David Swinarski. Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Ph.D. Columbia University, 2008. Department of Mathematics, Fordham College at Lincoln Center. Curriculum Vitae Office: 815B Lowenstein Hall Mailing address: 113 W 60th St Room 813 New York, NY 10023 Email: dswinarski@fordham.edu Phone: (212) 636-6333 Fax: (212) 636-7217 Courses Taught at Fordham University: Calculus I, Calculus II, Probability, Statistics, Finite Mathematics, Linear Algebra.   Biography: David Swinarski majored in math and English at the University of Notre Dame, graduating in 2001. As an undergraduate he also did research in computational organic chemistry with Olaf Wiest. Swinarski received a Marshall Scholarship in 2000 to study at the University of Oxford in England. He completed his master's degree in 2003 under the direction of Frances Kirwan. He received his Ph.D from Columbia University in 2008 under the direction of Michael Thaddeus and Ian Morrison (Fordham University). He held a postdoctoral research position at the University of Georgia in Athens (UGA) from 2008-2011, where he worked with Valery Alexeev and Angela Gibney. Dr. Swinarski joined the Fordham faculty in August 2011. Current Interests and Research: Dr. Swinarski's research interests include algebraic geometry (the study of polynomial equations) and mathematical finance. His current research topics include geometric invariant theory, birational geometry of moduli spaces of curves, vector bundles of conformal blocks, and automorphisms of curves. Dr. Swinarski actively collaborates with researchers at Fordham, UGA, Stony Brook, and Johns Hopkins as well as undergraduates at Fordham College at Lincoln Center. Publications: Selected recent publications: "sl_n level 1 conformal block divisors on $\bar{M}_{0,n}$". With Maxim Arap, Angela Gibney, and James Stankewicz. International Mathematics Research Notices 2011. "Gröbner techniques for low degree Hilbert stability." With Ian Morrison. Experimental Mathematics, 2011. "GIT stability of weighted pointed curves." Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, 2012. Full publication list Preprints, drafts, and slides from talks Undergraduate research: Six undergraduates from UGA worked with Dr. Swinarski in Fall 2010 on equations of curves with automorphisms. Five undergraduates from Fordham College at Lincoln Center worked with Dr. Swinarski in Summer 2012 on conformal blocks and fusion rules. More information Computer work: Dr. Swinarski uses several computer packages including Sage, Magma, Macaulay2, and Excel in his research and teaching. Portfolio of Dr. Swinarski's computer work

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