Xun Dong
Bateman Research Instructor

B.S., Mathematics, Peking University, 1996
Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Minnesota, 2001

Research Interests
Combinatorics

Publications and preprints

• The Topology of bounded degree graph complexes and finite free resolutions, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Minnesota (2001)
• Topology of bounded-degree graph complexes, submitted
• Combinatorial Laplacian of the matching complex, with Michelle Wachs, to appear in Elec. J. Combinatorics
• Alexander duality for projections of polytopes, to appear in Topology
• Canonical modules of semigroup rings and a conjecture of Reiner, Discrete Comput Geom 27:85-97 (2002), an older version of this paper was titled "Alexander duality and a theorem of Danilov and Stanley"

Courses Taught

• Fall 2001–02: Ma 121a - Combinatorial Analysis
• Winter 2001–02: Ma 121b - Combinatorial Analysis
• Spring 2001–02: Ma 121c - Combinatorial Analysis

Contact Information
Office: 358 Sloan
Email: xundong@caltech.edu
Phone: (626) 395-4355
Fax: (626) 585-1728
Mailing address: Mathematics 253-37, Caltech, Pasadena, CA 91125

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