Xinyu (Nicole) Xie
I am Xinyu Xie (I go by Nicole), and I am a fourth-year mathematics graduate student at
University of Nebraska-Lincoln. My advisor is Jack Jeffries.
Teaching
I have experience teaching mathematics courses as an instructor of record and as a teaching assistant at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
Instructor of Record
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MATH 203: Contemporary Mathematics
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Fall 2024, Spring 2025 -
MATH 101P: College Algebra Plus Foundations
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Fall 2025 -
MATH 103: College Algebra and Trigonometry
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Spring 2026 -
MATH 101P: College Algebra Plus Foundations (as Course Convener)
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Fall 2026, upcoming
Teaching Assistant
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Math 106: Calculus
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Research
I am interested in Commutative Algebra and its connection to Algebraic Geometry. I am also interested in Math Education research.
Talks
- 2026, April – An introduction to Algebra with Straightening Law, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- 2025, December – Resultants: from 2 to n+1, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, joint with Cleve Young
- 2025, August – An introduction to resultants, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- 2022, November - Symmetric Union Presentation and Beta Invariant, Pi Mu Epsilon Conference, St. Nobert College
Publications
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Ben Clingenpeel, Zongzheng Dai, Gabriel Diraviam,
Kareem Jaber, Krishnendu Kar, Ziyun Liu,
Teo Miklethun, Haritha Nagampoozhy,
Michael Perry, Moses Samuelson-Lynn,
Eli Seamans, Ana Wright,
Nicole Xie,
Ruiqi Zou, Alexander Zupan.
Colorings of symmetric unions and partial knots.
Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications, 35 (2026), Article 2550094.
DOI -
Rachel Funk, Leilani Pai, Johan Benedict Cristobal, and
Xinyu Xie.
"I've Had to Show a Lot of Tenacity:" Stories of Power and Empowerment in the Experiences and Identities of S-STEM Women Scholars.
(under review).
Contact
Please feel free to contact me regarding research, teaching, or academic activities.
Contact Information
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Email
nxie2@huskers.unl.edu -
Office
Avery Hall, Office 344
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588
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Phone
(402) 472-3717
Events
- Kesavan Mohana Sundaram, Xinyu Xie, Summer CARS (Commutative algebra students workshop), University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 2026, June-August.