Lan-Hsuan Huang 黃籃萱
Professor of Mathematics University of Connecticut Professor Huang’s research lies at the intersection of mathematical physics, geometry, and analysis, with a particular focus on general relativity and differential geometry. She also collaborates with researchers in mechanical engineering. Her honors include election as a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, Simons Fellowships, and an NSF CAREER Award. She received her Ph.D. in Mathematics from Stanford University and held a Ritt Assistant Professorship at Columbia University before joining UConn.
Research Programs and Conferences
Professor Huang has extensive experience organizing conferences, workshops, and research programs. The selection below highlights semester-long programs, graduate summer schools, and initiatives at the University of Connecticut.SLMath Programs
Fall 2024 · Semester-long research program
New Frontiers in Curvature: Flows, General Relativity, Minimal Submanifolds, and Symmetry Co-organizer, SLMathSelected UConn Initiatives
She has also developed research and educational initiatives at UConn that engage graduate and undergraduate students.Outreach and Expository Writing
Professor Huang is committed to making mathematics accessible to a broader audience.- In a UConn Today interview, she explains the concept of center of mass in general relativity.
- She coauthored the article Trapped surfaces, topology of black holes, and positive mass theorem, published in Notices of the AMS, which introduces these topics to beginning graduate students. A Chinese translation was published in 数学译林.
- She coauthored the article The Mathematics of Richard Schoen, published in Notices of the AMS, to which she contributed an exposition of the connection between the Riemannian positive mass theorem and torus rigidity.
- She was the featured scientist in Bubble Trouble, an episode of STEAM Daydream, a children’s podcast produced by the National Children’s Museum.
Current and Recent Research Support
Professor Huang’s research has been supported by the National Science Foundation through the following grants.- NSF DMS-2604040 (2026–present) Einstein Manifolds and General Relativity
- NSF DMS-2304966 (2023–present) Geometric Boundary Value Problems in General Relativity
- NSF CMMI-2130668 (2022–2025) Collaborative Research: Computational Design of Multi-functional Minimal-Surface Lattice Structures Mechanical engineering collaboration
