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I am a PhD candidate at the Mathematical Institute of Utrecht University. My supervisor is Gijs Heuts. I am interested in homotopy theory, particularly the theory of spectral Lie algebras and its connections to unstable chromatic homotopy theory and Goodwillie calculus.

Research

• On the chain rule in Goodwillie calculus, with T. Blom, 2024. Submitted.

• Torsion in v1-periodic homotopy theory, master's thesis, 2021.

Seminars

• Seminar Goodwillie calculus, fall 2022 - february 2023.

• Junior chromatic homotopy theory seminar, fall 2021 - spring 2022.

Teaching

• Analysis, winter 2023.

• Introduction to Topology, fall 2022 - winter 2023.

• Calculus and Linear Algebra, fall 2022.

• Seminar algebraic topology: the immersion conjecture and cobordism theory, spring 2022.

• Inleiding analyse in meer variabelen, fall 2021.

• Groepentheorie (UvA), spring 2021.

• Lineaire algebra (UvA), fall 2020.

Contact Information

• Email: m.a.blans@uu.nl

• Address: Hans Freudenthalgebouw, Budapestlaan 6, 3584 CD Utrecht.

• Office: 8.06