Dr Alan Thompson

Pronouns: He/him
  • Senior Lecturer in Algebraic Geometry
  • Undergraduate Admissions Tutor

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Employment

  • 2024 - present: Senior Lecturer in Algebraic Geometry, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ.
  • 2018 - 2023: Lecturer in Algebraic Geometry, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ.
  • 2017 – 2018: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Cambridge.
  • 2016 – 2017: Visiting Fellow, University of Warwick.
  • 2014 – 2016: Fields-Ontario Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Waterloo, Canada.
  • Jan – Jun 2014: Fields-Ontario-PIMS Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alberta, Canada.
  • Jul – Dec 2013: Fields-Ontario Postdoctoral Fellow, Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences, Toronto, Canada
  • 2011 – 2013: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alberta, Canada.

Education

  • 2007 – 2011: D.Phil. Mathematics, University of Oxford.
  • 2003 – 2007: M.Math. University of Warwick.

Research Interests

Algebraic geometry, especially the geometry of surfaces and threefolds. My current research interests include: the geometry and moduli of K3 surfaces and Calabi-Yau threefolds, the study of degenerations and fibration structures, the explicit construction of Calabi-Yau threefolds, mirror symmetry, and the minimal model program. A more detailed description of my current research activities may be found on my personal webpage: Research Interests.

Research Grants

  • EPSRC New Investigator Award EP/V005545/1 Mirror Symmetry for Fibrations and Degenerations, May 2021 - October 2023.

Postdoctoral Research Associates

  • Luca Giovenzana (May 2021 - April 2023)

PhD Students

Current Courses

  • MAA240/MAA243 Analysis 2
  • MAC142 Introduction to Algebraic Geometry
  • MAC300 and MAD300 Final Year Projects

Previous Courses

  • MAB151 Mathematical Methods 3 (2020-21)
  • MAA310 Mathematics for Mechanical Engineering (2019)

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