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Personal profile

About

Dr. Petersen earned his AB from Washington University in St. Louis and his PhD from Brandeis University in 2006 under the direction of Ira Gessel. He then spent three years at the University of Michigan before joining the faculty at DePaul in 2009. His research interests include all aspects of Enumerative, Algebraic, and Topological Combinatorics.

Apart from his research, Dr. Petersen has been involved with the Academy of Inquiry-Based Learning, a community that seeks to promote a more student-centered approach to teaching.

Education/Academic qualification

Mathematics, PhD, Brandeis University

Research Interests

  • Mathematics
  • Combinatorics

Disciplines

  • Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics