Steve Butler (mathematician)

Steven Kay Butler (born May 16, 1977) is an American mathematician specializing in graph theory and combinatorics. He is an associate professor of mathematics and Barbara J. Janson Professor in Mathematics at Iowa State University.

Education and career

Butler earned his master's degree at Brigham Young University in 2003. His master's thesis was titled Bounding the Number of Graphs Containing Very Long Induced Paths.[1] He completed a doctorate at the University of California, San Diego in 2008, authoring the dissertation Eigenvalues and Structures of Graphs, advised by Fan Chung.[2] Upon completing his postdoctoral studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, Butler joined the Iowa State University faculty in 2011, and was named the Barbara J. Janson Professor in Mathematics in 2017.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Butler, Steven Kay (February 7, 2003). "Bounding the Number of Graphs Containing Very Long Induced Paths". Brigham Young University. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ Butler, Steven Kay (2008). "Eigenvalues and Structures of Graphs" (PDF). University of California, San Diego. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Steve Butler receives Barbara J. Janson Professorship in Mathematics". Iowa State University. September 19, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
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