Awards

Inaugural Fellow of the American Mathematical Society in 2013, for members who have made outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication, and utilization of mathematics.

 

The Henry L Alder National Teaching Award in 2007 from the Mathematical Association of America to honor young faculty whose teaching has been extra ordinarily successful with influence beyond their own classrooms.

 

The North Central College Young Alumni Award in 2008, given to those who have excelled in their careers and have demonstrated service to the community and to North Central College.

 

The Nelson Bushnell '20 Prize in 2012, awarded by Williams College to faculty whose practice in writing and in teaching conforms notably to standards of good usage.

 

Activities

  • Visiting Positions: Stanford (2013-2014), University of Nice (2010), UC Berkeley (2010), MSRI Research Member (2009), Ohio State University (2005-2006).

  • American Mathematical Society: Organizer of Mathematics Research Communities (2012) on Discrete and Computational Geometry, and editor of the book series Student Mathematics Library.

  • Mathematical Association of America: Organizer of JMM Short Course (2012) on Discrete and Computational Geometry, and editor of the book series Carus Math Monographs.

  • Journal Referee: Inventiones, Journal of the American Mathematical Society, Advances in Mathematics, Journal of Combinatorial Theory, International Mathematics Research Notices, Documenta Mathematica, Topology and its Applications, American Math Monthly, Homology, Homotopy and Applications, SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics, and Involve.

  • For selected invited addresses and complete academic overview, please view my CV.