Dylan Shepardson

  • Robert L. Rooke Associate Professor of Mathematics
  • Nexus Track Chair for Data Analytics & Society
Dylan Shepardson

Dylan Shepardson works on mathematical problems that are motivated by applications in other disciplines, like biology, epidemiology, sociology, or archaeology. He is especially interested in new and unusual applications of optimization theory. In most physical, biological, and economic systems, a property is being optimized (like energy or entropy in physical systems, or reproductive success in evolutionary biology), and optimization techniques offer interesting insights into these systems. Shepardson's recent projects include voting theory and its connections to combinatorial geometry, infectious disease modeling, and the problem of using collections of radiocarbon data to estimate dates of the earliest human settlements of Pacific islands.

Education

  • Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
  • M.A., University of California - Berkeley
  • B.A., Amherst College

HAPPENING AT MOUNT HOLYOKE

Recent Campus News

Mount Holyoke College has recently appointed two new assistant vice presidents: Hiram Ramirez as AVP for inclusion and innovation and Lindsay Adkins as AVP for marketing and communications.

Mount Holyoke College congratulates our recipients, alternates and finalists of the 2024–2025 fellowship application cycles.

A variety of updates and renovations are underway at the Rockefeller and Mead Halls at Mount Holyoke College.

Recent Grants

Margaret Robinson PI with Co-PIs Giuliana Davidoff, Dylan Shepardson and Jessica Sidman (Mathematics) received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for “Collaborative Proposal: Hudson River Undergraduate Mathematics Conference 2020-2022” – with Keene and Siena Colleges. The project is for three years.

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