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Katherine Raoux is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Arkansas, part of the Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences. She specializes in low-dimensional topology, focusing on knots, three-manifolds, four-manifolds, and Heegaard Floer theory. Her research is supported by grants from the National Science Foundation (award DMS-2405452) and the Simons Foundation (award MPS-TSM-00007791). She has held postdoctoral positions at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics (Bonn, Germany) and Michigan State University. Previously, she earned her Ph.D. from Brandeis University under Danny Ruberman and completed undergraduate studies at New College of Florida in Mathematics and Art.
Her teaching experience includes courses at Brandeis University, Michigan State University, and Bryn Mawr College, covering a range from introductory calculus to advanced graduate-level topology. She actively contributes to academic communities through the University of Arkansas Topology Seminar, held weekly in SCEN 322. Her work bridges theoretical mathematics with geometric insights, emphasizing connections between manifold structures and algebraic invariants.
Key research themes include exploring 4-dimensional topology through knot concordance and adjunction inequalities, with recent publications in Selecta Mathematica and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. She collaborates widely, evidenced by co-authored works with leading figures like Matthew Hedden and Olga Plamenevskaya.
