NSF Org:	DMS Division Of Mathematical Sciences
Recipient:	UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
Initial Amendment Date:	April 14, 2014
Latest Amendment Date:	April 1, 2015
Award Number:	1419391
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Ricardo Castano-Bernard DMS  Division Of Mathematical Sciences MPS  Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Start Date:	April 1, 2014
End Date:	March 31, 2015 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$21,851.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$21,851.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2014 = $21,851.00
History of Investigator:	Max Forester (Principal Investigator) forester@math.ou.edu Jing Tao (Co-Principal Investigator) Noel Brady (Former Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of Oklahoma Norman Campus 660 PARRINGTON OVAL RM 301 NORMAN OK  US  73019-3003 (405)325-4757
Sponsor Congressional District:	04
Primary Place of Performance:	University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman OK  US  73019-3103
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	04
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	EVTSTTLCEWS5
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	TOPOLOGY
Primary Program Source:	01001415DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	7556, 9150
Program Element Code(s):	126700
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.049

ABSTRACT

This award supports participation in the Redbud Topology Conference, to be held in the Spring and the Fall of 2014. The main subject of the conference is low-dimensional topology, which includes the study of spaces in three dimensions, using algebraic methods such as group theory. The aim is to investigate the symmetries of 3-dimensional space, which in turn gives insight to better understand the possible shapes and properties. This conference is part of an ongoing series held at institutions in Arkansas and Oklahoma, which foster interactions among young and senior mathematicians in the region. It features two meetings: a graduate student and young researchers workshop in the spring, and an advanced research conference in the fall.

The Spring 2014 Redbud Topology Conference will be held April 11-13, 2014 on the Norman campus of the University of Oklahoma. The theme of this conference is centered on current topics in geometric group theory related to free groups, surface groups, their automorphism groups, and free-by-cyclic and surface-by-cyclic groups. The invited speakers are Matt Clay (U of Arkansas), Spencer Dowdall (U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Daniel Groves (U of Illinois at Chicago), Eriko Hironaka (Florida State U), Chris Leininger ((U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Johanna Mangahas (Brown U), Jason Manning (U at Buffalo), Ben McReynolds (Purdue U), Alexandra Pettet (U of British Columbia), Sam Taylor (U of Texas at Austin), and Alden Walker (U of Chicago). The conference begins with a workshop designed to enhance the experience of graduate students and junior researchers. The meeting will foster interactions and strengthen research ties among young mathematicians in the region.

Conference website: http://www.math.ou.edu/redbud/

PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT

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This award supported two conferences in geometry and topology.

The Spring 2014 Redbud Topology Conference was held at the University of Oklahoma, April 11-13 2014. The theme of the conference was centered on topics in geometric group theory related to free groups, surface groups, their
automorphism groups, and free-by-cyclic and surface-by-cyclic groups. The speakers were Matt Clay (U of Arkansas), Spencer Dowdall (U of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign), Daniel Groves (U of Illinois at Chicago), Eriko Hironaka (Florida State U), Chris Leininger ((U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Johanna Mangahas (Brown U), Jason Manning (U at Buffalo), Ben McReynolds (Purdue U), Alexandra Pettet (U of British Columbia), Sam Taylor (U of Texas at Austin), and Alden Walker (U of Chicago).

The Fall 2014 Redbud Topology Conference was held at the University of Arkansas, November 1 2014. This meeting covered a broader range of topics in geometric group theory and geometric topology, and to a certain extent featured the work of researchers from the Arkansas-Oklahoma region. The speakers were Thomas Church (Stanford), Matthew Day (U of Arkansas), Matthew Durham (U of Michigan), Robert Tang (U of Oklahoma), and Pengcheng Xu (Oklahoma State).

The two conferences are part of an ongoing series of conferences in geometry and topology which are held at institutions in Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Last Modified: 06/30/2015
Modified by: Max Forester

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