Curriculum Vitæ
- Education:
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Promotion (Ph.D.), University of the Saarland, West Germany, 1980.
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Diplom (M.S.), University of the Saarland, West Germany, 1977.
- Positions:
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Professor, Purdue University, 2001-present.
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General Member, MSRI, Fall 2002.
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Professor, Michigan State University, 1989-2001.
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Associate Professor, Michigan State University, 1986-1989.
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Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, 1984-1986.
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Visiting Assistant Professor, Northwestern University, 1983-1984.
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Visiting Assistant Professor, Purdue University, 1982-1983.
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Visiting Research Associate, Purdue University, 1981-1982,
supported by a research fellowship from DAAD.
- Research Interest:
Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry.
- Research Support:
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NSF grant for Special Algebra Meetings in the Midwest, 2008-2011.
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NSF grant for PASI: Commutative Algebra and its Connections to Geometry, 2009.
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NSF research grant, 2005-2009.
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NSF research grant, 2002-2005.
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NSF grant for the Midwest Commutative Algebra and Geometry Meeting, 2004.
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NSF research grant, 1999-2002.
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NSF research grant, 1996-1999.
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NSF US-Brazil cooperative research grant, 1994-1997.
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NSF research grant, 1993-1996.
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NSF research grant, 1990-1993.
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NSF research grant, 1988-1990.
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NSF grant for scientific computing equipment for the
mathematical sciences, 1988.
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NSF research grant, 1986-1988.
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NSF research grant, 1984-1986.
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Fellowship from DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service), 1981-1982.
- Ph.D. Students:
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E. Lopez, Licci Gorenstein ideals of deviation two, 1988.
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M. Johnson, Cohen-Macaulay blow-up algebras and constructions in
linkage, 1995.
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L. Ghezzi, The depth of blow-up rings of ideals, 2001.
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C. Cumming, Residual intersections in Cohen-Macaulay rings, 2005.
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L. Fouli, A study on the core of ideals, 2006.
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J. Validashti, Multiplicities of graded algebras, 2007.
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Y. Shen
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K.-N. Lin
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Y. Xie (advised jointly with W. Heinzer)
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L. Nguyen
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P. Mantero
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Y. Kim
- Postdocs Sponsored:
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H. Srinivasan, 1986-1988.
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S. Choi, 1989-1990.
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K. N. Raghavan, 1991-1993.
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S. Ding, 1993-1995.
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C. Polini, 1995-1998.
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A. Corso, 1998-2000.
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C. Miller, 2000-2001.
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J. Chan, 2001-2003.
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J. Hong, 2003-2006.
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Selected Invited Talks:
- University of South Carolina, Columbia, November 2008.
- Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, July 2008, August
2004, 2003, July 1998.
- Commutative Algebra: Connections with Algebraic Topology and Representation
Theory, a Conference on the Occasion of Luchezar Avramov's 60th Birthday, University
of Nebraska, May 2008.
- International Conference: Towards Establishing a Cutting-Edge Platform
for Commutative Ring Theory in the 21st Century, Yokohama, Japan, March 2008.
- Hilbert Functions and Syzygies in Commutative Algebra and Combinatorics, a
Conference in Honor of Jürgen Herzog on the Occasion of his 65th Birthday,
Cortona, Italy, September 2007.
- University of California, Berkeley, May 2007, December 2006, March 2006,
November 2002, May 2000, 1999.
- Advances is Algebra and Geometry, MSRI, Berkeley, May 2007.
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, April 2007, November 2000.
- Workshop on Integral Closure, Adjoint Ideals and Cores, AIM, Palo Alto,
December 2006.
- Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry Meeting (ALGA), IMPA, Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil, July 2006, 1997.
- CIMPA School on Commutative Algebra, Hanoi, Vietnam,
December 2005 (five lectures).
- University of Nebraska, October 2005.
- Midwest Algebra, Geometry and their Interactions Conference,
University of Notre Dame, October 2005.
- University of Illinois at Chicago, September 2005.
- Commutative Algebra Conference Honoring the Contributions of
Phillip Griffith, University of Illinois, September 2005.
- University of Kansas, March 2005.
- Symposium on Commutative Ring Theory, Kurashiki, Japan,
November 2004.
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University of Bochum, Germany, July 2004, June 1995.
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University of Toronto, Canada, January 2004.
- Lisbon Conference on Commutative Algebra, Lisbon, Portugal, June 2003.
- First Joint Meeting of the AMS and the RSME (Real Sociedad Matematica Espanola),
Special Session on Commutative Algebra: Geometric, Homological,
Combinatorial and Computational Aspects, Sevilla, Spain, June 2003.
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Bluegrass Algebra Conference, University of Kentucky, April 2003.
- MSRI, Berkeley, October 2002.
- Conference on Current Trends in Commutative Algebra, Levico, Italy, June 2002.
- Conference on Zero-Dimensional Schemes and Related Topics, Acitrezza, Italy, June 2002.
- First Joint Meeting of the AMS and the SMF (Société
Mathématique de France), Special Session on
Commutative Algebra and its Interactions with Algebraic Geometry,
Lyon, France, July 2001.
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First Latin American Congress of Mathematicians, Algebra
Session, IMPA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 2000.
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University of Notre Dame, December 1999.
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Conferences on Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry,
Oberwolfach, Germany, August 1999, May 1996, August 1989,
May 1987, 1985, 1983, 1981.
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Conference on Commutative Algebra and its Related Topics, KIAS
(Korea Institute for Advanced Study), Seoul, Korea, May 1999.
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Homological Methods in Commutative Algebra
and Algebraic Geometry: a Conference in Honor of David Buchsbaum,
Genova, Italy, June 1998.
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University of Michigan, January 1998, 1995, February 1985.
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Conference on Algebraic Geometry and Commutative Algebra,
Guanajuato, Mexico, August 1997.
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21st Brazilian Colloquium, Algebra Session, IMPA, Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, July 1997.
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Conference on Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry, CIRM, Luminy,
France, May 1997.
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Rutgers University, October 1996, April 1991, February 1990.
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Summer School on
Commutative Algebra, Centre de Recerca Matematica, Barcelona, Spain, July
1996.
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Joint Meeting of the AMS and SMM (Sociedad Matematica Mexicana), Special
Session on Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Coding Theory, Guanajuato,
Mexico, November 1995.
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Workshop in Algebra, Instituto Politecnico
Nacional, Mexico City, November 1995.
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Conference on Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry,
Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil, August 1995.
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University of Essen, Germany, June 1995.
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University of Köln, Germany, June 1995.
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Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France, March 1995 (two lectures).
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ICM Satellite Conference on Commutative Algebra, Vechta, Germany, July 1994.
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Conference on Algebra, Dynamical Systems, and Topology, Federal
University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil, July 1994.
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Workshop on Commutative Algebra and its Relation to
Combinatorics and Computer Algebra, International Centre for Theoretical
Physics, Trieste, Italy, May 1994 (four lectures).
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Brandeis University, May 1994, April 1991.
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MIT, May 1994.
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Conference on Commutative Algebra and its
Interaction with Computer Algebra and Combinatorics, Essen, Germany, June
1993.
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Conference on Commutative Algebra,
International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, September
1992 (five lectures).
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Latin American Meeting on Algebra and Algebraic Geometry,
Guanajuato, Mexico, July 1992 (two lectures).
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AMS Summer
Research Conference on Commutative Algebra: Syzygies, Multiplicities and
Birational Algebra, Mount Holyoke, July 1992.
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Conference on Free Resolutions in Algebraic Geometry
and Representation Theory, Oberwolfach, Germany, June 1992.
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International Seminar on Algebra and its
Applications, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico City, January 1991.
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ICM-90 Satellite Conference
on Commutative Algebra and Combinatorics, Nagoya University, Japan,
August 1990.
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Daewoo Conference,
Seoul National University, Korea, August 1990 (two lectures).
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Conference on
Algebraic Geometry, Commutative Algebra, and Ring Theory, Bucharest,
Romania, July 1989.
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Midwest Algebraic Geometry Conference, University of Michigan,
March 1989.
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Commutative Algebra Workshop,
Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil, August 1988
(three lectures).
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Microprogram in Commutative Algebra, MSRI, Berkeley, June 1987.
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Midwest Commutative Algebra
Conference, Purdue University, March 1986.
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US-Japan Seminar on Commutative Algebra
and Combinatorics, Kyoto, Japan, August 1985.
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Nagoya University, Japan, August 1985.
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Professional Activities:
- Editorial committee of the Proceedings of the AMS.
- Coeditor of a special volume of the Journal of Pure and Applied
Algebra in honor of Wolmer Vasconcelos, J. Pure Appl. Algebra 201 (2005).
- Coorganizer of the summer school
PASI: Commutative Algebra and its Connections to Geometry, Olinda, Brazil,
August 2009.
- Coorganizer of the conference Commutative
Algebra and its Interaction with Algebraic Geometry, CIRM (Centre
International de Rencontres Mathématiques), Luminy, France,
September 2008.
- Coorganizer
of the conference Algebraic Geometry and Commutative Algebra: A
Conference to Celebrate Robin Hartshorne's 70th Birthday,
University of Illinois at Chicago, April 2008.
- Coorganizer of the conference Commutative
Algebra and its Interaction with Algebraic Geometry, BIRS (Banff International
Research Station), Banff, Canada, June 2007.
- Coorganizer of the workshop Integral Closure, Adjoint Ideals
and Cores, AIM (American Institute of Mathematics), Palo Alto,
December 2006.
- Coorganizer of the UIC-Purdue Workshop on Algebraic Geometry and
Commutative Algebra, Purdue University,
December 2006.
- Coorganizer of the conference Commutative
Algebra and its Interaction with Algebraic Geometry, CIRM (Centre
International de Rencontres Mathématiques), Luminy, France,
May 2006.
- Coorganizer of a special session at the AMS
Meeting in Notre Dame, April 2006.
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Coorganizer of the conference Commutative Algebra: Homological and Birational Theory,
BIRS, Banff, Canada, September 2004.
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Coorganizer of the conference Midwest Commutative Algebra and Geometry Meeting: A Conference in Honor of Joseph Lipman,
Purdue University, May 2004.
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Coorganizer of the conference Commutative Algebra and its
Interaction with Algebraic Geometry, CIRM, Luminy, France, June 2003.
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Coorganizer of the workshop Commutative Algebra: Local and Birational
Theory during the Special Year in Commuative Algebra at
MSRI, Berkeley, December 2002.
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Coorganizer of a special session at the First Joint Meeting of the AMS
and UMI (Unione Matematica Italiana), Pisa, June 2002.
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Coorganizer of the conference Commutative Algebra and its
Interaction with Algebraic Geometry, CIRM, Luminy, France, June 2000.
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Coorganizer of a special session at the AMS Winter Meeting in
San Francisco, January 1995.
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Member of the program committee for the First Joint Meeting of the
AMS and DMV (German Mathematical Association), Heidelberg, October 1993.
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Book review: Bulletin Amer. Math. Soc. 34 (1997), 177-181.