Seminars organized

Spring 2025: DUBTOP seminar (Synthetic spectra)

Co-organizer: Alex Waugh

Meetings:  Monday 4:30-5:30, Room TBD

The DUBTOP seminar is a UW student topology seminar. This quarter, the topic was Synthetic spectra, although we met only very briefly.

Winter 2025: ArXiv seminar

Meetings: Wednesday 2:20-3:20, CMU 230

The  ArXiv seminar is a UW topology seminar where students give talks on recent papers on the ArXiv (loosely interpreted). Follow this to the seminar homepage.

Winter 2025: DUBTOP seminar (Chromatic Homotopy Theory)

Co-organizer: Alex Waugh

Meetings:  Monday 4:30-5:30, CMU B-006

The DUBTOP seminar is a UW student topology seminar. This quarter, the topic was Chromatic Homotopy Theory.  Follow this to the seminar homepage. 

Fall 2024: Back-To-School seminar

Meetings:  Wednesday 1:00-2:00

We gave talks to the general graduate student body about the fun and interesting math we learned over the summer. Everyone is welcome! Follow this to the seminar homepage. 

Summer 2024: Algebraic K-theory

Meetings:  Wednesday 1:00-2:00

We defined higher algebraic K-theory and investigated its applications. This was a seminar where we read and convened and discussed. Follow this to the seminar homepage. 

Spring 2024: Cohomology Operations

Meetings: Friday 

We defined and used cohomology operations, primarily dealing with the mod 2 Steenrod algebra. This was a seminar led by a different participant week by week. Follow this to the seminar homepage. 

Winter 2024: Motivic Homotopy Theory

Meetings: Monday 4:00-5:00, CMU B-006

We investigated the basics of homotopical methods in algebraic geometry. This will be a seminar led by a different participant week by week. Follow this to the seminar homepage. 

Summer 2023: Vector Bundles and Topological K-Theory

Meetings: Whenever, wherever

We used Allen Hatcher's "Vector Bundles and Topological K-Theory". This was a seminar where we read a chapter and discussed its components.  Follow this to the seminar homepage. 

Spring 2023: Categorical Homotopy Theory

Co-organizer: Nelson Niu

Meetings: Friday 12:30-1:30, CMU B-006

We used Emily Riehl's "Categorical Homotopy Theory". This was a seminar where we read a chapter and discussed its components.

Winter 2023: Model Categories

Meetings: Friday 12:00-1:00, THO 231

We used Scott Balchin's "A Handbook of Model Categories". This was a seminar where the participants lectured on a chapter a week. Follow this to the seminar homepage.