2. (with Thomas Baird) Smooth approximation in algebraic sets and the topological Atiyah–Segal map,submitted (September 2012). arXiv:1206.33413. (with Rufus Willett and Guoliang Yu) A finite dimensional approach to the strong Novikov conjecture,submitted (October 2012). arXiv:1203.61684. Periodicity in the stable representation theory <strong>of</strong> crystallographic groups. To appear in Forum Math.;published on-line 2012. arXiv:1007.04065. The stable moduli space <strong>of</strong> flat connections over a surface, Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 363 (2011), no.1, 1061–1100. arXiv:0810.17846. Invariant tubular neighborhoods in infinite-dimensional Riemannian geometry, with applications toYang-Mills theory. Arch. Math. (Basel) 96 (2011) no. 6, 589–599. arXiv:1006.00637. On the Yang–Mills stratification for surfaces, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 139 (2011), no. 5., 1851–1863.arXiv:0805.25878. (with Nan-Kuo Ho and Chiu-Chu Melissa Liu) Orientability in Yang-Mills theory over nonorientablesurfaces, Comm. Anal. Geom. 17 (2009), no. 5, 903-954. arXiv:0810.48829. Yang–Mills theory over surfaces and the Atiyah–Segal theorem, Algebr. Geom. Topol. 8 (2008) 2209-2251. arXiv:0710.068110. Excision in deformation K–theory, Algebr. Geom. Topol. 7 (2007), 2239–2270. arXiv:math/070346311. Connectivity <strong>of</strong> the coset poset and the subgroup poset <strong>of</strong> a group, J. Group Theory 8 (2005), no. 6,719–746. arXiv:math/021000112. (with Anant Godbole and Sam Greenberg) Cliques and independent neighbor sets in random graphs.Proceedings <strong>of</strong> the Thirty-second Southeastern International Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theoryand Computing (Baton Rouge, LA, 2001), Congr. Numer. 153 (2001), 113–128.Work in Progress1. The homotopy limit problem in stable representation theory and the geometry <strong>of</strong> flat connections, inpreparation.2. (with Romain Tessera and Guoliang Yu) Weak decomposition complexity and algebraic K–theory, inprogress.3. (with Sean Lawton) On the classifying map for Goldman’s symplectic form, in progress.4. Lawson’s spectral sequence and its applications, in progress.Undergraduate Research Projects SupervisedJonah Wyatt, Fall 2011–Summer 2012. Homotopy theory for graphs.Funded in part by NSF grant DMS-1057557 (P.I. Ramras).Mychael Sanchez, Spring 2010–Spring 2011. Homology <strong>of</strong> Hom complexes. Rose-Hulman Undergrad. Math.J. 13 (2012), 212-223. Funded in part by NSF grants DMS-0968766/1057557 (P.I. Ramras).Graduate students supervisedHoang Nguyen, Fall 2012–present. Masters student.
TeachingSpring 2013Fall 2012Spring 2012Fall 2011Spring 2011Fall 2010Spring 2010Fall 2009Spring 2009Fall 2008Spring 2008Fall 2007Spring 2006Summer 2004Summer 2002Math 279 (Introduction to Finite Math), <strong>New</strong> Mexico State UniversityMath 192 (Calculus and Analytic Geometry II), <strong>New</strong> Mexico State UniversityMath 331 (Introduction to Modern Algebra), <strong>New</strong> Mexico State UniversityMath 480 (Matrix Theory and Applied Linear Algebra), <strong>New</strong> Mexico State UniversityMath 643 (Spectral Sequences in Algebraic Topology), <strong>New</strong> Mexico State University–Advanced graduate seminar; lecture notes available on-line:http://www.math.nmsu.edu/~ramras/643.htmlMath 280 (Introduction to Linear Algebra), <strong>New</strong> Mexico State University–Designed writing assignments and in-class activitiesMath 480 (Matrix Theory and Applied Linear Algebra), <strong>New</strong> Mexico State University–Designed computational, application-oriented projectsMath 192 (Calculus and Analytic Geometry II), <strong>New</strong> Mexico State University–Course coordinator for a 5–section course with common examsMath 542 (Topology II), <strong>New</strong> Mexico State University–Second semester graduate topologyMath 280 (Introduction to Linear Algebra), <strong>New</strong> Mexico State UniversityMath 541 (Topology I), <strong>New</strong> Mexico State University–First semester graduate topologyMath 280 (Introduction to Linear Algebra), <strong>New</strong> Mexico State UniversityMath 601 (Vector Bundles), <strong>New</strong> Mexico State University– Advanced graduate seminar; lecture notes available on-line:http://www.math.nmsu.edu/~ramras/601.htmlMath 191 (Calculus and Analytic Geometry I), <strong>New</strong> Mexico State University–Taught two sections (approx. 75 students total)Math 372B (Graduate Seminar on Characteristic Classes), Vanderbilt University–Designed syllabus; prepared detailed lecture notes and homework assignmentsMath 204 (Linear Algebra), Vanderbilt University–Designed pro<strong>of</strong>-writing assignments for students new to rigorous mathematics–Prepared detailed lecture notes on advanced topicsMath 194 (Applied Linear Algebra), Vanderbilt UniversityMath 170A (Second-year Calculus I), Vanderbilt UniversityMath 51 (Linear Algebra and Multivariable Calculus), Stanford University–Ran four recitation sections per weekInstructor, Math 19 (Calculus I), Stanford University–Oversaw all aspects <strong>of</strong> the course; designed exams and homeworkTutor (Pre-calculus), Cornell University–Tutored high school students enrolled in a summer courseConferences OrganizedCo-organizer (with Karl Heinz Dovermann), AMS Special Session on Transformation Groups in Topology,Honolulu, Hawaii, March 3–4, 2012.Co-organizer (with Teena Gerhardt), AMS Special Session on Algebraic K-theory and HomotopyTheory, Iowa City, March 18–20, 2011.Co-organizer (with Guoliang Yu), Special Sessions for Young Researchers, The Seventh Annual NCGOASpring Institute, Vanderbilt University, May 4–13, 2009.Research Presentations2012-2013 Dynamics, Geometry, and Operator Algebras (Concentration Week), Texas A&M(upcoming, Aug. 5–9, 2013).Topology Seminar, University <strong>of</strong> California, Riverside (upcoming, May 2013).Topology Seminar, University <strong>of</strong> Texas, Pan-American (upcoming, March 2013).