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Mike
 

Michael F. Whittaker, Ph.D. (UVictoria)
Research Fellow
School of Mathematics and Applied Statistics
University of Wollongong
Wollongong NSW 2522
Australia

e-mail: mfwhittaker at gmail.com
Office: G30, Building 15

 

Research Interests:

My research is a combination of operator algebras and dynamical systems. In particular, I use techniques from noncommutative geometry and C*-algebras to understand hyperbolic dynamical systems known as Smale Spaces. On one hand, Smale spaces give rise to very interesting C*-algebras with particularly nice intrinsic properties that come from the hyperbolic structure of the Smale Space. On the other hand, C*-algebras come equipped with invariants which reveal information about the Smale Space in a noncommutative framework.

Here is my Curriculum Vitae: PDF (3 February 2012)


Seminars:

I am the current convener for the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications seminar at the University of Wollongong. There is no set time for the seminar. Please get in touch if you would like to speak.

Nathan Brownlowe and I are also running an IMIA Operator Algebras Seminar at the University of Wollongong. The seminar meets on Thursdays from 3:30-4:30pm.