Katherine Perry
At the tri-border of Slovenia, Austria, and Italy!
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Soka University of America - Go Lions!
kperry at soka dot edu
Office: Gandhi 416
Welcome! I am an Assistant Professor at Soka University of America in Aliso Viejo, CA. Before Soka, I was a postdoc at the University of Denver where I was mentored by Paul Horn. And before that, I attended graduate school at Auburn University in southern Alabama (War Eagle!) where I was advised by Chris Rodger for both my PhD and MSc.
Broadly speaking, my research focuses on graph theory, combinatorics, and design theory, but lately I have also been interested network science.
I'm also a member of the U.S. - Africa Collaborative Research Network, which aims to improve the human infrastructure in mathematical sciences in both the US and Sub-Saharan Africa, especially among underrepresented groups, with hopes of creating high quality, long-term U.S. - Africa research partnerships among researchers from diverse backgrounds. Through this research network, I have been attending the masamu research workshop since 2016.
For more information, please see my cv.
News and Announcements
Speaking at the Department of Mathematics Seminar and in Bennet Goeckner's Combinatorics class at the University of San Diego in May!
Spring 2024 classes: Intro to CS, Intro to Network Science
Fall 2024 classes: Intro to CS, Liberal Arts Math
This November, I attended a very successful research workshop at the Masamu Advanced Study Institute and the 2023 SAMSA Conference at the Future Africa Campus and hosted by the University of Pretoria in South Africa.
I was featured faculty member in the Soka newsletter to talk about my involvement in the SAMSA-Masamu Program in Southern Africa. You can read the article (written by one of my students!) here.