Eur Named 2026 Sloan Research Fellow
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A faculty member in 好色先生TV鈥檚 Department of Mathematical Sciences will receive a Sloan Research Fellowship in 2026. Assistant Professor Christopher Eur is one of five CMU faculty being recognized this year among the 126 early career researchers announced as fellows. More than a thousand researchers are nominated annually, and winners receive a two-year $75,000 fellowship that can be used to advance their research.
鈥淭he Sloan Research Fellows are among the most promising early-career researchers in the U.S. and Canada, already driving meaningful progress in their respective disciplines,鈥� said Stacie Bloom, president and chief executive officer of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. 鈥淲e look forward to seeing how these exceptional scholars continue to unlock new scientific advancements, redefine their fields, and foster the wellbeing and knowledge of all.鈥�
A Sloan Research Fellowship is one of the most prestigious awards available to young researchers, in part because so many past Fellows have gone on to become distinguished figures in science.
Eur was nominated by June Huh, a Princeton University professor and 2022 Fields Medal recipient, the highest honor in math.
鈥淐hris is among the best in combinatorial algebraic geometry in terms of his ability to prove, compute, and construct,鈥� Huh said. 鈥淗is contributions to recent projects highlight his growing influence in the field. Chris consistently assumes leading roles, collaborates generously, and shows exceptional promise as an emerging leader in the field.鈥�
Eur鈥檚 research focuses on algebraic geometry and its intersection with combinatorics, the study of counting of objects. He takes a particular interest in matroid theory, a way mathematicians describe the property of independence in a space, with uses across mathematics, physics, computer science and more.
In 2023, Eur was awarded research funding from the National Science Foundation to further understanding of matroid theory He is delving deeper into discrete structures through geometry and probes the boundary between the two.
The project, called "Positive Vector Bundles in Combinatorics," is an example of applying algebraic geometry to understand combinatorial objects. The research seeks to understand objects like graphs and matchings through the geometric constructions called positive vector bundles.
Eur was a Benjamin Peirce Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University from 2021 to 2024. This fellowship is awarded to scholars with significant promise in research and a strong teaching record. Eur also worked at Stanford University as an NSF postdoctoral fellow from 2020 to 2021. He earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley and a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University.
