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Natalie Priebe Frank is a Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at Vassar College. She has been affiliated with the university since 2000 and specializes in hierarchical tiling systems, quasicrystals, and dynamical systems. Her work bridges mathematical theory with applications in materials science and art.
Education: BS from Tulane University of Louisiana; PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Research interests include the study of aperiodic tilings, their spectral properties, and connections to quasicrystal structures. She explores how tiling patterns model natural phenomena and has contributed to breakthroughs like the discovery of the aperiodic monotile.
Her recent work discusses the implications of hierarchical tilings in understanding non-repetitive patterns and their diffraction properties. Notably, she co-authored the 2023 discovery of the 'einstein' tile, an aperiodic monotile, and has published extensively on substitution tiling dynamics and fractal geometry.
Publications span foundational texts like The Tiling Book and peer-reviewed articles on spectral theory and geometric patterns. She actively engages in science communication, featured in Quanta Magazine for her insights on aperiodic tilings' real-world relevance.
