Alex Rice

Alex Rice serves as Professor of Mathematics at Millsaps College, where he has balanced advanced teaching, research, and community service since fall 2017. His roles include directing the Honors Program and hosting an annual high school math competition.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Georgia (2012)

His research spans Number Theory, Combinatorics, and Analysis, with emphasis on additive combinatorics and polynomial configurations in difference sets. He actively integrates undergraduate researchers through the Kinnaird summer program, fostering hands-on discovery in discrete mathematics.

Recent publications demonstrate consistent contributions to extending classical theorems in additive combinatorics, with notable work appearing in Discrete Analysis and Acta Arithmetica. His collaborative approach has generated seven papers co-authored with 21 Millsaps undergraduates between 2019-2024.

Awards:

• AMS-Simons Research Grant for PUI Faculty (2023-26)
• Halmos-Ford Award for expository writing (MAA MathFest 2023)
• Richard A. Smith Award for Scholarship/Creative Work (2021-22)
• Janet R. Langley Award for Academic Advising (2021-22)

Professor Rice mentors undergraduate researchers through the Kinnaird program, securing external funding like the AMS-Simons Grant to support collaborative projects. His advising excellence was recognized with Millsaps' Janet R. Langley Award.

He leads the Kinnaird summer research program, creating structured opportunities for students to contribute to publishable mathematical research in number theory and combinatorics.