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Lenhard Lee Ng

Professor of Mathematics
Mathematics
216 Physics Building, Box 90320, Durham, NC 27708-0320
120 Science Drive, Durham, NC 27708

Research Interests


Symplectic geometry, contact geometry, low-dimensional topology, knot theory, topological string theory.

Selected Grants


Holomorphic Invariants of Knots and Contact Manifolds

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2020 - 2024

Holomorphic Invariants in Symplectic Topology

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2017 - 2021

Knots and contact topology through holomorphic curves

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2014 - 2018

Simons Foundation Fellowship

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Simons Foundation · 2015 - 2016

CAREER: Symplectic Field Theory and Low-Dimensional Topology

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2009 - 2015

Holomorphic Curves and Low-Dimensional Topology

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2007 - 2010