Henry Koewing Schenck

Henry Koewing "Hal" Schenck is an American mathematician, known for his work in algebraic geometry and commutative algebra. He holds the Rosemary Kopel Brown Eminent Scholars Chair in mathematics at Auburn University.

Education Schenck attended Carnegie Mellon University for his undergraduate degree. After receiving his BS degree in 1986, he spent 4 years serving in the United States Army, leaving the service as a captain.

Career Following completion of his PhD, Schenck held postdoctoral appointments at Northeastern University, then at Harvard University.

Schenck has been (with Catherine Yan) one of the editors-in-chief of Advances in Applied Mathematics since 2018. He was a founding editor (with Jim Coykendall) of the Journal of Commutative Algebra.

Awards and honors Schenck was elected as a fellow of the American Mathematical Society in 2020 for "contributions to research and exposition in applications of algebraic geometry and for service to the profession."

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