University of Connecticut College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department of Mathematics
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Spring 2010 Schedule:

Office hours are Tuesdays 2-2:50 and Thursday 11-11:50 in CUE 123 and by appointment. My office in the math department is MSB 212. Whichever office you look for me in, I'm likely to be in the other one, or in a meeting, so it's best to call or email first (see coordinates below). Email is generally the best way to reach me. I try to block out most mornings for research and writing (or it languishes).

I teach Math 3094 (Cryptography) Tues/Thurs 12:30-1:45 in CUE 321.

If I've agreed to write you a letter of recommendation, please read the following Recommendation Requirements.


I am currently a associate professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Connecticut in Storrs (a very safe place to live), where I arrived in Fall 2005. I also direct the Quantitative Learning Center (Q Center). Here is a list of UConn acronyms that I've needed to learn since I arrived. How many can you name?


Before coming to UConn I held faculty positions in the math departments of the following academic institutions:

I was a student at:

  • MIT, where I earned a Ph.D. in algebraic combinatorics under Richard Stanley;
  • Swarthmore College, where I essentially double-majored in math and ancient Greek;
  • Kenwood Academy, a public high school on the South side of Chicago;
  • Bret Harte School (Chicago); and
  • Ancona Montessori School (Chicago) Click here for an Ancona picture. Can you pick me out? Of course, my life has always been measured in academic years.

    Along the way I directed, taught in, and/or participated in a number of summer programs. Including

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