Kenneth A. Ward is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at NYU Shanghai. He earned a B.A. from the University of Chicago in 2004, and a Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University in 2009. Professor Ward’s research interests are number theory and arithmetic geometry, particularly point counting, exponential sums, and the structure of differentials. His recent work has appeared in International Mathematics Research Noticesand Journal of Number Theory. PhD, Pure Mathematics Oklahoma State University, 2012 MS, Pure Mathematics Oklahoma State University, 2009 BA, Mathematics University of Chicago, 2004