Topology

Faculty

• Tim Cochran; Topology of 3 and 4-dimensional manifolds, knot theory, (infinite) group theory, modules over noncommutative rings.

• Danijela Damjanovic; Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory.

• Robin Forman (Emeritus); Relationships between topology and analysis, with an emphasis on ideas from mathematical physics.

• Shelly Harvey; Low-dimensional topology and geometry, group theory, and non-commutative algebra.

• John Hempel; Topology of manifolds and associated algebraic problems, primarily in group theory.

• Andrew Putman, Moduli space of curves, mapping class group, low-dimensional topology, geometric group theory.

Instructors

• Prudence Heck; Low dimensional topology, 3- and 4- manifolds, knot theory, TQFT’s and homological algebra.

• Ina Petkova; Low-dimensional topology, knot theory.

• Eamonn Tweedy; Knot theory and low-dimensional topology.