The Homotopy Theory Learning Group

The Homotopy Theory Learning Group organizes student discussions on new ideas and techniques that are essential for understanding recent trends and results in topology, geometry, quantum field theory, string theory, condensed matter theory, and computer science.

While sharing new ideas at the forefront of research and promoting collaboration, the group also assists newcomers and beginning students with grasping main ideas. As such, we warmly welcome all members of the Graduate Center's student body. The group has a marathon meeting every Tuesday. Beginning at 2pm in the Math Lounge (Room 4214), students attend and participate in the K-theory research group meeting (coordinated by Prof. Mahmoud Zeinalian). This meeting provides a unique and informal atmosphere in which any participant can lead the discussion while both students and faculty in attendance offer input and feedback. At 4:15pm all participants attend the class ``Topics in Homotopy Theory" which is taught by our faculty mentor and participant Prof. Martin Bendersky. After class we continue with an open ended informal discussion.

All meetings require no registration, and are open to all students at the Graduate Center.

For more information or if you would like to be on our email list, please let one of the organizers know:

Byung Do Park bpark[at]gradcenter.cuny.edu

Jeffrey Kroll jkroll[at]gradcenter.cuny.edu

We are happy to acknowledge that our group is sponsored by the Doctoral Students' Council and CUNY University Student Senate. We will announce grant-funded activities on this page, each of which will be fully or partially subsidized by the grants we have.

Grant-funded activities

Thanksgiving Dinner

November 24th, 2015. 6:15pm.

We will meet at Room 5417.

Restaurant: Gaonnuri

All students are welcome. A social purpose attendance is encouraged. Just RSVP to Byungdo. The dinner will be fully or partially subsidized by the DSC and USS grants.

End-of-semester Dinner

December 7th, 2015. 6:30pm. (Note: Change in date from 8th to 7th.)

We will meet at Math Lounge (Room 4214).

Restaurant: Ravagh Persian Grill

All students are welcome. A social purpose attendance is encouraged. Just RSVP to Byungdo. The dinner will be fully or partially subsidized by the DSC and USS grants.

We are planning on having a few abendbrots in addition to these dinners, which will be fully or partially subsidized by the DSC and USS grants.