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caleb-suan-898692208
I am a PhD student studying mathematics at the University of British Columbia under the supervision of Sébastien Picard. I obtained my BMath from the University of Waterloo, where I held USRAs under Benoit Charbonneau and Laurent Marcoux. I also received my MMath from UWaterloo, with Spiro Karigiannis as my supervisor.
My CV can be found here.
My research interests mostly lie in differential geometry and geometric analysis on manifolds with special holonomy (SU(3), G2, Spin(7)). Recently I have been working with geometric flows on such manifolds, in particular the Laplacian flow and coflow on G2 manifolds and the Anomaly flow on Calabi–Yau threefolds. I am also looking into different aspects of the Hull–Strominger system from heteroric string theory (in various settings), such as conifold transitions, and solutions to the system using Courant algebroids and generalized geometry.
My research statement can be found here.
Below is a list of the courses that I have had the opportunity to teach/TA for (or am currently teaching/TA'ing).
I currently hold office hours for MATH 100: Differential Calculus with Applications to Physical Sciences and Engineering on Tuesdays from 2pm - 3pm in LSK 301, Thursdays from 1:30pm - 3pm in LSK 301, and on Fridays from 12noon - 1pm in LSK 300.
I (co-)organize a weekly departmental Differential Geometry Learning Seminar. This term, we are meeting in MATH 126 on Fridays from 2pm - 3pm (participation via Zoom is also possible but slightly janky). Unlike the previous two terms, we are no longer following a set text and speakers are free to present on anything that they are reading or working on. You can email me to be added to the mailing list. Willing speakers are also always welcome.
Click here for more on this term's talks.
I enjoy bouldering and playing board games.
‣ Arkham Horror: The Card Game
‣ Brass: Birmingham
‣ Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar (with Tribes and Prophecies Expansion)
‣ Great Western Trail (Second Edition)
‣ Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun
‣ Teotihuacan: City of Gods (with Late Preclassic Period and Shadow of Xitle Expansions)
‣ Letter Jam
‣ Spirit Island (with Branch and Claw, Jagged Earth, Feather and Flame, and Nature Incarnate Expansions)
‣ Neta-Tanka
‣ Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant