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Gereon Quick

Gereon Quick

Professor
Department of Mathematical Sciences

gereon.quick@ntnu.no
+4773550287 Sentralbygg 2, 1246, Gløshaugen, Alfred Getz vei 1
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About

Gereon Quick is a professor of mathematics at the Department of Mathematical Sciences and member of the Geometry & Topology group.

He has an MSc in Mathematics from University of Cambridge, UK, a DEA in Mathematics from Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, France. He received his PhD and Habilitation in Mathematics from Universität Münster, Germany. As a postdoc he continued his research in Münster, at LMU München, at the University of Tokyo, at the IAS in Princeton and at Harvard University in the US.  

Work experience

  • 2019- Professor at NTNU
  • 2015-2019 Associate Professor at NTNU
  • Fall 2014 Research Fellowship at LMU München
  • Spring 2014 Lecturer and Research Associate at Harvard University
  • 2012-2013 Assistant Professor and Interim Full Professor at WWU Münster
  • 2010-2012 Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Lecturer at Harvard University
  • 2007-2010 Assistant Professor at WWU Münster
  • 2005-2007 Postdoctoral Fellow at WWU Münster

Research visits

  • May-July 2017 Harvard University
  • Feb-April 2017 Institut Mittag-Leffler Stockholm
  • Aug-Sept 2013 Harvard University
  • Feb-March 2010 Institute for Advanced Study Princeton
  • Sept-Oct 2009 Harvard University
  • Sept 2007 Tokyo University
  • Feb-June 2004 Institut Henri Poincaré Paris.

Academic Degrees

  • Habilitation in Mathematics at WWU Münster, Germany.
  • PhD in Mathematics from WWU Münster, Germany.
  • DEA in Mathematics from Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, France.
  • MSc in Mathematics from University of Cambridge, UK.

Competencies

  • Topology/geometry

Research

Main research interests

Homotopy theory and its applications in algebraic and arithmetic geometry.  In particular, algebraic and étale cobordism; chromatic, profinite, étale and motivic homotopy theory; Deligne cohomology theories; algebraic cycles; anabelian geometry; profinite Teichmüller theory; enumerative geometry. 

Fellowships and grants

  • since 2023: Partner in LPP-RIMS Arithmetic & Homotopic Galois Theory IRN (AHGT)
  • since 2021: Part of the project Equations in Motivic Homotopy funded by the Research Council of Norway
  • 2016-2021: Part of the project  Motivic Hopf equations funded by the Research Council of Norway
  • since 2015: Part of the DFG-Priority Program 1786 Homotopy Theory and Algebraic Geometry
  • 2010-2012 Research Fellowship at Harvard University, USA
  • 02-03/2010 Invited Visitor of the program A1-homotopy and its recent developments at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, USA
  • 09/2007 Marie Curie Research Training Network Travel Grant for a visit at University of Tokyo, Japan
  • 03-06/2004 Marie Curie-Fellowship at Institut Henri Pointcaré Paris, France
  • 2000-2001 Full Scholarship of the French Government at Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris, France

Publications

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2022

  • Quick, Gereon; Strand, Therese; Wilson, Glen Matthew. (2022) Representability of the local motivic Brouwer degree. Mathematica Scandinavica. volum 128 (1).
    Academic article

2020

  • Baas, Nils A.; Carlsson, Gunnar E.; Quick, Gereon; Szymik, Markus; Thaule, Marius. (2020) Preface. Topological Data Analysis.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Baas, Nils A.; Carlsson, Gunnar E; Quick, Gereon; Szymik, Markus; Thaule, Marius. (2020) Topological Data Analysis. Springer Nature. 2020. ISBN 978-3-030-43407-6. Abel Symposia (15).
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings

2018

  • Hopkins, Michael J.; Quick, Gereon. (2018) Algebraic Cycles in Generalized Cohomology Theories. Oberwolfach Reports. volum 15 (2).
    Academic article
  • Quick, Gereon. (2018) Examples of non-algebraic classes in the Brown-Peterson tower. Mathematische Zeitschrift. volum 293.
    Academic article
  • Quick, Gereon. (2018) Unstable splittings in Hodge filtered Brown-Peterson cohomology. Journal of Homotopy and Related Structures (JHRS). volum 14 (2).
    Academic article

2016

  • Davis, Daniel G.; Quick, Gereon. (2016) Profinite and discrete G-spectra and iterated homotopy fixed points. Algebraic and Geometric Topology. volum 16 (4).
    Academic article
  • Quick, Gereon. (2016) An Abel-Jacobi invariant for cobordant cycles. Documenta Mathematica. volum 21.
    Academic article

2015

  • Hopkins, Michael J.; Quick, Gereon. (2015) Hodge filtered complex bordism. Journal of Topology. volum 8 (1).
    Academic article
  • Quick, Gereon. (2015) Existence of rational points as a homotopy limit problem. Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra. volum 219 (8).
    Academic article

2013

  • Quick, Gereon. (2013) Continuous homotopy fixed points for Lubin-Tate spectra. Homology, Homotopy and Applications. volum 15 (1).
    Academic article
  • Quick, Gereon. (2013) Homotopy theory of smooth compactifications of algebraic varieties. New York journal of mathematics. volum 19.
    Academic article
  • Quick, Gereon. (2013) Profinite G-spectra. Homology, Homotopy and Applications. volum 15 (1).
    Academic article

2012

  • Quick, Gereon. (2012) Some remarks on profinite completion of spaces. Galois-Teichmüller Theory and Arithmetic Geometry.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2011

  • Friedlander, Eric M.; Quick, Gereon; Østvær, Paul Arne. (2011) Preface to J.K-Theory 7. Journal of K-Theory. volum 7 (3).
    Abstract
  • Friedlander, Eric M.; Quick, Gereon; Østvær, Paul Arne. (2011) Special Issue on motivic A1-homotopy theory. Journal of K-Theory. volum 7 (3).
    Editorial
  • Quick, Gereon. (2011) Continuous group actions on profinite spaces. Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra. volum 215 (5).
    Academic article
  • Quick, Gereon. (2011) Torsion algebraic cycles and étale cobordism. Advances in Mathematics. volum 227 (2).
    Academic article

2008

  • Quick, Gereon. (2008) Profinite Homotopy Theory. Documenta Mathematica. volum 13.
    Academic article

2007

  • Quick, Gereon. (2007) Stable étale realization and étale cobordism. Advances in Mathematics. volum 214 (2).
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Quick, Gereon; Strand, Therese; Wilson, Glen Matthew. (2022) Representability of the local motivic Brouwer degree. Mathematica Scandinavica. volum 128 (1).
    Academic article
  • Hopkins, Michael J.; Quick, Gereon. (2018) Algebraic Cycles in Generalized Cohomology Theories. Oberwolfach Reports. volum 15 (2).
    Academic article
  • Quick, Gereon. (2018) Examples of non-algebraic classes in the Brown-Peterson tower. Mathematische Zeitschrift. volum 293.
    Academic article
  • Quick, Gereon. (2018) Unstable splittings in Hodge filtered Brown-Peterson cohomology. Journal of Homotopy and Related Structures (JHRS). volum 14 (2).
    Academic article
  • Davis, Daniel G.; Quick, Gereon. (2016) Profinite and discrete G-spectra and iterated homotopy fixed points. Algebraic and Geometric Topology. volum 16 (4).
    Academic article
  • Quick, Gereon. (2016) An Abel-Jacobi invariant for cobordant cycles. Documenta Mathematica. volum 21.
    Academic article
  • Hopkins, Michael J.; Quick, Gereon. (2015) Hodge filtered complex bordism. Journal of Topology. volum 8 (1).
    Academic article
  • Quick, Gereon. (2015) Existence of rational points as a homotopy limit problem. Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra. volum 219 (8).
    Academic article
  • Quick, Gereon. (2013) Continuous homotopy fixed points for Lubin-Tate spectra. Homology, Homotopy and Applications. volum 15 (1).
    Academic article
  • Quick, Gereon. (2013) Homotopy theory of smooth compactifications of algebraic varieties. New York journal of mathematics. volum 19.
    Academic article
  • Quick, Gereon. (2013) Profinite G-spectra. Homology, Homotopy and Applications. volum 15 (1).
    Academic article
  • Friedlander, Eric M.; Quick, Gereon; Østvær, Paul Arne. (2011) Preface to J.K-Theory 7. Journal of K-Theory. volum 7 (3).
    Abstract
  • Friedlander, Eric M.; Quick, Gereon; Østvær, Paul Arne. (2011) Special Issue on motivic A1-homotopy theory. Journal of K-Theory. volum 7 (3).
    Editorial
  • Quick, Gereon. (2011) Continuous group actions on profinite spaces. Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra. volum 215 (5).
    Academic article
  • Quick, Gereon. (2011) Torsion algebraic cycles and étale cobordism. Advances in Mathematics. volum 227 (2).
    Academic article
  • Quick, Gereon. (2008) Profinite Homotopy Theory. Documenta Mathematica. volum 13.
    Academic article
  • Quick, Gereon. (2007) Stable étale realization and étale cobordism. Advances in Mathematics. volum 214 (2).
    Academic article

Books

  • Baas, Nils A.; Carlsson, Gunnar E; Quick, Gereon; Szymik, Markus; Thaule, Marius. (2020) Topological Data Analysis. Springer Nature. 2020. ISBN 978-3-030-43407-6. Abel Symposia (15).
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings

Part of book/report

  • Baas, Nils A.; Carlsson, Gunnar E.; Quick, Gereon; Szymik, Markus; Thaule, Marius. (2020) Preface. Topological Data Analysis.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Quick, Gereon. (2012) Some remarks on profinite completion of spaces. Galois-Teichmüller Theory and Arithmetic Geometry.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Teaching

Courses

  • TMA4192 - Differential Topology
  • TMA4115 - Mathematics 3 - Linear algebra
  • TMA4110 - Mathematics 3 - Linear algebra

Previous teaching

  • Lectured courses: Mathematics 1 - Single Variable  Calculus; Mathematics 3 - Linear Algebra; Integration, Series and Differential Equations; Quadratic Forms; Manifolds; Introduction to Topology; Differential Topology; Algebraic Topology; Advanced Algebraic Topology; Modular Forms and Curves.
  • Seminar courses: Representation Theory of Finite Groups;  Zeta- und L-functions; Galois Cohomology; Local Fields; Class Field Theory; Elliptic Curves; Abelian Schemes; Étale Fundamental Group; Motivic Homotopy Theory; Elliptic Curves and Cryptography.

Supervision

  • 17 Master students
  • 12 Bachelor students
  • 3 PhD-students
  • Currently the main PhD-supervisor of Therese Strand, Eiolf Kaspersen, and Trygve Poppe Oldervoll.
  • Mentor for postdoctoral researcher Dr. Glen Matthew Wilson

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