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I am a postdoc at New Mexico State University under the supervision of Keegan Boyle.
In May 2025, I earned a PhD from Michigan State University, where my advisors were Matthew Stoffregen and Efstratia Kalfagianni. You can view my thesis here. I am interested in low-dimensional topology and categorification, with an emphasis on Khovanov homology and Floer theory.
I am on the job market. View my CV here.
Research
Plane Floer homology and the odd Khovanov homology of 2-knots. With Rithwik Susheel Vidyarthi and Chen Zhang. 2026.
Hochschild (co)homology for odd Khovanov arc algebras. 2025.
Belted sum decompositions of fully augmented links. With Porter Morgan, Brian Ransom, Cameron Ziegler, and Rolland Trapp. New York J. Math. 31 (2025), 1-42.
The Jones polynomial of an almost alternating link. With Adam Lowrance. New York J. Math. 23 (2017), 1611-1639.
Recent and upcoming activity
April 2026: attending the Michigan Topology Intercity Symposium.
March 2026: attending the Simons collaboration on new structures in low-dimensional topology.
January 2026: speaking at the JMM special session on recent progress in quantum topology.
About me
I work at the volunteer-run Fountain Theater, where I am realizing a childhood dream by moonlighting as a projectionist. In Ann Arbor, Elena (my fiancée) and I ran a microcinema out of our apartment; we have hopes to reopen one day.
I have amazing friends, including an internationally ranked powerlifter. I used to do that too, but not quite as well.
I'm a big Detroit Tigers fan.
Elena and me at Festival de Cine in Todos Santos, Mexico.
Barrel jellyfish near ICTP in Trieste, Italy.
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