Prudence Heck

I am a VIGRE-Lovett Instructor of Mathematics at Rice University. My research interests lie in low dimensional topology. Specifically, 3-manifolds, knot theory, and homological algebra.


Papers:
Twisted homology cobordism invariants of knots in aspherical manifolds
Homotopy properties of knots in prime manifolds

This Spring I am teaching Multivariable Calculus - Math 212. I taught Geometric Topology - Math 444/539 in Fall 2011, Geometry - Math 366 in Spring 2011, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus - Math 111 in Fall 2010, Multivariable Calculus - Math 212 in Spring 2010, and Number Theory - Math 365 in Fall 2009.

Each semester I organize a PFUG for undergraduates interested in research in topology. This semester's PFUG is TBD. My previous PFUGs were Computing the Jones polynomial, Shadow Links I and II, Knots and 3-manifolds, and Legendrian knots and links.

Last summer I assisted with the Rice University Mathematical Institute for Young Women, a two-week program for entering 10th and 11th graders. I was an organizer of the Indiana University Sonia Kovalevsky High School Mathematics Day for high school women, held in March 2009. I was also an organizer of the 2006 Graduate Student Topology Conference, which had over a hundred participants.

Mail:
Department of Mathematics
Rice University
6100 S. Main St.
Houston, TX 77005

E-mail: Prudence.Heck_at_rice.edu

Office: HBH 454

Links for undergrads:
The AMS Undergraduate Page
Budapest Semesters in Mathematics
The Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics

Other links:
Rice Math
Math arXiv
MathSciNet
Wikipedia