Tevian Dray
Professor
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Office: Kidd 298A Phone: 737-5159 Fax: 737-0517 Email: tevian@math.oregonstate.edu |
Department of
Mathematics Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331-4605, USA |
Office hours:
(on sabbatical 2009/2010)
Education:
PhD in Mathematics, UC Berkeley, 1981
BS in Mathematics, MIT, 1976
Research
Research Field: Geometry; Mathematical Physics; Mathematics Education
Past work has emphasized General Relativity, studying model spacetimes and their properties, as well as the interface between relativity and quantum physics. Current work investigates applications of the Octonions, the unique non-associative division algebra, to the physics of fundamental particles. Other past and present interests include Algebraic Computing, Asymptotic Structure, Non-Euclidean Geometry, Quantum Field Theory in Curved Space, and Signature Change.
Work in Mathematics Education includes directing the Vector Calculus Bridge Project, co-directing the High Desert Mathematics Partnership and the Paradigms in Physics Project, and designing course content for the Oregon Mathematics Leadership Institute.
Research Group Link(s): Geometry/Topology Mathematics Education