Andrew J Chan
Getting to grips with Tropical Geometry
Andrew J Chan
Mathematics Institute
Zeeman Building
University of Warwick
Coventry CV4 7AL UK
E-mail: a dot j dot chan at warwick dot ac dot uk
About Me:
I am a PhD student at the Mathematics Institute at the University of Warwick under the supervision of Dr. Diane Maclagan.
My current research interests include Algebraic Geometry and in particular Tropical Geometry. I am currently looking at effective methods of computing tropical curves via projections. I have also written a Macaulay2 package GrobnerValuations which computes Gröbner bases over fields with a valuation.
I completed my undergraduate degree at Imperial College where Professor Kevin Buzzard supervised my MSci project on Automorphic Forms over Function Fields.
Besides mathematics I enjoy (sometimes!) supporting Barnet FC and also playing the flute, particularly as a Flute2 in the University of Warwick Wind Orchestra.
Seminars:
This term we are holding a postgraduate seminar on Abelian Varieties. It should be accessible to all who have a knowledge of basic algebraic geometry and may also be of interest to those studying number theory and related areas.
Information on the Algebraic Geometry Seminar at Warwick can be found here. If you like this then you may also be interested in finding out more about the COW seminars and its junior Calf.
Details of Conferences and Workshops that I am planning on attending as well as a list of some of the recent ones that I have attended can be found here.
Old Seminars:
During Winter 2013 we held a reading seminar on "Le Théorème de Riemann-Roch" by Armand Borel and Jean-Pierre Serre.
During Autumn 2012 we held a learning seminar on Hilbert Schemes.
During Summer 2012 we held a learning seminar on Geometric Invariant Theory.
During Autumn 2010 we held a learning seminar on an Introduction to Curves.
E-mail address: a dot j dot chan at warwick dot ac dot uk