Mike Cummings

I am a master's student in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at McMaster University. My supervisor is Jenna Rajchgot.

Research

My research studies commutative algebraic/algebro-geometric objects using computational and combinatorial tools. Recently, I have been using geometric vertex decomposition and Frobenius splitting to study Hessenberg varieties, toric ideals of graphs, and matrix Schubert varieties.

I am partially supported by an Ontario Graduate Scholarship, a Bernhard Banashewski OGS, and a Milos Novotny Fellowship.

Teaching

In Fall 2023 I am the TA for Abstract Algebra, Math 3GR3.

Extras

With Justin Gebel, Dicle Mutlu, and Adele Padgett, I co-organize McMaster's Casual Math Seminar. Outside of Hamilton Hall, I am in the pit band of the McMaster Engineering Musical.

Contact

Email: cummim5 [at] mcmaster [dot] ca

Hamilton Hall 303
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
McMaster University
1280 Main St W
Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1