Stefan Ovidiu Tohaneanu
Department of Mathematics
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843
U.S.A.
Phone: (979)-845-5393
E-mail: tohanean@math.tamu.edu
Office: Milner 003
Employment
- 2007-2008. Visiting Assistant Professor, University
of Cincinnati.
- Summer 2007. Adjunct Assistant Professor, Texas A&M
University.
- 2002-2007. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Texas A&M
University.
Education
- 2002-2007. Ph.D. Texas A&M University, College
Station, Texas.
- 1999-2001. M.S.(Analysis) University of Bucharest,
Romania.
- 1997-1999. M.S.(Algebra) University of Bucharest,
Romania.
- 1993-1997. B.S. University of Bucharest, Romania.
Mathematical interests
Computational Commutative Algebra,
Algebraic Geometry & Discrete Geometry.
My advisor is Dr. Hal Schenck and the current
topics of research are:
- Arrangements.
- Splines.
- Free resolutions.
Here is the almost finished version of my Ph.D. dissertation: Homological Algebra and problems in Combinatorics and Geometry
.
Selected awards
- 2007 L.F. Guseman Prize in Mathematics. This award is given to Texas
A&M students who show high academic achievement and
who also have high achievement in teaching, research or service.
Selected publications
Selected presentations
- "Configurations of smooth rational curves in P^2", AMS National
Meeting, Special Session: Arrangements and Related Topics, New Orleans LA,
January 2007.
- "Line-Conic arrangements in P^2", Recent Developments
in Arrangements and Configuration Spaces, MSRI, Berkeley CA, August 2006.
- "Topological Criteria for k-Formal Arrangements", AMS Meeting, Durham
NH, April 2006.
- "Basics of cohomology with a specific example: Hyperplanes
Arrangements. Part I", GSO, Texas A&M, December 2005.
Selected teaching
- Fall 2006: Instructor-Math 103. Students,
please
click here.
- Spring 2005: Teaching Assistant-Math 152 Honors
(Instructor: Dr. N. Sivakumar).
Personal stuff
- Resume.
- Since 2000, I've been married to Mari. I like playing and watching
soccer. Photos.