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Clifford Smyth

Clifford Smyth

Professor

Office: Petty 103
Email: cdsmyth@uncg.edu
Personal Website: http://www.uncg.edu/~cdsmyth/
Starting year at UNCG: 2008
Office Hours: Virtual: TR 3:30pm-4:45pm

Education

Degree(s): Ph.D. in Mathematics, Rutgers University (2001)

Teaching

Fall 2022
  • MAT-799 DTS (Dissertation)

Research

Member of the Research Group(s): Combinatorics, Mathematical Biology
Current Students: Matt Farmer (Ph.D.)
Former Students: Davorin Stajsic (M.A.), James Rudzinski (Ph.D.)

Selected Publications

Brief Biography

Dr. Smyth earned his Ph. D. in mathematics in 2001 from Rutgers University, advised by Mike Saks. Afterwards, he held postdoctoral positions at the Institute for Advanced Study, Carnegie Mellon University, and MIT until joining UNCG in 2008. His research interests lie in discrete mathematics, including problems coming from combinatorial probability, theoretical computer science, discrete geometry, and combinatorial enumeration.