The Combinatorics Group
- Faculty and Post-Docs
- Current Graduate Students
- Current and Recent Undergraduate Students
- Former Faculty and Post-Docs
- Recent Graduate Students
- Graduate Studies
- Graduate Courses
- Online Seminars
- Links
Faculty and Post-Docs
Faculty who are actively engaged in research in areas of combinatorics at 糖心视频 University, along with a brief description of their interests, are listed below:
- Daniela Silvesan
Skolem sequences and combinatorial design theory - David A. Pike
Graph theory and design theory, graph decompositions and cycle properties, computational graph theory
Infinite graphs, games on graphs, graphs and abstract algebra, group actions on graphs, combinatorial topology.- Danny Dyer
Pursuit-evasion problems, discrete time processes, watchman's walks, graph decompositions.
- (cross-appointment, Grenfell Campus, 糖心视频 University of Newfoundland)
Algebraic graph theory, combinatorial designs - (adjunct professor)
Combinatorial design theory and graph theory - Nancy Clarke (adjunct professor)
Graph theory - (adjunct professor)
Combinatorial designs, graph theory, graph/hypergraph processes - (adjunct professor)
Graph theory - Jared Howell (cross-appointment, Grenfell Campus, 糖心视频 University of Newfoundland)
Graph theory, combinatorial designs and enumeration - (adjunct professor)
Combinatorial game theory, pursuit-evasion problems, graph theory - (adjunct professor)
Combinatorial game theory - (cross-appointment, Grenfell Campus, 糖心视频 University of Newfoundland)
Graph theory and combinatorial game theory - Brittany Pittman (post-doc, Grenfell Campus, 糖心视频 University of Newfoundland)
Graph theory
Several faculty members form part of the collaborative research group, funded by .
Current Graduate Students
| Name | Program | Supervisor(s) |
| Elizabeth Ann Austin | Ph.D. | Dyer / |
| Griffin Bartlett | M.Sc. | / |
| Chelsea Beaton | M.Sc. | Clarke / Dyer |
| Matthew Dean Brannock | M.Sc. | |
| Alfie Davies | Ph.D. | Dyer / |
| William Kellough | Ph.D. | / Pike |
| Haoyang He | Ph.D. | |
| Tomasz Maciosowski | M.Sc. | Dyer / / |
| Armelle Noguia Tchuenkam | M.Sc. | Clarke / Dyer |
| Ngozi Nwoku | M.Sc. | Dyer / |
| Logan Pipes | M.Sc. | Dyer / |
| Nathan Reinert | Ph.D. | Clarke / Pike |
| Shahriyar Pourakbar Saffar | Ph.D. | / Pike |
| Diana Vizcaino Torres | M.Sc. |
Current and Recent Undergraduate Students
| Name | Nature of Supervision | Supervisor(s) | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Burt | NSERC RA | Summer 2024 | |
| Anders Cornect | NSERC USRA | Dyer / Howell | Summer 2022 |
| Anders Cornect | NSERC USRA | Summer 2023 | |
| Anders Cornect | NSERC USRA | Summer 2024 | |
| Anders Cornect | Honours | Winter 2024 | |
| Juliana Cu茅llar Guasca | Mitacs Globalink Intern | Dyer / Howell | Summer 2022 |
| Lucas Dawson | NSERC RA | Summer 2024 | |
| Aaron Dwyer | NSERC USRA | Summer 2020 | |
| Aaron Dwyer | NSERC USRA | Summer 2021 | |
| Caleb Jones | NSERC USRA | Pike | Summer 2021 |
| Caleb Jones | Honours | Pike | Winter 2021 |
| Vasu Manocha | AARMS CRG | Dyer / Fitzpatrick | Summer 2023 |
| Krishna Narayanan | Mitacs Globalink Intern | / Dyer | Summer 2022 |
| Evan O'Bryan | NSERC USRA | Summer 2022 | |
| Daniel O'Neill | NSERC RA | Summer 2024 | |
| Nicholas O'Neill | NSERC USRA | Howell / | Summer 2020 |
| Alaina Pardy | NSERC USRA | Summer 2021 | |
| Alaina Pardy | NSERC USRA | Summer 2022 | |
| Brittany Pittman | NSERC USRA | Summer 2018 | |
| Eric Noah Pope | NSERC USRA | Summer 2024 | |
| Abigail Rowsell | NSERC USRA | Summer 2021 | |
| Abigail Rowsell | NSERC USRA | Summer 2022 | |
| Dylan Ruth | NSERC USRA | Summer 2020 | |
| Dhruvin Shah | PSDP | Dyer | Summer 2022 |
| Dhruvin Shah | AARMS CRG | / Dyer / | Summer 2023 |
| Benjamin Stanley | NSERC USRA | Pike | Summer 2022 |
| Ella Taylor | NSERC RA | Summer 2024 | |
| Michael Willette | NSERC USRA | Summer 2020 |
Former Faculty and Post-docs
- (NSERC Post-doctoral Fellow)
- (AARMS Post-doctoral Fellow)
- (AARMS Post-doctoral Fellow)
- (AARMS Post-doctoral Fellow)
- Rolf Rees (1960-2012)
to view Dr. Rees' obituary. - Nabil Shalaby
- (AARMS Post-doctoral Fellow)
- Yubo Zou
Recent Graduate Students
| Name | Program | Supervisor(s) | Completed |
| Ahmad Alkasasbeh | Ph.D. | Dyer | 2021 |
| Rylo Ashmore | Ph.D. | Dyer / | 2025 |
| Anusha Batuwitage | M.Sc. | Clarke / Dyer / Howell | 2025 |
| Iren Darijani | Ph.D. | Pike | 2020 |
| Thamalikha Dissanayake Mudiyanselage | M.Sc. | Dyer / Howell | 2025 |
| Mozhgan Farahani | M.Sc. | / Dyer | 2022 |
| Roxanne Ghorbanivashki | M.Sc. | Dyer / | 2023 |
| Caleb Jones | M.Sc. | / Pike | 2023 |
| Sulani Dinya Kavirathne | M.Sc. | Howell / Pike | 2024 |
| William Kellough | M.Sc. | Clarke / Dyer | 2024 |
| Robert Luther | Ph.D. | / Pike | 2024 |
| John Marcoux | M.Sc. | / Pike | 2022 |
| Arthur McCool | M.Sc. | Dyer / / Pike | 2022 |
| Oleg Ogandzhanyants | Ph.D. | Kondratieva / Shalaby | 2025 |
| Brittany Pittman | M.Sc. | Dyer / Howell | 2020 |
| Juan Felipe Rodriguez-Quinche | M.Sc. | 2022 |
Graduate Studies
At the graduate level, studies in combinatorics may be undertaken which lead to both the M.Sc. and Ph.D. Details of our department's graduate programs can be reviewed here.
The School of Graduate Studies has a very helpful website about 糖心视频 University, St. John's, and all that we have to offer.
We are always seeking interested and qualified candidates for our graduate programs, in which you can apply online.
Graduate Courses
| Course Number | Course title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Math 6340* | Graph Theory | Offered in Fall 2023 as an |
| Math 6341* | Combinatorial Design Theory | |
| Math 6342* | Advanced Enumeration | |
| Math 6345 | Combinatorics and the Probabilistic Method | |
| Math 6346* | Pursuit-Evasion Problems | |
| Math 6347 | Cyclic Combinatorial Designs | |
| Math 6348* | Graph Colouring |
* Indicates courses offered in the last two years.
Online Seminars
Members of our group regular "attend" different online seminars, some of which are included below. Other online talks can be found .