Thao Vuong

Thao Vuong's primary research interests are in the areas of Dynamic Contracting, Banking, Financial Networks. Prior to pursuing his finance PhD and joining Olin, he obtained his PhD in mathematics from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2014

Area of Expertise:

Banking and Financial Institutions, Corporate Finance

Research Interests:

Dynamic Contracting, Banking, Financial Networks

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School (2014 — 2019)
• Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Georgia Institute of Technology (2008.08 — 2014.07)
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Georgia Institute of Technology (2008 — 2014)

Companies

• Visiting Assistant Professor Olin Business School at Washington University (2019)
• Finance PhD Candidate Olin Business School at Washington University (2014 — 2019)
• PhD Georgia Institute of Technology (2008 — 2014)

Selected Publications:

• "Stability of the colored Jones function of Torus Knots", Topology Proceedings, with S. Garoufalidis, 2017
• "Flag algebras and the stable coefficients of the Jones polynomial", European Journal of Combinatories, with S. Norin, S. Garoufalidis, 2015
• "Alternating knots, planar graphs and q-series", The Ramanujan Journal, with S. Garoufalidis, 2015
• "The SL3 colored Jones polynomial of the trefoil", with S. Garoufalidis, H. Morton, 2012

Awards/Honors:

• Doctoral Fellowship, Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, 2014

Personal Interests:

Camping, movies