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Professor Anthony Nixon is a faculty member at the School of Mathematical Sciences, Lancaster University, where he serves as Professor in Mathematical Sciences since August 2024. He leads Lancaster's Combinatorics research theme and contributes to the Geometric Rigidity research theme.
His research focuses on combinatorial rigidity theory, specifically analyzing systems of equations from geometric constraint systems to determine rigidity/flexibility of structures like bar-joint frameworks. This work intersects structural graph theory, matroid theory, projective geometry, and semi-definite programming. Notable applications include biophysical materials and robotic formation control.
The 10 submitted papers cover topics like hypergraph rigidity, nearly planar graph rigidity, angular constraints, tropical rigidity approaches, and k-fold matroid circuits. His recent EPSRC grants include £428,712 for abstract rigidity research and £45,952 for graph rigidity in arbitrary dimensions.
Scientific awards include:
- EPSRC grant (2023-2026): Abstract rigidity for natural stability problems (£428,712)
- EPSRC grant (2022-2023): The graph rigidity problem in arbitrary dimension (£45,952)
- Heilbronn Institute fellowship (2020-2021): £42,135
He supervises PhD students Rebecca Monks, Daniel Hodgson, Jack Trainer, and Andrew Sainsbury (part-time). Collaborators include Sean Dewar, Bill Jackson, and Brigitte Servatius. He has organized major events like the Mathematics, AI and Data Science for Materials Innovation workshop (Lancaster, 2025) and ICERM semester program on Geometry of materials (Brown, 2025).
