Caltech/USC Algebra & Geometry Seminar

Welcome to the homepage of the joint algebra and geometry seminar at California Institute of Technology and University of Southern California! We meet approximately every two weeks on Thursday afternoons, alternating between the two campuses. Each meeting consists of two one-hour talks followed by a seminar dinner. Topics at our seminar include but are not limited to algebra, representation theory, algebraic geometry, mirror symmetry, and mathematical physics.

  • Time: Thursdays 2:30pm-3:30pm and 4:00pm-5:00pm
  • Caltech location: Linde Hall (37), Room 187
  • USC location: Kaprielian Hall, Room 414. Note the room has changed.
  • Organizers: Zhaoxing Gu (Caltech), Wenyuan Li (USC), Shaowu Zhang (Caltech)
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  • Note the special date, time, and/or location in red, if any.

Below is the Winter and Spring 2026 schedule. Archives: 2025 Fall, 2025 Winter Spring, 2024 Fall, Academic year 2023-2024.

Date Speaker Affiliation Title
2/12/2026
@Caltech
Philip Engel UIC
TBD

Thorgal Hinault Occidental College, California
TBD

2/26/2026
@USC
TBD TBD
TBD

TBD TBD
TBD

4/2/2026
@Caltech
Mikhail Khovanov JHU
TBD

Mee Seong Im JHU
TBD

4/16/2026
@USC
TBD TBD
TBD

TBD TBD
TBD

4/30/2026
@Caltech
TBD TBD
TBD

TBD TBD
TBD