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I am a postdoctoral researcher currently visiting at UCSD and supported by the Combinatorics Foundation. Previously, I was a postdoc at Iowa State University, mentored by Steve Butler, and PhD student at UCSD advised by Fan Chung and Samuel Buss.
My curriculum vitae is available here (updated September 2026).
Picture taken at 3 sisters falls near San Diego.
Research Interests
Research Interests
My research is in spectral and random graph theory. I particularly appreciate questions which arise from data science and computer science.
I am currently interested in clustering graphs, which capture the intuitive idea that the presence of a mutual friend increase the likelihood that two people will be friends.
Selected Publications
Selected Publications
Eigenvalues of Clustering Graphs with Fan Chung.
Quasi-Random Influences of Boolean Functions with Fan Chung.
Eulerian Polynomials for Digraphs with Sam Spiro and Kyle Celano.
Ricci Curvatures in Random Clustering Graphs with Fan Chung, Michael Rawson, Zhaiming Shen, and Murong Xu.
My Research page contains my full publication list and research interests.
Students
Students
Holden Pipp (UCSD)
Produced a paper, Algorithmic Aspects of the Clustering Regularity Lemma, which appeared in WAW 2026 at the University of Toronto.
Wyatt Heller (Iowa State University)
Studied strategies for a combinatorial game, Trail Trap, on cubic Hamiltonian graphs. Teaching
See my teaching page for more information on students and advising.
Teaching
Teaching
I am honored to be an MAA Project NExT 2024 fellow.
Past Courses
Past Courses
Instructor for Math 403/503, Advanced Abstract Algebra (Iowa State University)
Associate Instructor for Math 10A, Calculus II for Scientists (UCSD)
Student evaluations available upon request.
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