PhD July 2010, University of Minnesota
BS 2003, California Institute of Technology
For 2010-2012, I am a visiting assistant professor at St. Olaf College. I will be on the job market again soon, considering tenure-track positions at small liberal arts colleges and a few research postdocs.
Graduate work with Prof. Ionut Ciocan-Fontanine. I'm doing algebraic geometry -> Gromov-Witten theory -> using localization as a computational tool -> focusing on the abelian/nonabelian correspondence. Now I'm trying to figure out how the picture looks for K-theoretic Gromov-Witten invariants. I am interested in the geometry and the combinatorics of these invariants!
If you have comments or notice errors, please email me! Right now I check taipale at stolaf.edu most often.
A combinatorial case of the abelian-nonabelian correspondence, submitted.
K-theoretic J-functions of type A flag varieties. Soon to be submitted, I hope.
How to Do What You Love, by Paul Graham. If you are studying mathematics, you should be in class because (a) you know you need it for something that you enjoy/are interested in, or (b) because you enjoy the math itself. If neither of these are true, why do it? And if one of the above is true, why not put in your best effort while you're in class? Putting in half an effort is a waste of your time.
Also check out the rest of Paul Graham's essays. How can you resist titles like, "Good and Bad Procrastination," and "Why Nerds are Unpopular?"
Paul Garrett's page, useful for that little intro to tex, some clues on modular forms, a certain point of view on universal mapping properties...
taipale@math.umn.edu