Kate Lorenzen

Kate Lorenzen serves as an Assistant Professor at Linfield University, based in Taylor Hall room 214 with contact details 503-883-2470 and klorenzen@linfield.edu.

Her academic credentials include:

• B.S. in Mathematics with secondary emphasis in Physics from Juniata College (2016)
• Ph.D. in Mathematics from Iowa State University (2021)

Dr. Lorenzen specializes in combinatorial matrix theory and spectral graph theory, leveraging mathematical frameworks to analyze connectivity and communication dynamics in network systems. Her work bridges discrete mathematics and network science, contributing to theoretical models for complex infrastructure and social networks through algebraic graph techniques and eigenvalue analysis.