Research
My broad research field is Algebraic Topology. My dissertation involved studying the equivariant cohomology of spaces with a Z/2 action.
I've recently begun to expand my research interests to the new and growing field of Applied Algebraic Topology.
Projects
I am currently collaborating with Aaron Bocanegra (Art Institute of California, SCI-Arc) on an interactive math/art project where techniques and results in Applied Algebraic Topology are used to collect geometric information from a sensor network which are then fed back into the exhibit to affect the environment. Swarthmore student Kyle Skolfield '10 helped us over summer of 2009 with programming some of the algorithms used in this project.
About me
Aside from mathematics, I also enjoy ultimate frisbee, cooking, home brewing, the Buffalo Sabres, and playing games, lately cribbage and scrabble.
CV pdf