Diego Ricciotti
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
California State University, Sacramento
Welcome to my website!
I am an Associate Professor of Mathematics at California State University, Sacramento.
Before that, I was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of South Florida and received my Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh.
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Latest update: May 2026
Research
Publications
Articles
- Regularity of local minimizers of functionals with $(p,q)$-growth in the Heisenberg group. Nonlinear Anal., to appear, 2026.
- Boundary convergence properties of $L^p$-averages. J. Math. Sci. (N.Y.) 269 (2023), no. 6, 778-791.
- Convergence of natural $p$-means for the $p$-Laplacian in the Heisenberg group. Nonlinear Anal. 223 (2022), Paper No. 113058.
- Riemannian approximation in Carnot groups. Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh Sect. A, 1-16 (2021).
- Random walks and random Tug of War in the Heisenberg group. Math. Ann. 377 (2020), no. 1-2, 797-846.
- Regularity of p-orthotropic functions in the plane for $1 < p < 2$. Ann. Acad. Sci. Fenn. Math. 44 (2019), no. 2.
- Regularity for an anisotropic equation in the plane. Nonlinear Anal. 177 (2018), part B, 628-636.
- On the $C^{1,\alpha}$ Regularity of p-Harmonic Functions in the Heisenberg Group. Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 146 (2018), no. 7, 2937-2952.
- Plates with incompatible prestrain of higher order. Ann. Inst. H. Poincaré Anal. Non Linéaire 34 (2017), no. 7, 1883-1912.
Monograph
- p-Laplace Equation in the Heisenberg Group, Regularity of Solutions. 2015, SpringerBriefs in Mathematics.
Invited Talks, Conferences and Workshops
- Faculty Spotlight Colloquium at Sacramento State, April 17, 2026, Sacramento State.
- University of Texas at Tyler Analysis Seminar, October 29, 2025, online.
- Joint Mathematics Meetings, January 10, 2025, Seattle.
- CSU Symposium on Teaching and Learning, March 1, 2024, online.
- Joint Mathematics Meetings, Jan 3-6, 2024, San Francisco.
- Chico State University Mathematics Colloquium, September 23, 2022, Chico State.
- Sonoma State University Mathematics Colloquium, March 9, 2022, online.
- Alternatives to Exams and Grading - Project NExT, Aug 3, 2021, online.
- Chico State University Mathematics Colloquium, May 14, 2021, online.
- Santa Clara University Mathematics Colloquium, April 20, 2021, online.
- San Jose State University Mathematics Colloquium, March 17, 2021, online.
- Project NExT, January 6-9, 2021, online.
- Project NExT, July 27-31, 2020, online.
- Local and Nonlocal Trends in Analysis and Geometry, October 11-13, 2019, University of Pittsburgh.
- AMS Spring Eastern Sectional Meeting, April 13-14, 2019, University of Connecticut Hartford.
- Analysis and PDE seminar, April 11, 2019, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
- Two Days on PDEs Bruno Pini Centenary Conference, June 21-22, 2018, University of Bologna.
- Joint Mathematics Meeting, Jan 10-13, 2018, San Diego.
- Frontiers of Interdisciplinary Mathematics, May 9-11, 2017, Penn State University.
- Nonconvexity, Nonlocality and Incompatibility: From Materials to Biology, May 5-7, 2017, University of Pittsburgh.
- KUMUNU Conference on PDE, Dynamical Systems and Applications 2017, April 21-23, 2017, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
- The Seventh Ohio River Analysis Meeting, March 25-26, 2017, University of Cincinnati.
- Analysis on Metric Spaces, March 10-11, 2017, University of Pittsburgh.
- The Total Variation Flow and related Nonlinear Evolution Problems, July 11-15, 2016, University of Salzburg.
- SIAM Conference on Analysis of Partial Differential Equations (PD15), December 7-10, 2015, Scottsdale, Arizona.
- AMS sectional meeting, March 14-15, 2015, Michigan State University.
- Prospects in applied mathematics, October 19-20, 2014, University of Chicago.
- Evolutionary Problems Research Program, December 4-6, 2013, Institute Mittag-Leffler, Sweden.
- Quasilinear PDEs and game theory, December 2-4, 2013, Uppsala University, Sweden.
Teaching
Teaching Credentials
- Faculty Learning Community - WebWork/OER, California State University, Sacramento, 2026.
- Badge in Intro to AI Tools for Teaching and Learning, issued by CSU Innovative Teaching and Learning Programs (ITLP), 2025.
- Faculty Learning Community - Promoting Active Learning, California State University, Sacramento, 2025.
- Faculty Learning Community on Group Work, California State University, Sacramento, 2024.
- Microcredential in Inspiring Inquiry and Preparing Lifelong Learners, co-issued by ACUE and the American Council on Education, 2023.
- Certificate in Culturally Responsive STEM Teaching in Hispanic Serving Institutions, ESCALA, 2022.
- Professional Learning Community - Designing Student-Centered Courses with ACUE: Focus on Workplace Skills, ACUE, 2022.
- Microcredential in Designing Student-Centered Courses, co-issued by ACUE and the American Council on Education, 2022.
- Faculty Learning Community - Active Learning Online, Sacramento State, 2021.
- Promoting Active Learning Online, ACUE, 2021.
- Teach ON!-line summer camp, Sacramento State, 2020.
- Introduction to teaching online using QLT, Sacramento State, 2020.
- Faculty Learning Community - Wellness in the Classroom, Sacramento State, 2019/2020.
- Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence - Peer observation program, University of South Florida, 2019.
- Mathematics Teaching Assistant Excellence Award, University of Pittsburgh, 2018.
- Pitt-CIRTL Associate Certification in STEM Teaching, University of Pittsburgh, 2018.
- Achievement in Pedagogy Badge, University of Pittsburgh, 2017.
- Advancing Learning Through Evidence-Based STEM Teaching, CIRTL course, 2018.
- An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching, CIRTL course, 2016.
Teaching Experience
California State University, Sacramento
- Math 241 - Functional Analysis (Graduate)
- Math 230B - Real Analysis II (Graduate)
- Math 230A - Real Analysis I (Graduate)
- Math 220 - Topology (Graduate)
- Math 130B - Real Analysis II
- Math 130A - Real Analysis I
- Math 108 - Introduction to Formal Mathematics
- Math 104 - Vector Analysis
- Math 100 - Applied Linear Algebra
- Math 45 - Differential Equations
- Math 35 - Linear Algebra
- Math 32 - Calculus 3
- Math 30 - Calculus 1
- Math 26A - Calculus for the Life and Social Sciences
University of South Florida
- Engineering Calculus 1 (Spring 2019)
University of Pittsburgh
- Calculus 1 (Summer 2017, Summer 2016)
- Calculus 2 (Summer 2015)
As Teaching Assistant:
- Business Calculus (Spring 2018, Fall 2014)
- Calculus 1 (Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2013)
- Calculus 2 (Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014)
- Calculus 3 (Fall 2017, Fall 2014)
University of Bologna
As Teaching Assistant:
- Mathematical Analysis for Engineers (Fall 2012)
Precalculus Materials
Algebra
Trigonometry
Calculus Practice Sets
You can find practice problem sets from courses I taught at Pitt at the following links:
Contact
Department of Mathematics & Statistics
6000 J Street, Shasta Hall 255
Sacramento, CA
6000 J Street, Shasta Hall 255
Sacramento, CA
Email: ricciotti -at- csus.edu