Ralph M. Kaufmann Professor Department of Mathematics Purdue University

Address	Ralph Kaufmann Purdue University Department of Mathematics 150 N. University Street West Lafayette , IN  47907-2067
Phone	(765) 494-1205
Fax	(765) 494-0548
Office	Math 710
E-mail	rkaufman@math.purdue.edu

Ph.D.	Mathematics	(Bonn, Germany 1997)
M.S.	Physics	(Bonn, Germany 1994)
M.A.	Philosophy	(Bonn, Germany 1996)

Complete CV as a PDF file.
Publications as PDF file

Areas of research: Topology, Geometry and Algebraic Geometry.

In particular:

• Operads, actions on the Hochschild complexes
• String Topology
  
• Quantum Cohomology and Mirror Symmetry
• Stringy Phenomena for Stacks/Orbifolds
• Noncommutative Geometry of Nano Wire Networks
• 2+1 dim TQFT
• Categorical Aspects of the Above
  

Publications or Publications with links or download as pdf

Link to publications on Mathscinet

Teaching Fall 2012

MATH 59800 Homological Algebra

Date and Time TTh 1:30 pm-12:45 am in MATH 215
Syllabus
Course webpage

Office hours: TTh 2:50-3:30 and by appointment

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Past Teaching: A webpage with links to old class pages.

This semester I'm  organizing the Topology Seminar. The schedule can be found on the department calendar and here.

I also organize a  Group Seminar for my students: schedule

We also hosted the Midwest Topology Seminar Spring 2012

Link to Birgit Kaufmann’s webpage.

Links to Max-Planck Institute for mathematics Bonn , IHES , MSRI and Institute Mittag-Leffler