Research Bio

Michael Hutchings is a mathematician whose research investigates geometry, topology, and dynamical systems. He is best known for his work on embedded contact homology, a powerful invariant that links topology and symplectic geometry. Hutchings’s research integrates geometric analysis, topology, and dynamical systems to explore the structure of three-dimensional manifolds and periodic orbits. His work contributes to understanding deep connections between geometry, topology, and mathematical physics.

He is Professor of Mathematics at UC Berkeley and a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society. His research has been published in Annals of Mathematics, Inventiones Mathematicae, and Geometry & Topology. At Berkeley he teaches mathematics at all levels.

Research Expertise and Interest

mathematics, symplectic geometry, contact geometry, low dimensional topology, dynamics