Kyle Hayden

I am an assistant professor at Rutgers University-Newark.

My research interests are in low-dimensional topology (especially 4-manifolds) and contact/symplectic geometry, and I am currently funded by NSF standard grant DMS-2114837 / DMS-2243128 (2021-2025).  You can find more information on my research page and my CV, or by checking out my papers on the arXiv.

Upcoming/recent: 

• I am co-organizing this year's PCMI program on Knotted Surfaces in 4-Manifolds, June 28 - July 18, 2026.

• 59th Spring Topology and Dynamics Conference, University of Alabama at Birmingham, March 11-13, 2026

• Check out Rutgers-Newark's Distinguished Lectures in Geometry & Topology and our department Colloquium.

Email: kyle.hayden@rutgers.edu

Pronouns: he/him