Ben Smith
University of Lancaster
Ben Smith
University of Lancaster
b.smith9@lancaster.ac.uk
b.smith9@lancaster.ac.uk
I am a maths researcher working in matroid theory, tropical geometry and their applications to other areas of mathematics.
I am a maths researcher working in matroid theory, tropical geometry and their applications to other areas of mathematics.
Since Dec 2023, I am a Senior Research Associate working with Tony Nixon at the University of Lancaster on applying methods from matroid theory and tropical geometry to rigidity theory.
Since Dec 2023, I am a Senior Research Associate working with Tony Nixon at the University of Lancaster on applying methods from matroid theory and tropical geometry to rigidity theory.
I was previously a Heilbronn Fellow in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Manchester from 2019 to 2023.
I was previously a Heilbronn Fellow in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Manchester from 2019 to 2023.
I completed my PhD in 2019 from Queen Mary University of London, where I was a student of Alex Fink.
I completed my PhD in 2019 from Queen Mary University of London, where I was a student of Alex Fink.
I am currently the lead organiser of the LMS Joint Research Network in tropical mathematics. We have an associated mailing list to advertise meetings: please contact me if you would like to be added to the list, or advertise anything tropical related.