Nicola Tarasca
Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Virginia Commonwealth University
office: Harris Hall 4173
1015 Floyd Avenue Box 842014
Richmond, VA 23284-2014, USA
Research Interests
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the geometry of algebraic curves, abelian varieties, and their moduli spaces
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quantum invariants of knots and 3-manifolds
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geometric realizations of vertex algebras
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modern Schubert calculus
Research currently supported by the NSF grant DMS-2404896 and a Travel Support for Mathematicians gift from the Simons Foundation.
Seminars
I coorganize the following seminar series (most talks are now live-streamed online):
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the Geometry Seminar at VCU
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the Student Geometry Seminar at VCU
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the Math Colloquium Series at VCU
Events
I coorganize the following events:
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the Richmond Geometry Meeting
an annual event since 2021
the 2024 edition is supported by NSF grant DMS-2349810
the 2023 edition was supported by NSF grant DMS-2240741 -
the Mid-Atlantic Algebra, Geometry, and Combinatorics (MAAGC)
the MAAGC workshop from 2024-2026 is supported by NSF grant DMS-2408985 -
the Geometry Summer Camp
A math camp and mathematics education research study designed for local middle school students