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Gijs Heuts is an Associate Professor in the Fundamental Mathematics group at the Mathematical Institute of Utrecht University, part of the Faculty of Science. His research focuses on advanced topics in algebraic topology and higher category theory, with particular expertise in Goodwillie calculus, chromatic homotopy theory, and operads.
He is affiliated with the Utrecht Geometry Center, which includes prominent mathematicians Ieke Moerdijk and Lennart Meier. His work is currently funded by prestigious grants including an ERC Starting Grant titled "Chromatic homotopy theory of spaces" and an NWO Vidi grant "Hopf algebras and periodic homotopy theory". Starting September 2025, he will also serve as one of the Principal Investigators on the NWO XL consortium "Symmetry on the interface of topology and higher algebra".
Dr. Heuts' research centers around homotopy theory and derived algebraic geometry, with a focus on generalizations of classical algebraic concepts (such as Lie algebras, commutative rings, and Hopf algebras) to homotopy theory. His work has significant applications to chromatic homotopy theory, with Goodwillie calculus and operads serving as central methodological tools.
His publication record demonstrates consistent high-impact contributions to the field, with papers appearing in top journals such as Annals of Mathematics and Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. His research spans theoretical foundations of higher category theory to specific applications in unstable homotopy theory, particularly focusing on connections between spectral Lie algebras and vn-periodic phenomena.
- ERC Starting Grant "Chromatic homotopy theory of spaces"
- NWO Vidi grant "Hopf algebras and periodic homotopy theory"
- PI on NWO XL consortium "Symmetry on the interface of topology and higher algebra" (starting Sept 2025)
Dr. Heuts completed his PhD under Jacob Lurie at Harvard University and was previously a postdoc at the University of Copenhagen. He has held research positions at the Isaac Newton Institute and Hausdorff Research Institute. He was an organizer of the MIT Talbot Workshop (2012-2015) and currently organizes the European Autumn School in Topology (EAST).
