Thomas Crawford

Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Thomas Crawford

Phone: 253-535-8397

Email: tcrawford@plu.edu

Office Location: Morken Center for Learning & Technology - 259

Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon: 10:30 am - 11:00 am (Off Campus) Tue: 10:45 am - 12:25 pm (On Campus) Wed: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (On Campus) Fri: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment

Curriculum Vitae: View my CV

  • Professional

Education

  • Ph.D., Mathematics, Boston College, 2018
  • M.S., Mathematics, Boston College, 2014
  • B.A., Mathematics & Physics, Williams College, 2012

Areas of Emphasis or Expertise

  • Hyperbolic Geometry (shapes but with weird rules)
  • Topology
  • Voting Systems

Selected Articles

  • C. Adams, B. DeMeo, T. Crawford, M. Landry, M. Montee, S. Park, A. Tong Lin, S. Venkatesh, & F. Yhee. "Knot projections with a single multi-crossing." Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications Vol. 24, 2015:
  • C. Adams, M. Chu, T. Crawford, S. Jensen, K. Siegel, & L. Zhang. "Stick Index of Knots and Links in the Cubic Lattice." Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications Vol. 21, 2012:

Accolades

  • Boston College Dissertation Fellowship, 2017-2018
  • Donald J. White Teaching Excellence Award, 2014 and 2016
  • Presidential Doctoral Fellowship, 2012-2013