Sevak Mkrtchyan

Sevak Mkrtchyan is an Associate Professor of Mathematics and Co-director of Graduate Studies in Mathematics at the University of Rochester. He holds a PhD in Mathematics and specializes in random tilings, determinantal point processes, and asymptotic combinatorics. His research explores connections between probability theory, statistical mechanics, and algebraic structures.

Education: PhD in Mathematics (University of California, Berkeley, 2009).

Research Focus: His work centers on asymptotic representation theory, scaling limits of random structures, and the interplay between combinatorics and stochastic processes. Key areas include random skew plane partitions, entropic measures in matrix ensembles, and phase transitions in polymer models.

Publications Overview: Recent work investigates limit shapes in sandpile models, rigidity in geometric graphs, and phase diagrams of polymer systems. Earlier contributions address symmetrization of tableaux and asymptotics of isotypic components in representation theory.

Academic Leadership: Oversees graduate studies in mathematics, shaping curricula and research training programs.