Professor Chris Parker BSc MSc PhD

School of Mathematics
Professor of Pure Mathematics

Contact details

Email
c.w.parker@bham.ac.uk
Address
School of Mathematics
Watson Building
University 麻豆精选
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Chris Parker is a Professor of Pure Mathematics at the University 麻豆精选, specialising in finite group theory.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Mathematics, University of Manchester, 1987
  • MSc in Mathematics, University of Manchester, 1985
  • BSc in Mathematics, University 麻豆精选, 1984

Teaching

Semester 2

LM Advanced Topics in Algebra

Postgraduate supervision

Chris Parker鈥檚 recent research has been focused on theorems designed to understand the classification theorem of the finite simple groups. This includes joint work primarily with Gernot Stroth, which aims to determine the finite simple groups of local characteristic p. Chris also contributes to projects which explore the appearance of exotic fusion systems and their relationship to finite simple groups. Important contributions here are separate joint works with Jason Semeraro and Valentina Grazian.

Publications

Highlight publications

Parker, C & Semeraro, J 2019, '', Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society, vol. 147, no. 9, pp. 3773鈥�3786.

Parker, C & Semeraro, J 2021, '', Mathematics of Computation, vol. 90, no. 331, pp. 2415-2461.

Parker, C, Pientka, G, Seidel, A & Stroth, G 2023, '', Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society, vol. 292, no. 1452.

Parker, C & Stroth, G 2020, '', London Mathematical Society. Proceedings , vol. 120, no. 4, pp. 465-513.

Recent publications

Book

Cambell, C, Parker, C, Quick, M, Robertson, E & Roney-Dougal, CM 2019, . vol. 455, London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series edn, Cambridge University Press.

Article

Grazian, V & Parker, C 2025, '', Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society, vol. 307, no. 1549.

Farrell, E & Parker, C 2025, '', Communications in Algebra.

Parker, C & Saunders, J 2024, '', Israel Journal of Mathematics.

Meierfrankenfeld, U, Parker, C & Stroth, G 2024, '', Journal of Algebra, vol. 640, pp. 174-215.

van Bon, J & Parker, C 2024, '', Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics. ,

Parker, C & Stroth, G 2022, '', Archiv der Mathematik, vol. 118, no. 2, pp. 123-132.

Parker, C & Rowley, P 2021, '', Journal of Algebra.

Meierfrankenfeld, U, Parker, C & Rowley, P 2021, '', Journal of Algebra, vol. 566, pp. 1-93.

Parker, C & Rowley, P 2021, '', Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra, vol. 225, no. 9, 106643.

Parker, C & Rowley, P 2020, '', Journal of Algebra, vol. 543, pp. 1-53.

Parker, C & Stroth, G 2019, '', Journal of Algebra.

Parker, C & Semeraro, J 2018, '', Mathematische Zeitschrift, vol. 289, no. 1-2, pp. 629鈥�662.

Delizia , C, Parker, C, Moravec, P, Nicotera, C & Jezernik, U 2017, '', Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra, vol. 221, no. 2, pp. 401鈥�410.

Parker, C & Stroth, G 2016, '', Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra, vol. 220, no. 10.