$Michael Dobbins$

Michael Dobbins

Associate Professor • Ph.D., 2011, Temple University

At Binghamton since	2015
Office	WH 214
Fax	(607) 777-2450
Email	mdobbins@binghamton.edu • dobbins@math.binghamton.edu

Areas of Interest

Convex polytopes, oriented matroids, topological methods in discrete geometry, the existential theory of the reals, and computational complexity

Research

Recently I have been focused on combinatorial and topological analogs of geometric objects, and circumventing some challenges of real algebraic geometry. In particular, I have constructed a classifying space for vector bundles from topological representations of oriented matroids, and I am working on extending these results.

Courses

Fall 2026

Course	Section	Title	Schedule	Room
Math 304	04	Linear Algebra	MWF 1:30–3:00	FA-209
Math 314	03	Discrete Mathematics	MWF 3:15–4:45	LH-003

Ph.D. Students

Shiyi Ma, Summer, 2024 — Continuity of Curve Shortening Flow and Enumeration of Nerves

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