Professor Dr. Thomas Nikolaus

Current affiliations

  • Professorship for theoretical mathematics (Prof. Nikolaus)

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Topology
  • Homotopy Theory
  • Arithmetic
  • Higher Categories

Academic Education

07/2009 - 07/2011PhD in Mathematics at the University of Hamburg, supervisor Prof. Dr. Christoph Schweigert Title of thesis: Higher Categorical Structures in Geometry - General Theory and Applications to Quantum Field Theory
10/2003 - 06/2009Study of mathematics ( secondary subjects: computer science and physics) at the University of Hamburg

Work Experience

since 03/2018Professor at the University of Münster
10/2015 - 02/2018Head of junior research group at the May-Planck-Institute in Bonn
10/2014 - 09/2015Deputy professorship at the University of Bonn
10/2011 - 09/2014Assistant professor at the University of Regensburg

Publications

Harpaz Y; Nikolaus T; Saunier V (2024)
In: arxiv.org:https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.04743.
Type of Publication: Research article in digital collection
Nikolaus T; Yakerson M (2024)
In: arxiv.org:https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.09606.
Type of Publication: Research article in digital collection
Carmeli S; Nikolaus T; Yuan A (2024)
In: arxiv.org
Type of Publication: Research article in digital collection
Antieau B; Krause A; Nikolaus T (2024)
In: arxiv.org:2405.04329.
Type of Publication: Research article in digital collection
Krause, Achim; McCandless, Jonas; Nikolaus, Thomas (2023)
In: arXiv:2302.07686.
Type of Publication: Research article in digital collection
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Projects

Duration: 01/07/2024 - 30/06/2028 | 2nd Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/07/2024 - 30/06/2028 | 2nd Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/07/2020 - 30/06/2024 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/07/2020 - 30/06/2024 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2025 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence
Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster
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Talks

Frobenius homomorphisms in higher algebra
Nikolaus, Thomas (11/07/2022)
International Congress of Mathematics 2022, Virtual event
Type of talk: scientific talk

Prizes

von Kaven Award  2024 in the category: Mathematics
Awarded by: von Kaven Foundation of the DFG
Award given to: Nikolaus, Thomas
Announced at: 06/12/2024 | Date of awarding: 06/12/2024
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction

Doctorates

[Working title] Equivariant Homotopy Theory and applications to Localizing Invariants
Candidate: Pützstück, Phil Linus | Supervisors: Nikolaus, Thomas | Reviewers: Nikolaus, Thomas
Period of time: 01/05/2024 - today
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Genuine Cohomology Theories
Candidate: Janssen, Marin | Supervisors: Nikolaus, Thomas | Reviewers: Nikolaus, Thomas
Period of time: 01/10/2023 - 10/05/2024
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
TR and its relation to algebraic K-theory
Candidate: McCandless, Jonas | Supervisors: Nikolaus, Thomas | Reviewers: Nikolaus, Thomas
Period of time: 01/09/2019 - 31/08/2022
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Coherent cochain complexes and Beilinson t-structures
Candidate: Ariotta, Stefano | Supervisors: Nikolaus, Thomas | Reviewers: Nikolaus, Thomas
Period of time: 01/03/2018 - 31/03/2022
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster