John M. Sullivan

Professor in the
Department of Mathematics
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

1409 W. Green Street
Urbana, IL, USA   61801-2975
Campus Mail: 250 Altgeld Hall (MC-382)

Office: 326 Illini Hall
tel: +1-217-244-5930
fax: +1-217-333-9576
e-mail: jms@uiuc.edu

Since July 2003, I have been on leave at TU Berlin. Please see also my homepage there.

Research:
Optimal geometry
• Annotated Bibliography:
      chronological, or by subject
Online preprints
Grant support
Curriculum Vitae
Graphics:
Still images of bubbles, foams, etc.
Videos: "The Optiverse", "Knot Energies", "The Borromean Rings"
Teaching:
Teaching philosophy
• Spring 2003: Math 317, Abstract Algebra, 10am MWF
Previous semesters
Further teaching information
photo of John Sullivan "Evolution by natural selection ... has taken on the solidity of a mathematical theorem." — E.O. Wilson, 2005 Nov

Quotes and sources

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No Software Patents
Public Library of Science
Adelphi Charter Butterflies and Wheels
Boycott Yahoo


Google

Leo Deutsch/English

Dictionary.com

Other Activities:
Snow Sculpture 2004, 2005
• The International Society of the Arts, Mathematics, and Architecture (ISAMA)
• Essay on Optimal Geometry as Art, for Math Awareness Month 2003.
• Essay on the beginning of the new millennium.
• MAA Session on Mathematical Connections in Art, Music, and Science, January 2003, Baltimore
• AMS Special Session on Optimal Geometry of Curves and Surfaces, October 2002, Madison
• AMS Special Session on Optimal Geometry, March 1999, Urbana
• Presentation on "Equal-tempered musical scales with few notes" at Bridges 2000.
• Public Lecture, Dec 8, 1998: "The Geometry of Foams", in the series Mathematics in Science and Society
Software:
• Java applets: stereographic projection; parallel transport; tight clasp; panoramic photos.
• Interactive K-12 math: Eggmath
UIUC Math Seminar Calendar
• Older software
• My GnuPG public key
Outside hobbies, Photos
My son Paul