Aaron has been a member of the »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· faculty since 2007. He received the Dr. Spencer J. Roemer Supported Professorship in 2019, and he was awarded the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2011.
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"The essence of mathematics is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple."
- Stan Gudder
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Curriculum Vitae
Official CV
(Updated January 2025)
Education
- B.S., Texas Christian University; 1998
- Ph.D., Rice University; 2004
Research Interests
Geometric and Algebraic Topology, including low-dimensional topology, mapping class groups, classical 3-manifold topology, bordism theory, and knot theory
Publications:
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With co-authors D. Baldwin, J. Canning, G. Vinal;
Involve: A Journal of Mathematics, Volume 18, Issue 1, January 2025. - ,
With co-authors U. Donovan, R. Grossman, N. Laine, C. McDermott, M. Paone, D. Southcott;
Pi Mu Epsilon Journal of Mathematics, Volume 15, No. 9, Fall 2023. - ,
With co-author N. LaCourt;
Symmetry, Volume 12, Issue 4, April 2020. - ,
With co-author D. Knowles;
Involve: A Journal of Mathematics, Volume 12, Issue 5, May 2019. - ,
With co-author D. Knowles;
Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications, Volume 27, Issue 6, May 2018. - ,
With co-authors F. Cohen and A. Pettet;
Journal of Algebra, Volume 329, Issue 1, March 2011, pp. 72-91. - ,
Topology, Volume 45, Issue 5, September 2006, Pages 851-886. - ,
PhD Thesis, Rice University (Completed 5/20/2004)
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Honors and Awards:
- Dr. Spencer J. Roemer Supported Professorship (2019-2022)
- Open SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grant (IITG, 2014-2015)
- Phi Eta Sigma Honorary Faculty Inductee (2013)
- SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching (2010-2011)
- Univeristy of Rochester Undergraduate Professor of the Year (2004-2005)
- Clay Mathematics Institute Liftoff Fellow (2004)
Employment
- Associate Professor: »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ·, 2013-Present
- Assistant Professor: »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ·, 2007-2013
- Visiting Assistant Professor: University of Rochester, 2004-2007
- Graduate Instructor and Teaching Assistant: Rice University, 1998-2004
List of courses I have taught:
- INTD 288 - Introduction to 3D Modeling and Printing
- Math 221 - Calculus I
- Math 222 - Calculus II
- Math 223 - Calculus III
- Math 233 - Linear Algebra I
- Math 239 - Introduction to Mathematical Proof
- Math 326 - Differential Equations
- Math 330 - Abstract Algebra
- Math 333 - Linear Algebra II
- Math 338 - Topology
- Math 348 - Oral Presentation and Research Seminar
- Math 380 - Low-Dimensional Topology 2018
- Math 380 - Low-Dimensional Topology 2009
- Math 380 - Algebraic Topology
- Math 388 - Honors Linear Algebra
- Math 388 - Tied up in Knots