Andrew Neitzke

Department of Mathematics The University of Texas at Austin 1 University Station, C1200 Austin, TX 78712, USA Email: neitzke@math.utexas.edu

Education
20002005 19992000 19981999 19941998 Harvard University: Ph.D. in Physics. Thesis entitled: Toward a Nonperturbative Topological String, advised by Professor Cumrun Vafa. Viva date: July 2005. Cambridge University: Research supervised by Dr. Matthias Gaberdiel and Professor Peter Goddard. Cambridge University: Certicate of Advanced Study in Mathematics (Part III of the Mathematical Tripos), with distinction. Princeton University: A.B. Degree in Mathematics.

Employment
2010 20082009 20052008 University of Texas at Austin, Department of Mathematics: Assistant professor. Harvard University, Department of Physics: Postdoctoral researcher. Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton: Member.

Awards and grants

2012 2012 2012 2010 2000 1998 1998 National Science Foundation CAREER grant 1151693 (DMS). Co-PI on National Science Foundation FRG grant 1160461 (DMS). John R. Durbin Teaching Excellence Award in Mathematics, UT Austin. National Science Foundation grant 1006046 (DMS, Geometric Analysis). NDSEG Graduate Fellowship. British Marshall Scholarship. Valedictorian, Princeton University, Class of 1998.

Teaching
Spring 2012 Fall 2011 Spring 2011 Fall 2010 Spring 2010 M 392C (Applications of Quantum Field Theory to Geometry), University of Texas, Austin. M 361K (Introduction to Real Analysis), University of Texas, Austin. M 392C (Complex Geometry), University of Texas, Austin. M 340L (Matrices and Matrix Calculations), University of Texas, Austin. M 408L (Integral Calculus), University of Texas, Austin.

Refereed publications
D. Gaiotto, A. Neitzke and Y. Tachikawa, Argyres-Seiberg duality and the Higgs branch, Commun. Math. Phys. 294 (2009) 389410, arXiv:0810.4541. D. Gaiotto, G. Moore and A. Neitzke, Four-dimensional wall-crossing via three-dimensional eld theory, Commun. Math. Phys. 299 (2010) 163224, arXiv:0807.4723. A. Neitzke and J. Walcher, Background independence and the open topological string wave function, in From Hodge theory to integrability and TQFT (2008), American Mathematical Society, arXiv:0709.2390. U. Keshet and A. Neitzke, Asymptotic spectroscopy of rotating black holes, Phys. Rev. D78 (2008) 044006, arXiv:0709.1532. M. G unaydin, A. Neitzke, O. Pavlyk, and B. Pioline, Quasi-conformal actions, quaternionic discrete series and twistors: SU (2, 1) and G2(2) , Commun. Math. Phys. 283 (2008) 169226, arXiv:0707.1669. M. G unaydin, A. Neitzke, B. Pioline, and A. Waldron, Quantum attractor ows, JHEP 9 (2007) 056, arXiv:0707.0267. A. Neitzke, B. Pioline, and S. Vandoren, Twistors and black holes, JHEP 04 (2007) 038, hep-th/0701214. M. G unaydin, A. Neitzke, and B. Pioline, Topological wave functions and heat equations, JHEP 12 (2006) 070, hep-th/0607200. M. G unaydin, A. Neitzke, B. Pioline, and A. Waldron, BPS black holes, quantum attractor ows and automorphic forms, Phys. Rev. D73:084019 (2006), hep-th/0512296. M. Aganagic, A. Neitzke, and C. Vafa, BPS microstates and the open topological string wave function, Adv. Theor. Math. Phys. 10 (2006) 603656, hep-th/0504054. R. Dijkgraaf, S. Gukov, A. Neitzke, and C. Vafa, Topological M-theory as unication of form theories of gravity, Adv. Theor. Math. Phys. 9 (2005) 603665, hep-th/0411073. A. Neitzke and C. Vafa, Topological strings and their physical applications, in Surveys in Differential Geometry, Vol. X (2006), International Press, hep-th/0410178. S. Gukov, L. Motl, and A. Neitzke, Equivalence of twistor prescriptions for super Yang-Mills, Adv. Theor. Math. Phys. 11 (2007) 199231, hep-th/0404085. L. Motl, A. Neitzke, and M. M. Sheikh-Jabbari, Heterotic plane wave matrix models and giant gluons, JHEP 06 (2003) 058, hep-th/0306051. L. Motl and A. Neitzke, Asymptotic black hole quasinormal frequencies, Adv. Theor. Math. Phys. 7 (2003) 307330, hep-th/0301173. A. Iqbal, A. Neitzke, and C. Vafa, A mysterious duality, Adv. Theor. Math. Phys. 5 (2002) 769808,

hep-th/0111068. M. R. Gaberdiel and A. Neitzke, Rationality, quasirationality and nite W-algebras, Commun. Math. Phys. 238 (2003) 305331, hep-th/0009235.

Preprints
D. Gaiotto, G. Moore and A. Neitzke, Spectral networks and snakes, arXiv:1209.0866. D. Gaiotto, G. Moore and A. Neitzke, Spectral networks, arXiv:1204.4824. A. Neitzke, On a hyperholomorphic line bundle over the Coulomb branch, arXiv:1110.1619. D. Gaiotto, G. Moore and A. Neitzke, Wall-Crossing in Coupled 2d-4d Systems, arXiv:1103.2598. S. Cecotti, A. Neitzke and C. Vafa, R-twisting and 4d/2d Correspondences, arXiv:1006.3435. D. Gaiotto, G. Moore and A. Neitzke, Framed BPS States, arXiv:1006.0146. D. Gaiotto, G. Moore and A. Neitzke, Wall-crossing, Hitchin systems, and the WKB approximation, arXiv:0907.3987. R. Ionas and A. Neitzke, A note on conformal symmetry in projective superspace, arXiv:0811.2048. A. Neitzke and C. Vafa, N = 2 strings and the twistorial Calabi-Yau, hep-th/0402128. A. Neitzke, Greybody factors at large imaginary frequencies, hep-th/0304080. R. Dijkgraaf, A. Neitzke, and C. Vafa, Large N strong coupling dynamics in non-supersymmetric orbifold eld theories, hep-th/0211194. A. Neitzke, Zhus theorem and an algebraic characterization of chiral blocks, hep-th/0005144.

Invited lecture series

July 2012 November 2011 November 2011 January 2011 Bonn: Four lectures on wall-crossing in supersymmetric gauge theory. IHES: Joint lecture series with Maxim Kontsevich on wall-crossing and applications (six hours for each speaker). Kansas State University: Three lectures on a construction of hyperk ahler metrics, with brief application to rank-1 Hitchin systems. University of Miami (Fifth Workshop on Mirror Symmetry and Related Topics): Three lectures on a construction of hyperk ahler metrics and its application to rank-1 Hitchin systems. Jeju, Korea (Fifth Asian Winter School on Strings, Particles and Cosmology): Three lectures on wall-crossing in supersymmetric gauge theory. ICMS, Edinburgh (conference on Hodge Theoretic Reections on the String Landscape): Three lectures on effective eld theory and its mathematical applications. Center for Mathematical Physics, Hamburg (summer school BPS state counting, stability structures and derived algebraic geometry): Three lectures on BPS states. University of Pennsylvania (2009 Graduate Summer School Geometry of Quantum Fields and Strings): 15 hours of lectures on supersymmetric quantum eld theory for very patient graduate students. Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton (Special Year on New Connections of Representation Theory to Algebraic Geometry and Physics): 10 hours lecturing on

January 2011 June 2010 August 2009 June 2009

October 2007

electric-magnetic duality, quantum eld theory and topological strings for mathematicians.

Invited individual talks in the last two years

August 2012 August 2012 June 2012 May 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 November 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 May 2011 December 2010 December 2010 December 2010 October 2010 August 2010 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (GEAR Network retreat). Simons Center (Simons Workshop on Mathematics and Physics). Instituto de Matem aticas, Mexico City (math). Simons Center (String Theory for Mathematicians). London (Maths of String and Gauge Theory). Simons Symposium on Knot Homologies and BPS States. Banff (Advances in Hyperk ahler and Holomorphic Symplectic Geometry). Texas A&M University (math). KITP Santa Barbara (Program on Nonperturbative Effects and Dualities in QFT and Integrable Systems). Cetraro (Mirror Symmetry & Tropical Geometry). University of Pennsylvania (String-Math 2011). Caltech (physics). Brussels (Solvay Workshop: Gauge Theory, Strings and Geometry). University of Michigan (math). Northeastern University (math). DESY, Hamburg (From Sigma Models to Four-dimensional QFT). Texas A&M University (physics). Stony Brook (Simons Workshop on Mathematics and Physics).

Service
Refereed for Communications in Number Theory and Physics, Communications in Analysis and Geometry, Journal of Geometry and Physics, Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Nuclear Physics B, Journal of High Energy Physics, Journal of Differential Geometry, Letters in Mathematical Physics, several conference proceedings and special volumes. Served as NSF panelist and mail reviewer. Contributed reviews to Mathematical Reviews (14 to date). Co-organizer of the weekly Geometry and String Theory Seminar at UT Austin.

Students
I have supervised or am supervising reading courses at UT Austin for: Jason Jo, Alice Mark, Cesar Garza, Rahul Shah, Aaron Fenyes. I have served or am serving on the doctoral committees at UT Austin for: Mike Williams, Mio Alter, Travis Mandel, Aswin Balasubramanian (physics), Pavel Safronov, Tom Mainiero (physics), Rory Rother.