Danika

Van Niel

My pronouns are she/her/hers. I am a Robert Riley Visiting Assistant Professor at Binghamton University, working with Cary Malkiewich. Here is my latest CV. 

My thesis advisor was Teena Gerhardt at Michigan State University (MSU).

My research is in equivariant homotopy theory, trace methods, and homotopical combinatorics. The throughline of my research projects is equivariant algebra, the study of equivariant analogues of algebraic objects.

Email: dvanniel@binghamton.edu

Math-PSTR-Topology-(UNYTS 4).pdf

I am one of the co-organizers of the fourth installment of the Upstate New York Topology Seminar (UNYTS)! It will be at Binghamton University March 1-2. Even if you are not based in New York please feel free to register and/or apply to give a talk.


Our plenary speakers are:



At MSU I was a part of the Algebraic and Geometric Topology group. I was also the president of the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) an organization for undergraduate and graduate students, click here for more information.

I love Federico Ardila's axioms of math:

Axiom 1. Mathematical potential is equally present in different groups, irrespective of geographic, demographic, and economic boundaries.

Axiom 2. Everyone can have joyful, meaningful, and empowering mathematical experiences.

Axiom 3. Mathematics is a powerful, malleable tool that can be shaped and used differently by various communities to serve their needs.

Axiom 4. Every student deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.