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Professor Daniel Isaksen is a faculty member in the Department of Mathematics at Wayne State University, within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on algebraic topology, particularly stable and motivic homotopy theory, with emphasis on computations of homotopy groups of spheres and their applications to differential structures and algebraic geometry. His work is supported by multiple National Science Foundation grants and other prestigious awards.
Education:
- B.A. in Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley, 1994
- S.M. in Mathematics, University of Chicago, 1995
- Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Chicago, 1999
Research Interests: Professor Isaksen’s research explores fundamental computations in motivic homotopy theory, including the use of the Adams spectral sequence and motivic cohomology. His contributions have advanced understanding of stable homotopy groups, differentiable structures on spheres, and the interplay between algebraic and topological methods.
Awards & Grants:
- NSF Grant (2016–2019): Stable stems computation
- NSF Grant (2012–2016): Motivic stable homotopy groups
- Simons Foundation Collaboration Grant (2012)
Teaching: Courses include Advanced Topics in Mathematics, Algebra I, Topology I, and Calculus I.
