I am a Heilbronn Research Fellow at the University of Manchester. Broadly, I study group theory.
I am currently interested in local group theory, specifically through the lens of saturated fusion systems over p-groups and their interactions with group amalgams. In fusion systems, my current research focuses on recognizing the p-fusion categories of simple groups of Lie type from prescribed local actions.
Alongside this, I am interested in exotic fusion systems at odd primes, and the applications of fusion systems to representation theory and homotopy theory.
A PDF copy of my CV is here .
PhD in Pure Mathematics, 2022
University of Birmingham
MASt in Mathematical Sciences, 2017
University of Warwick
BSc in Mathematics, 2016
University of Glasgow
van Beek, M. Saturated Fusion Systems on Sylow
van Beek, M. Fusion Systems on a Sylow
Grazian, V. & Parker, C. & Semeraro, J. & van Beek, M. Fusion systems related to polynomial representations of
Parker, C. & van Beek, M. Lifting Polynomial Representations of
van Beek, M. Fusion Systems and Simple Groups With Class Two Sylow
van Beek, M. Exotic Fusion Systems Related to Sporadic Simple Groups. (2022).
In February 2024, I taught a short postgraduate course titled “Topics in Finite
Any suggestions or corrections would be greatly appreciated!