"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."
-Suess
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Erik Holmes

Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Toronto

Email: eholmes "at" math.toronto.edu
Office: (Mostly zoom rooms ATM)

A bit about me...

I will be on parental leave until the end of the Winter term.

I am currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto working with Ila Varma. Previously I was a postdoc at the University of Calgary working with Khoa Nguyen and part of the number theory group. I received my PhD in 2021 from the University of Hawaii at Manoa under the supervision of Rob Harron.

Research

My current research focuses on questions in number theory and arithmetic statistics. In this area I am exploring a connection between the distributions of lattices and log terms in number field asymptotics (i.e. Malle's conjecture). For more on these projects/topics see my research page or send me an email; I am intererested in learning about new problems/topics/projects, and am always open to new collaborations!


Organization

  • Math Writing Cafe:

    In Calgary Seda Albayrak and I established a weekly writing cafe which is geared towards graduate students and postdocs in the math department. More information is on the site we created. Seda continues to run this weekly writing event in Calgary and I plan to run a similar event in Toronto after my leave.

  • Alberta Number Theory Days XIV:

    Together with Kübra Benli and Brandon Gill we organized the 14th iteration of ANTD in Banff, AB: March 31-April 2.


Teaching

University of Toronto
  • Winter 2023: Math 136 (Calculus II)
  • Fall 2023: Math 135 (Calculus I)

University of Calgary
  • Spring 2023: Math 211 (Linear methods I)
  • Fall 2022: Math 275 (Calculus for Engineers and Scientists)
  • Fall 2021: Math 265 (University Calculus I)
(see teaching page for more information about past courses/departmental syllabi)


Non Math

Aside from math I enjoy many things... okay, a short list: dogs (here is our pup), coffee, cooking, eating, traveling, stories, and many outdoor activities: rock climbing, snow sports, surfing, rafting, hiking, and camping to name a few.
I am also quite fond of art/crafts and have spent a fair bit of my free time taking photos, editing/coloring videos, and working with wood, leather and clay: you can see some of my crafting attempts here.


A few resources