Joanna K. Nelson - Department of Mathematics - University of ...
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<strong>Joanna</strong> K. <strong>Nelson</strong><br />
Personal<br />
Information<br />
Research<br />
Interests<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin - Madison citzenship: USA<br />
<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Mathematics</strong> birthdate: June 18, 1986<br />
http://www.math.wisc.edu/∼nelson e-mail: nelson@math.wisc.edu<br />
Symplectic and contact geometry and topology, complex geometry, singularity theory, and<br />
their interactions; various flavors <strong>of</strong> Floer, symplectic, and contact homology; symplectic<br />
dynamics<br />
Education <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin - Madison, USA<br />
Honors &<br />
Awards<br />
Ph.D. Candidate, <strong>Mathematics</strong> (expected May 2013)<br />
• Dissertation: Cylindrical contact homology as a well-defined homology theory?<br />
• Advisor: Mohammed Abouzaid<br />
M.A. in <strong>Mathematics</strong>, May 2009<br />
Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology, USA<br />
Visiting Graduate Student, Spring 2012<br />
• Hosts: Mohammed Abouzaid & Katrin Wehrheim<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA<br />
B.S. in <strong>Mathematics</strong> with High Distinction and Honors; Minor in German, May 2007<br />
Technische Universität Berlin, Germany<br />
Trans Atlantic Science Student Exchange Program, Academic Year 2006-2007<br />
Mary Ellen Rudin Fellowship, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin - Madison, 2012-2013<br />
European Science Foundation - Short Travel Grant CAST, Summer 2012<br />
Honored Instructor Award, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin Housing, 2011<br />
Celebrating Women in <strong>Mathematics</strong> Grant, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin (P.I. 2009-2010)<br />
National Science Foundation, VIGRE Summer Fellow, 2009 and 2010<br />
National Science Foundation, VIGRE Summer Enhancement Program Fellow, 2008<br />
Student Ambassador Fellowship from the Technische Universität Berlin, 2006-2007<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Illinois International Scholar, 2006-2007<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Illinois List <strong>of</strong> Teachers Rated Excellent, Fall 2005<br />
Goethe-Institut Book Prize for Undergraduate Achievement in German, 2005<br />
The Honors Teaching Assistantship for Undergraduates, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Illinois, 2005<br />
Papers Cylindrical contact homology as a well-defined homology theory? In preparation.<br />
Presentations Cylindrical contact homology as a homology theory?<br />
Columbia, Symplectic Geometry Seminar (Spring 2012)<br />
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Symplectic Geometry Seminar (Summer 2012).<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Texas at Austin, Geometry Seminar (Fall 2012)<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin - Madison, Geometry and Topology Seminar (Fall 2012)<br />
Towards cylindrical contact homology <strong>of</strong> the links <strong>of</strong> simple singularities<br />
MIT, Geometry Seminar (Spring 2011)<br />
Université de Nantes, Symplectic and Contact Topology Summer School (Summer 2011)<br />
<strong>Joanna</strong> K. <strong>Nelson</strong>, Curriculum Vitae, page 1 <strong>of</strong> 4
Academic<br />
Visits<br />
Conferences<br />
& Workshops<br />
Cornell, AMS Eastern Sectional Meeting (Fall 2011)<br />
Brown <strong>University</strong>, AWM 40 Years <strong>of</strong> Celebration, poster session (Fall 2011)<br />
S 1 -equivariant symplectic homology and contact homology (Fall 2012)<br />
Graduate Workshop on Symplectic and Contact Topology, Simons Center, New York.<br />
Polyfolds I (Summer 2012)<br />
Polyfolds MIT-RTG workshop, Pajaro Dunes Resort, California.<br />
Symplectic blow-ups and embeddings, J-holomorphic curves in symplectic 4-manifolds, and<br />
other adventures in the symplectic category (Fall 2009)<br />
Korean Institute for Advanced Study, Geometry Seminar<br />
The History and Evolution <strong>of</strong> Women in <strong>Mathematics</strong> (Spring 2011)<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin Richland Center<br />
Orbifolds, or the aspiration to be a manifold that falls short (2007), Introduction to Lie<br />
groups (2008), The Maslov index and its applications (2008), Blowing up a manifold sans<br />
dynamite (2009), The letter J is for pseudoholomorphic (2010)<br />
Student Geometry and Topology Seminar, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin - Madison<br />
Spectral flow (2008), Symplectic blow ups and blow downs (2009), The geometry <strong>of</strong> simple<br />
singularities (2010)<br />
Learning Seminar on Symplectic Geometry, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin - Madison<br />
What is a symplectic manifold, or a differential form for that matter? (2010),<br />
When Zombies Attack! Modelling an outbreak <strong>of</strong> zombies.... (Halloween 2011)<br />
Cookie Seminar, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin - Madison<br />
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany. June 28 - July 6, 2012.<br />
• Host: Kai Cieliebak<br />
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. May 14 - June 7, 2012.<br />
• Hosts: Alexandru Oancea & Katrin Wehrheim<br />
Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, Stony Brook. April 7-8, 2011.<br />
• Host: Paul Seidel<br />
National Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Seoul National Unviersity, Korea. Research<br />
Intern, September 2009 - January 2010.<br />
Theory and application <strong>of</strong> polyfolds MIT-RTG workshop, Pajaro Dunes Resort, California,<br />
Summer 2012.<br />
Summer School and Conference on Contact and Symplectic Topology, Alfréd Rényi Institute<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Mathematics</strong>, Budapest, Hungary, Summer 2012.<br />
Eight lectures on polyfolds by Helmut H<strong>of</strong>er, Institute for Advanced Study, Spring 2012.<br />
Integrable systems in Gromov-Witten and symplectic field theory, American Institute <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Mathematics</strong>, Palo Alto, Spring 2012.<br />
AMS Fall Eastern Sectional Meeting; Section on Symplectic Geometry, Cornell, Fall 2011.<br />
<strong>Joanna</strong> K. <strong>Nelson</strong>, Curriculum Vitae, page 2 <strong>of</strong> 4
Academic<br />
Experience<br />
Outreach &<br />
Mentoring<br />
Summer School and Conference on Contact and Symplectic Topology, Nantes <strong>University</strong>,<br />
France; Summer 2011.<br />
Symplectic and Contact Topology and Dynamics, MSRI, Spring 2010.<br />
Mirror symmetry and Gromov-Witten theory, National Institute for Mathematical Sciences,<br />
Seoul, Korea, Spring 2010.<br />
Symplectic, contact and low dimensional topology, National Institute for Mathematical<br />
Sciences, Seoul, Korea, Fall 2009.<br />
Grad Workshop: Symplectic and Contact Geometry and Topology, MSRI, Summer 2009.<br />
3rd Illinois Indiana Symplectic Geometry Conference, UIUC, Spring 2009<br />
2nd Illinois Indiana Symplectic Geometry Conference, Notre Dame, Fall 2008<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin - Madison<br />
Teaching Assistant August 2007 - present<br />
• Math 275 (Honors Calculus I), Fall 2012<br />
• Math 234 (Calculus III), Spring 2009, Spring 2010<br />
• Math 222 (Calculus II), Fall 2007<br />
• Math 221 (Calculus I), Spring 2008, Fall 2010<br />
• Math 217 (Caluclus with Algebra and Trig II), Spring 2011<br />
• Math 171 (Calculus with Algebra and Trig I), Fall 2008<br />
• Math 211 (Business Calculus), Summer 2011<br />
Teaching Assistant Coordinator (assisted lecturer and trained new TA’s)<br />
• Math 222 (Calculus II), Fall 2011<br />
Grader January 2008 - present<br />
• Math 751 (Topology I), Fall 2010<br />
• Math 752 (Topology II), Spring 2009, Spring 2010<br />
• Math 761 (Differentiable Manifolds), Fall 2008<br />
• Math 551 (Elementary Topology), Spring 2008, Fall 2010, Fall 2011<br />
• Math 521 (Analysis I), Spring 2011, Fall 2012<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Illinois at Urbana-Champaign<br />
Teaching Assistant Fall 2005<br />
• Math 231 (Calculus II), Fall 2005<br />
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton<br />
Teaching Assistant, Women and <strong>Mathematics</strong>: 21 st Century Geometry May 21-25, 2012<br />
• From Linear Algebra to the Non-Squeezing Theorem <strong>of</strong> Symplectic Geometry<br />
<strong>Joanna</strong> K. <strong>Nelson</strong>, Curriculum Vitae, page 3 <strong>of</strong> 4
Pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
Activities &<br />
Information<br />
References<br />
Camp Euclid Summer 2012<br />
• Mentored an 8-week mathematics research program for middle school and high school<br />
students.<br />
Girl Scout Math Whiz Badge Session May 2010<br />
• Organized and designed a day long activity enabling local 3rd and 4th grade girls to<br />
earn their ‘Math Whiz’ Girl Scout badge.<br />
American Collegiate Adventures at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin - Madison July 2009<br />
• Taught and designed curriculum for a two week mini course on calculus for high school<br />
seniors.<br />
Math Explorers at the Illinois <strong>Mathematics</strong> and Science Academy June 2002<br />
• Taught and designed curriculum for a two week program about fractals for junior high<br />
school students.<br />
Organizer, Women in <strong>Mathematics</strong> at Wisconsin, 2009-2012<br />
Co-organizer, Seventh Annual Graduate Student Topology and Geometry Conference, April<br />
18-19, 2009; <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin - Madison<br />
Logistics, Great Lakes Geometry Conference, April 10-11, 2010; <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin -<br />
Madison<br />
Organizer, Graduate Participation Seminar in Geometry and Topology, Spring 2009<br />
Languages: English (native), deutsch (nicht schlecht), français (un peu)<br />
Member: American Mathematical Society, Association for Women in <strong>Mathematics</strong><br />
Mohammed Abouzaid<br />
Columbia <strong>University</strong><br />
abouzaid@math.columbia.edu<br />
Helmut H<strong>of</strong>er<br />
Institute for Advanced Study<br />
h<strong>of</strong>er@math.ias.edu<br />
Dusa McDuff<br />
Columbia <strong>University</strong><br />
dusa@math.columbia.edu<br />
Katrin Wehrheim<br />
Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />
katrin@math.mit.edu<br />
Joe Miller (teaching)<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin-Madison<br />
jmiller@math.wisc.edu<br />
<strong>Joanna</strong> K. <strong>Nelson</strong>, Curriculum Vitae, page 4 <strong>of</strong> 4
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