, of the University of Muenster, to study
questions pertaining to number theory (representations of
groups) using tools from algebraic topology.
Ballantine is one of approximately 800 U.S. faculty and
professionals who will travel abroad to some 140 countries
for the 2004-05 academic year through the Fulbright Scholar
Program. Established in 1946, the program’s purpose
is to build mutual understanding between the people of the
United States and other countries.
Recipients of Fulbright Scholar awards are selected on the
basis of academic or professional achievement — and
because they have demonstrated extraordinary leadership potential
in their fields.
Originally from Romania, Ballantine received her diploma
from the University of Stuttgart in Germany and her master’s
degree and Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. Prior to
joining the Holy Cross faculty in 2002, she taught and conducted
research at the University of Wyoming, Bowdoin College and
Dartmouth College. Before that, she worked as a software
developer in Germany.
The author of several journal articles, Ballantine specializes
in number theory, specifically in the theory of representations
and automorphic forms. She resides in Holden, Mass., with
her husband and two daughters.
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