弗朗西斯·苏
注意: Professor Su is on sabbatical for the Spring Semester of the 2023-2024 academic year.
弗朗西斯·苏博士, Benediktsson-Karwa Professor of 数学, studies the application of combinatorics, 几何, and topology to problems in the social sciences. One example is the subject of “fair division”: developing usable algorithms for dividing assets or liabilities fairly among several people, so that each is satisfied. This research was picked up in a news story by the 纽约时报. Other recent research includes applications of convex 几何 to the study of voting problems.
从2015年到2017年, Su served as President of the Mathematical Association of America, the largest professional society of mathematicians, whose mission is to advance the mathematical sciences, especially at the undergraduate level. 在这个角色中, he has done much public writing and speaking on issues related to removing barriers for women and underrepresented groups to student mathematics.
Su received the Mathematical Association of America’s 2013 Haimo Award for Distinguished Teaching of 数学, a national honor given to three math faculty in the country each year. The MAA previously recognized Su with the Henry L. Alder Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Beginning College or University 数学教师 Member (2004) and the Merten M. Hasse Prize for outstanding mathematical exposition (2001). Su has a passion for teaching and popularizing mathematics. He is creator of the award-winning 数学趣闻 网站 and iPhone app, and a news aggregator for mathematics, 叫@MathFeed. He is a widely sought-after speaker.