Drew Kenneth Heard

Drew Kenneth Heard is an Associate Professor at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), supported by the Trond Mohn Foundation. His research bridges stable homotopy theory, chromatic homotopy theory, and tensor triangulated geometry, with significant contributions to classification theorems and duality principles.

Education:

• PhD (2014) from the University of Melbourne under Craig Westerland.
• Postdoctoral positions at Universität Regensburg (SFB Higher Invariants), Haifa University, Universität Hamburg (SPP 1786), and Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn.

Heard's work focuses on the interplay between tensor triangulated categories and equivariant homotopy theory. His recent publications explore stratification theorems, vanishing lines in motivic homotopy, and the structure of Picard groups in chromatic settings. Collaborations with Tobias Barthel, Beren Sanders, and others have advanced understanding of localizing subcategories and descent techniques.

Research Trends: Analysis of 15 recent articles reveals a core focus on tensor triangulated geometry (Balmer spectra, support theory), chromatic homotopy (K(n)-local spectra, Morava E-theory), and algebraic models for topological phenomena (comodule categories, local duality). Methodologically, he integrates geometric intuition with category-theoretic frameworks.

Affiliations:

• Current: NTNU, Trondheim, Norway.
• Former: Universität Regensburg, Haifa University, Universität Hamburg, Max Planck Institute.

Teaching:

• TMA4105 - Mathematics 2: Multivariable calculus and vector analysis.
• MA3408 - Algebraic Topology 2.

Projects: Leads the "tt-geometry in Trondheim" project funded by the Trond Mohn Foundation, advancing tensor triangulated geometry classifications.