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Nathan Williams is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), tenured since 2024. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota (2013) and completed postdoctoral research at LaCIM (Université du Québec à Montréal) and the University of California, Santa Barbara. His research focuses on algebraic combinatorics, particularly in reflection groups, braid groups, and Catalan combinatorics. Key contributions include work on noncrossing Catalan structures, dynamical algebraic combinatorics, and bijections in plane partitions. He has received UTD’s Outstanding Teaching Award (2020) and completed the ACUE Effective College Instruction program (2021). Williams has advised numerous students, including Ph.D. and honors thesis candidates, and serves on UTD’s website/computer committee and K-12 outreach initiatives. His recent grants include Simons Foundation and NSF proposals targeting combinatorial tools and braid varieties.
- Education: Ph.D. in Mathematics (2013, UMN), B.A. in Mathematics (2008, Carleton College)
- Research Interests: Coxeter groups, noncrossing partitions, combinatorial representation theory
Teaching contributions include 33 courses at UTD, with a focus on discrete mathematics and graduate combinatorics. He organizes workshops like BIRS’s Dynamical Algebraic Combinatorics and co-edits the Annals of Combinatorics.
