Am I taking PhD students for 2012?
Yes, I'd consider taking a student.What do I do, and what would I like my student to do?
I am an algebraic geometer working on problems in birational geometry (e.g., minimal models, abundance, Iitaka problem, etc). Ideally, I would like the student to write a Part III essay with me.What 2011-2012 Part III courses do I strongly recommend if you'd like to become my student?
Algebraic Geometry and Commutative Algebra. Complex Manifolds is also recommended.Am I taking PhD students for 2012?
Yes, I would take a student.What do I do, and what would I like my students to do?
I am interested in geometry, geometric group theory, low-dimensional topology and dynamics, and connections between these subjects. I am interested in "extremal" topological problems, where the extremal solution makes contact with geometry.What 2011-2012 Part III courses do I strongly recommend if you'd like to become my student?
I recommend you take any part III course that I teach.Current students:
Alden Walker and Steven Frankel.Am I taking PhD students for 2012?
Yes, I would consider taking a student.What do I do, and what would I like my students to do?
I'm a topologist. The sort of problems I'd suggest to students are drawn from the topology of knots, three- and four-manifolds, and related areas. (For example, my current student is working on contact topology in three-dimensions.)What 2011-2012 Part III courses do I strongly recommend if you might want to become my student?
Michaelmas: Algebraic Topology, Differential GeometryCurrent student:
Marco Golla (finishing this year).Am I taking PhD students for 2012?
Yes, I would consider taking a student.What do I do, and what would I like my student to do?
I study algebraic geometry over the complex numbers using techniques from both algebraic geometry and complex analysis. In particular I am interested in problems around the topic of stability and its relation to canonical Kahler metrics.What 2011-2012 Part III courses do I strongly recommend if you'd like to become my student?
Michaelmas: Differential Geometry, Algebraic GeometryCurrent student:
Anton Isopoussu (started 2010)Am I taking PhD students for 2012?
Yes, I'd consider taking a student.What do I do, and what would I like my student to do?
I am interested in symplectic topology, amongst other things its appearance in low-dimensional topology and in mirror symmetry, and in the symplectic properties of algebraic varieties. Much of my recent work concerns Floer cohomology theories and holomorphic curves.What 2011-2012 Part III courses do I strongly recommend if you might want to become my student?
Michaelmas: Algebraic topology, Differential geometry, Symplectic geometry.Present and past students:
Present: Richard Harris (started 2008). Past: Mark McLean (PhD 2008), Jonny Evans (PhD 2010), Jack Waldron (PhD 2010),Am I taking PhD students for 2012?
Yes, probably.What do I do, and what would I like my students to do?
I am an algebraic geometer, with side interests in topology and Lie groups. A student who does not enjoy algebraic geometry should look elsewhere.What 2011-2012 Part III courses do I strongly recommend if you might want to become my student?
Michaelmas: Algebraic topology; Algebraic geometry; Commutative algebra; perhaps Lie Algebras.Present and past students:
John Christian Ottem, started 2010; Marcus Zibrowius, PhD 2011; Carl McTague, PhD 2010; Dinesh Deshpande, PhD 2009; Charles Vial, PhD 2009; Artie Prendergast-Smith, PhD 2009; Mark MacDonald, PhD 2008; Pierre Guillot, PhD 2004.