William J. Cook
Professor / Assistant Chair
Appalachian State University
Mathematical Sciences -- Edwin Duncan Hall
730 Rivers Street
Boone, NC 28608
Office Edwin Duncan Hall 301-E
Phone: (828) 262-2367
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Fall 2026 Office Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday:
9:30am-11am
Other times by appointment.
Email: cookwj@appstate.edu
Research Interests:
- Fuchs' Problem:
Which groups can be the group of units of a ring? - Leibniz and Lie algebras
- Vertex operator algebras related to affine Lie algebras
