Research
My research interests land in the realm of using number theoretic tools in hyperbolic geometry. In particular, my current projects include:
Generalization of associated quaternion algebras over SL(2,C)-character varieties
Totally geodesic surfaces in hyperbolic 3-manifolds
Pseudomodular groups and arithmetic dimension
I've also recently been intrigued by learning more about Brauer groups as well as character varieties over matrix groups other than SL(2,C).
Papers
4. Geodesic surfaces in the complement of knots with small crossing number
with Khanh Le. New York Journal of Mathematics 29 (2023), 363 – 401. [NYJM]
3. Totally geodesic surfaces in twist knot complements
with Khanh Le. Pacific Journal of Mathematics 319-1 (2022), 153 – 179. [arXiv]
2. Some dual definite integrals for Bessel functions of the first kind
with H.S. Cohl and Sean Nair. Scientia, Series A: Mathematical Science, no. 27 (2016) [arXiv]
1. Fourier and Gegenbauer Expansions for a Fundamental Solution of Laplace's Equation in Hyperspherical Geometry
with H.S. Cohl. SIGMA, no. 11 (2015) [arXiv]
Talks
Canonical quaternion algebra of the Whitehead link complement
[slideshow] Dissertation defense 2023
Algebras of the Whitehead link
[part 1 video] [part 2 video] [part 1 slideshow] [part 2 slideshow] NCNGT 2022
Geodesic surfaces in knot complements
[slideshow] GSIMS 2022
Totally geodesic surfaces in knot complements with small crossing number
[video] [slideshow] GSTGC 2022
also: GTW 2022, AWM Research Symposium 2022
Totally geodesic surfaces in twist knot complements
[part 1 video] [part 2 video] [part 1 slideshow [part 2 slideshow] NCNGT 2021
also: MSRI 2020, Rice University 2020, JMM 2021, AMS Spring Western Virtual Sectional Meeting 2021
Snowballs are quasiballs
[slideshow] Temple Graduate Seminar 2022
Apollonian circle packings
[slideshow] Junior Geometry, Groups, and Topology Seminar 2020
Knot 5-2 with immersed surface and torus nghd
Real component of SL(2,C)-character variety of the Whitehead link complement (in purple) with the SL(2,C)-character variety of the figure-8 link complement (in blue), done via POV Ray