Wouter Van Limbeek Department of Mathematics, University of Chicago 5734 S University Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 B limbeek@math.uchicago.edu Í www.math.uchicago.edu/∼limbeek Citizenship: The Netherlands Research Interests Differential geometry, geometric topology, geometry of Lie groups and their discrete subgroups. Education 2010-present Ph.D., University of Chicago, Advisor: Benson Farb. Expected 2015 2011 M.S., University of Chicago. 2007-2010 B.Sc. Mathematics, B.Sc. Physics, Utrecht University, The Netherlands. Cum laude Honors and Awards 2014 GEAR Graduate Internship, Awarded by: GEAR Network ($2,000). 2010 Huygens Talent Scholarship, Awarded by: Dutch Ministry of Education ($10,000). 2008 Young Talent Encouragement Award, Awarded by: Thomas Stieltjes Institute for Mathematics and Dutch Society of Sciences. Papers 4 Quasicircle boundaries and exotic almost-isometries. With Jean-François Lafont and Benjamin Schmidt, submitted (2014, 17 pages) 3 Isometry types of frame bundles. submitted (2014, 13 pages) 2 Symmetry gaps in Riemannian geometry and minimal orbifolds. submitted (2014, 29 pages) 1 Riemannian manifolds with local symmetry. (J. Topol. Anal. (2014), vol. 6, no. 2, 211-236) Works in progress 2 Lorentzian manifolds with local symmetry. With Karin Melnick, in progress (2014, 29 pages) 1 The structure of strongly regularly self-covering manifolds. In progress (2014, 10 pages) Invited Talks Nov Sep Sep Oct 2014 2014 2014 2013 Geometry Seminar, Michigan State University. Geometry Seminar, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor. Geometry and Topology Seminar, Purdue University. Topology Seminar, Ohio State University. 1/2 Sep 2013 Geometry and Topology Seminar, University of Maryland. Jun 2013 Workshop on Geometric Topology, Calvin College. Oct 2012 AMS Central Sectional Meetings, Ohio State University. Special session: ‘Interactions between Geometry and Topology’ Teaching Experience 2012-present Lecturer, University of Chicago. { 2014-2015: Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra (Math 195 and 196) { 2013-2014: Calculus in one variable (Math 153, 131, 132) { 2012-2013: Calculus in one variable (Math 131, 132, 133) 2014 Leadership Alliance Research Program Mentor, University of Chicago. co-mentor for an undergraduate research project 2012-2013 Directed Reading Program Mentor, University of Chicago, 6 students. 2011-2013 Research Experience for Undergraduates Mentor, University of Chicago, 17 students. 2011-2012 Teaching Assistant for ‘Analysis in Rn ’, University of Chicago. 2008-2009 Teaching Assistant, Utrecht University. Courses: Calculus, Analysis in one variable, Group theory Academic Service Summer 2014 Student reading group co-organizer, Topic: Entropy rigidity and bounded cohomology. 2012-2013 Student Geometry Seminar Co-Organizer, University of Chicago. 2010 Dutch Interuniversitary Mathematics Competition Co-Organizer, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Referee for J.Topol. Anal. New York J. Math. Conferences and Workshops attended June April March Sep Aug Aug June May March Oct June June Aug 2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2012 2012 2012 2009 Thurston Legacy Conference, Cornell University. Workshop on Thin Groups, University of Michigan. Asymptotic Properties of Groups, IHP, Paris, France. Geometric and Analytic Group Theory, Ventotene, Italy. Hamilton Geometry and Topology Workshop, Hamilton Institute, Dublin. Geometric Topology in New York, Columbia University. Workshop on Geometric Topology, Calvin College. Workshop on Cohomology of Arithmetic Groups, University of Chicago-Northwestern. Workshop on Random Walks on Groups, University of Michigan. AMS Central Sectional Meetings, Ohio State University. Workshop on Geometric Topology, Oregon State University. Geometric Structures on Manifolds, University of Chicago. Dynamical Systems Summer School, Utrecht University, The Netherlands. 2/2