Hello, I am a maths PhD student at the University of Nottingham, supervised by Johannes Hofscheier.
My research is in algebraic geometry. In particular, I have approached Fano varieties and spherical varieties via Cox ring techniques.
Papers:
The Mukai conjecture via Cox rings for smooth canonical ambient embeddings [arXiv] October 2026
Toricness and smoothness criteria for spherical varieties, with Guiliano Gagliardi, and Johannes Hofscheier [arXiv] January 2026
The generalised Mukai conjecture for spherical varieties, with Guiliano Gagliardi, and Johannes Hofscheier [arXiv] December 2025
Conference talks:
The 77th British Mathematics Colloquium (BMC), University of Cardiff, March 2026
New trends in moduli inspired by K-stability, University of Nottingham, September 2025
Seminar talks:
Junior algebraic geometry Warwick Seminar (JAWS), University of Warwick, November 2026
Kyoto Algebraic Geometry Seminar, University of Kyoto, July 2026
Osaka Algebraic Geometry Seminar, University of Osaka, July 2026
Oxford junior geometry seminar, University of Oxford, June 2026
The EDGE Geometry seminar, University of Edinburgh, April 2026
The CALF seminar, University of Warwick, November 2025
British Early Career Mathematics Colloquium (BECMC), University of Birmingham, July 2025
Sheffield Early Careers algebra forum (ShEAF), University of Sheffield, January 2025
Nottingham mathematics PhD seminar, University of Nottingham, October 2024, November 2025, November 2026
CV:
Contact me:
heath.pearson@nottingham.ac.uk