作者: Mark R. Budden

​ Mark Budden: Originally born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Mark Budden earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2003.  From 2003-2010, he worked as a faculty member in the Department of Mathematics at Armstrong Atlantic State University (now Georgia Southern University’s Armstrong campus) in Savannah, Georgia.  In 2010, he joined the faculty at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina, where he is now a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.  Mark’s research interests span many topics in graph theory and number theory, and he places special emphasis on engaging undergraduate students in research projects.