Solomon Jekel is an Associate Professor and Head Advisor for Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Mathematics, where his research focuses on differential topology, studying the dynamics of moving objects on three-dimensional surfaces.
Professor Jekel earned his PhD from Dartmouth College in 1974. He then served as a C.L.E. Moore Instructor at M.I.T. from 1974 to 1976 and as Lefschetz Visiting Professor at the Centro de Investigación in Mexico City from 1976 to 1979. He joined Northeastern University in 1980 and later served as Visiting Professor at Utrecht University in the Netherlands in 1999. As faculty advisor, he has helped guide the department’s growth into a flexible, combined-major-friendly program for students pursuing math alongside other interests.
Publications
- The Euler Class in homological algebra, Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra
- Powers of the Euler Class, Advances in Mathematics
- A Hamiltonian with periodic orbits having several delays, Journal of Differential Equations
- On two theorems of A. Haefliger concerning foliations, Topology
- Loops on the classifying space for foliations, American Journal of Mathematics
In The News
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Math can be intimidating — unless your professor is Solomon Jekel
During a four-decade tenure, the Northeastern University mathematics professor has helped his department grow into a flexible, friendly place for students to take their love of numbers in many different directions.