{"id":1603,"date":"2026-07-26T07:47:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T07:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/math.hmc.edu\/su\/?page_id=1603"},"modified":"2026-07-27T00:04:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T00:04:20","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/math.hmc.edu\/su\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research &amp; Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"research-top\" class=\"wp-block-group fs-research\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"fs-intro wp-block-paragraph\">My research lies at the intersection of geometry, topology, combinatorics, probability, and the mathematical social sciences. I have worked on fair division and voting, combinatorial fixed-point theorems, triangulations of polytopes, random walks, and\u2014more recently\u2014the randomness complexity of differential privacy. Many of these projects have involved undergraduate collaborators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-profile-links wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Academic profiles:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&amp;oi=sra&amp;user=Av1e9qQAAAAJ\">Google Scholar<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3986-4052\">ORCID<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/francissu.com\/cv.pdf\">Curriculum vitae<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-jump wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jump to:<\/strong> <a href=\"#research-areas\">research areas<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"#refereed-publications\">refereed publications<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"#society-reports\">society reports<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"#professional-public-writing\">other scholarly writing<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"#dissertation\">dissertation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"research-areas\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research areas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list fs-research-areas\">\n<li><strong>Fair division, voting, and social choice<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Combinatorial topology and fixed-point theorems<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Triangulations and polytopes<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Probability, random walks, and differential privacy<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-note wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Publication note.<\/strong> In pure mathematics, authorship is conventionally alphabetical; an asterisk (*) marks an undergraduate coauthor. Linked preprints may differ slightly from the published versions. This list is current through July 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"refereed-publications\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Refereed publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"refereed-publications-2025\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">C. L. Canonne, F. E. Su, and S. P. Vadhan, \u201cThe randomness complexity of differential privacy,\u201d <em>16th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2025)<\/em>, LIPIcs 325 (2025), 27:1\u201327:21. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drops.dagstuhl.de\/storage\/00lipics\/lipics-vol325-itcs2025\/LIPIcs.ITCS.2025.27\/LIPIcs.ITCS.2025.27.pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: The randomness complexity of differential privacy\">PDF<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/eccc.weizmann.ac.il\/report\/2024\/169\/\" aria-label=\"full version: The randomness complexity of differential privacy\">full version<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4230\/LIPIcs.ITCS.2025.27\" aria-label=\"DOI: The randomness complexity of differential privacy\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"refereed-publications-2024\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cFor human flourishing, build mathematical virtues, not just skills,\u201d in <em>Proceedings of the 14th International Congress on Mathematical Education<\/em>, vol. II (East China Normal University Press \/ World Scientific, 2024), 619\u2013626. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldscientific.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1142\/9789811287183_0042?download=true\" aria-label=\"PDF: For human flourishing, build mathematical virtues, not just skills\">PDF<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1142\/9789811287183_0042\" aria-label=\"DOI: For human flourishing, build mathematical virtues, not just skills\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"refereed-publications-2021\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">R. Alvarado, M. Averett, B. Gaines, C. Jackson, M. L. Karker, M. A. Marciniak, F. E. Su, and S. Walker, \u201cThe Game of Cycles,\u201d <em>The American Mathematical Monthly<\/em> 128 (2021), 868\u2013887. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2004.00776\" aria-label=\"arXiv: The Game of Cycles\">arXiv<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00029890.2021.1979715\" aria-label=\"DOI: The Game of Cycles\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"refereed-publications-2020\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">K. Nyman, F. E. Su, and S. Zerbib, \u201cFair division with multiple pieces,\u201d <em>Discrete Applied Mathematics<\/em> 283 (2020), 115\u2013122. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/1710.09477\" aria-label=\"arXiv: Fair division with multiple pieces\">arXiv<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.dam.2019.12.018\" aria-label=\"DOI: Fair division with multiple pieces\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"refereed-publications-2019\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. Meunier and F. E. Su, \u201cMultilabeled versions of Sperner\u2019s and Fan\u2019s lemmas and applications,\u201d <em>SIAM Journal on Applied Algebra and Geometry<\/em> 3 (2019), 391\u2013411. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/1801.02044\" aria-label=\"arXiv: Multilabeled versions of Sperner\u2019s and Fan\u2019s lemmas and applications\">arXiv<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1137\/18M1192548\" aria-label=\"DOI: Multilabeled versions of Sperner\u2019s and Fan\u2019s lemmas and applications\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su and S. Zerbib, \u201cPiercing numbers in approval voting,\u201d <em>Mathematical Social Sciences<\/em> 101 (2019), 65\u201371. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/1710.09493\" aria-label=\"arXiv: Piercing numbers in approval voting\">arXiv<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.mathsocsci.2019.06.007\" aria-label=\"DOI: Piercing numbers in approval voting\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"refereed-publications-2018\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2018<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">T. Seacrest* and F. E. Su, \u201cA lower bound technique for triangulations of simplotopes,\u201d <em>SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics<\/em> 32 (2018), 1\u201328. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/0910.1134\" aria-label=\"arXiv: A lower bound technique for triangulations of simplotopes\">arXiv<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1137\/140972020\" aria-label=\"DOI: A lower bound technique for triangulations of simplotopes\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"refereed-publications-2017\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2017<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cMathematics for Human Flourishing,\u201d <em>The American Mathematical Monthly<\/em> 124 (2017), 483\u2013493. Reprinted in <em>The Best Writing on Mathematics 2018<\/em>. Winner of the 2018 Paul R. Halmos\u2013Lester R. Ford Award. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/math-flourish-pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: Mathematics for Human Flourishing\">PDF<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4169\/amer.math.monthly.124.6.483\" aria-label=\"DOI: Mathematics for Human Flourishing\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">B. Kuture*, C. Loa*, O. Leong*, M. Sondjaja, and F. E. Su, \u201cProving Tucker\u2019s lemma with a volume argument,\u201d <em>Contemporary Mathematics<\/em> 685 (2017), 223\u2013230. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/1604.02395\" aria-label=\"arXiv: Proving Tucker\u2019s lemma with a volume argument\">arXiv<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1090\/conm\/685\/13753\" aria-label=\"DOI: Proving Tucker\u2019s lemma with a volume argument\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"refereed-publications-2014\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2014<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cThe Lesson of Grace in Teaching,\u201d 2013 Haimo Award Lecture, in <em>The Best Writing on Mathematics 2014<\/em> (Princeton University Press, 2014). <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarship.claremont.edu\/context\/hmc_fac_pub\/article\/2150\/viewcontent\/The_Lesson_of_Grace_in_Teaching___by_Francis_Su.pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: The Lesson of Grace in Teaching\">PDF<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">M. Davis, M. E. Orrison, and F. E. Su, \u201cVoting for committees in agreeable societies,\u201d <em>Contemporary Mathematics<\/em> 624 (2014), 147\u2013157. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/1402.0861\" aria-label=\"arXiv: Voting for committees in agreeable societies\">arXiv<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1090\/conm\/624\/12477\" aria-label=\"DOI: Voting for committees in agreeable societies\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">M. M. Klawe, K. L. Nyman, J. N. Scott*, and F. E. Su, \u201cDouble-interval societies,\u201d <em>Contemporary Mathematics<\/em> 624 (2014), 135\u2013146. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/1307.5094\" aria-label=\"arXiv: Double-interval societies\">arXiv<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1090\/conm\/624\/12471\" aria-label=\"DOI: Double-interval societies\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">Z. Landau and F. E. Su, \u201cFair division and redistricting,\u201d <em>Contemporary Mathematics<\/em> 624 (2014), 17\u201336. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/1402.0862\" aria-label=\"arXiv: Fair division and redistricting\">arXiv<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1090\/conm\/624\/12472\" aria-label=\"DOI: Fair division and redistricting\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">A. Niedermaier*, D. Rizzolo*, and F. E. Su, \u201cA Tree Sperner Lemma,\u201d <em>Contemporary Mathematics<\/em> 625 (2014), 77\u201392. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/0909.0339\" aria-label=\"arXiv: A Tree Sperner Lemma\">arXiv<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1090\/conm\/625\/12492\" aria-label=\"DOI: A Tree Sperner Lemma\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"refereed-publications-2013\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2013<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">K. Nyman and F. E. Su, \u201cA Borsuk\u2013Ulam equivalent that directly implies Sperner\u2019s lemma,\u201d <em>The American Mathematical Monthly<\/em> 120 (2013), 346\u2013354. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarship.claremont.edu\/context\/hmc_fac_pub\/article\/2158\/viewcontent\/A_Borsuk_Ulam_Equivalent_that_Directly_Implies_Sperner_s_Lemma.pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: A Borsuk\u2013Ulam equivalent that directly implies Sperner\u2019s lemma\">PDF<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4169\/amer.math.monthly.120.04.346\" aria-label=\"DOI: A Borsuk\u2013Ulam equivalent that directly implies Sperner\u2019s lemma\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"refereed-publications-2012\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2012<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">S. Gupta, P. Rockstroh*, and F. E. Su, \u201cSplitting fields and periods of Fibonacci sequences modulo primes,\u201d <em>Mathematics Magazine<\/em> 85 (2012), 130\u2013135. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/0909.0362\" aria-label=\"arXiv: Splitting fields and periods of Fibonacci sequences modulo primes\">arXiv<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4169\/math.mag.85.2.130\" aria-label=\"DOI: Splitting fields and periods of Fibonacci sequences modulo primes\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"refereed-publications-2011\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2011<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cThe agreeable society theorem,\u201d in T. Shubin, D. F. Hayes, and G. L. Alexanderson, eds., <em>Expeditions in Mathematics<\/em> (Mathematical Association of America, 2011). <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1090\/spec\/068\/24\" aria-label=\"DOI: The agreeable society theorem\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"refereed-publications-2010\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2010<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cTeaching research: encouraging discoveries,\u201d <em>The American Mathematical Monthly<\/em> 117 (2010), 759\u2013769. Reprinted in <em>The Best Writing on Mathematics 2011<\/em>. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/math.hmc.edu\/su\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Teaching-Research-Encouraging-Discoveries.pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: Teaching research: encouraging discoveries\">PDF<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4169\/000298910X521634\" aria-label=\"DOI: Teaching research: encouraging discoveries\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">D. Berg*, S. Norine, F. E. Su, R. Thomas, and P. Wollan, \u201cVoting in agreeable societies,\u201d <em>The American Mathematical Monthly<\/em> 117 (2010), 27\u201339. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/0811.3245\" aria-label=\"arXiv: Voting in agreeable societies\">arXiv<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4169\/000298910X474961\" aria-label=\"DOI: Voting in agreeable societies\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">J. Cloutier*, K. Nyman, and F. E. Su, \u201cTwo-player envy-free multi-cake division,\u201d <em>Mathematical Social Sciences<\/em> 59 (2010), 26\u201337. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/0909.0301\" aria-label=\"arXiv: Two-player envy-free multi-cake division\">arXiv<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.mathsocsci.2009.09.002\" aria-label=\"DOI: Two-player envy-free multi-cake division\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"refereed-publications-2008\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2008<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">C. J. Haake, A. Kashiwada*, and F. E. Su, \u201cThe Shapley value of phylogenetic trees,\u201d <em>Journal of Mathematical Biology<\/em> 56 (2008), 479\u2013497. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/q-bio\/0506034\" aria-label=\"arXiv: The Shapley value of phylogenetic trees\">arXiv<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00285-007-0126-2\" aria-label=\"DOI: The Shapley value of phylogenetic trees\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"refereed-publications-2007\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2007<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">D. Rizzolo* and F. E. Su, \u201cA fixed point theorem for the infinite-dimensional simplex,\u201d <em>Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications<\/em> 332 (2007), 1063\u20131070. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/math\/0610707\" aria-label=\"arXiv: A fixed point theorem for the infinite-dimensional simplex\">arXiv<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jmaa.2006.10.077\" aria-label=\"DOI: A fixed point theorem for the infinite-dimensional simplex\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">G. Spencer* and F. E. Su, \u201cThe LSB theorem implies the KKM lemma,\u201d <em>The American Mathematical Monthly<\/em> 114 (2007), 156\u2013159. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/math\/0409092\" aria-label=\"arXiv: The LSB theorem implies the KKM lemma\">arXiv<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00029890.2007.11920401\" aria-label=\"DOI: The LSB theorem implies the KKM lemma\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"refereed-publications-2005\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2005<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">T. Prescott* and F. E. Su, \u201cA constructive proof of Ky Fan\u2019s generalization of Tucker\u2019s lemma,\u201d <em>Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series A<\/em> 111 (2005), 257\u2013265. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/math.hmc.edu\/su\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Prescott-Su_Constructive-Proof-Ky-Fan-Tuckers-Lemma-with-errata.pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF with errata: A constructive proof of Ky Fan\u2019s generalization of Tucker\u2019s lemma\">PDF with errata<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/math\/0310444\" aria-label=\"arXiv: A constructive proof of Ky Fan\u2019s generalization of Tucker\u2019s lemma\">arXiv<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jcta.2004.12.005\" aria-label=\"DOI: A constructive proof of Ky Fan\u2019s generalization of Tucker\u2019s lemma\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">A. Bliss* and F. E. Su, \u201cLower bounds for simplicial covers and triangulations of cubes,\u201d <em>Discrete &amp; Computational Geometry<\/em> 33 (2005), 669\u2013686. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/math\/0310142\" aria-label=\"arXiv: Lower bounds for simplicial covers and triangulations of cubes\">arXiv<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00454-004-1128-0\" aria-label=\"DOI: Lower bounds for simplicial covers and triangulations of cubes\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"refereed-publications-2004\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2004<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">D. Hensley and F. E. Su, \u201cRandom walks with badly approximable numbers,\u201d in <em>Unusual Applications of Number Theory<\/em>, DIMACS Series 64 (American Mathematical Society, 2004), 95\u2013101. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/math.hmc.edu\/su\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Random-walks.pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: Random walks with badly approximable numbers\">PDF<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/math\/0102206\" aria-label=\"arXiv: Random walks with badly approximable numbers\">arXiv<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1090\/dimacs\/064\/10\" aria-label=\"DOI: Random walks with badly approximable numbers\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">T. Prescott* and F. E. Su, \u201cRandom walks on the torus with several generators,\u201d <em>Random Structures &amp; Algorithms<\/em> 25 (2004), 336\u2013345. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/math\/0309011\" aria-label=\"arXiv: Random walks on the torus with several generators\">arXiv<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/rsa.20029\" aria-label=\"DOI: Random walks on the torus with several generators\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"refereed-publications-2003\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2003<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. W. Simmons and F. E. Su, \u201cConsensus-halving via theorems of Borsuk\u2013Ulam and Tucker,\u201d <em>Mathematical Social Sciences<\/em> 45 (2003), 15\u201325. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/math.hmc.edu\/su\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Consensus-halving-via-theorems.pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: Consensus-halving via theorems of Borsuk\u2013Ulam and Tucker\">PDF<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S0165-4896(02)00087-2\" aria-label=\"DOI: Consensus-halving via theorems of Borsuk\u2013Ulam and Tucker\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">A. T. Benjamin, C. R. H. Hanusa*, and F. E. Su, \u201cLinear recurrences through tilings and Markov chains,\u201d <em>Utilitas Mathematica<\/em> 64 (2003), 3\u201317. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/math.hmc.edu\/su\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/LINEAR-RECURRENCES.pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: Linear recurrences through tilings and Markov chains\">PDF<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"refereed-publications-2002\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2002<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">J. A. De Loera, E. Peterson*, and F. E. Su, \u201cA polytopal generalization of Sperner\u2019s lemma,\u201d <em>Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series A<\/em> 100 (2002), 1\u201326. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/math.hmc.edu\/su\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/A-Polytopal-Generalization.pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: A polytopal generalization of Sperner\u2019s lemma\">PDF<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1006\/jcta.2002.3274\" aria-label=\"DOI: A polytopal generalization of Sperner\u2019s lemma\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">A. L. Gibbs and F. E. Su, \u201cOn choosing and bounding probability metrics,\u201d <em>International Statistical Review<\/em> 70 (2002), no. 3, 419\u2013435. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/math\/0209021\" aria-label=\"arXiv: On choosing and bounding probability metrics\">arXiv<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1751-5823.2002.tb00178.x\" aria-label=\"DOI: On choosing and bounding probability metrics\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">E. Peterson* and F. E. Su, \u201cFour-person envy-free chore division,\u201d <em>Mathematics Magazine<\/em> 75 (2002), 117\u2013122. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/math.hmc.edu\/su\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Four-Person-Envy-Free-Chore-Division.pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: Four-person envy-free chore division\">PDF<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/0025570X.2002.11953114\" aria-label=\"DOI: Four-person envy-free chore division\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">C. J. Haake, M. G. Raith, and F. E. Su, \u201cBidding for envy-freeness: a procedural approach to <em>n<\/em>-player fair-division problems,\u201d <em>Social Choice and Welfare<\/em> 19 (2002), 723\u2013749. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/math.hmc.edu\/su\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Bidding-for-envy-freeness.pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: Bidding for envy-freeness: a procedural approach to n-player fair-division problems\">PDF<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s003550100149\" aria-label=\"DOI: Bidding for envy-freeness: a procedural approach to n-player fair-division problems\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"refereed-publications-2001\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2001<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cDiscrepancy convergence for the drunkard\u2019s walk on the sphere,\u201d <em>Electronic Journal of Probability<\/em> 6 (2001), paper no. 2, 1\u201320. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/math.hmc.edu\/su\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Discrepancy-convergence.pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: Discrepancy convergence for the drunkard\u2019s walk on the sphere\">PDF<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/math\/0102205\" aria-label=\"arXiv: Discrepancy convergence for the drunkard\u2019s walk on the sphere\">arXiv<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1214\/EJP.v6-75\" aria-label=\"DOI: Discrepancy convergence for the drunkard\u2019s walk on the sphere\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"refereed-publications-2000\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2000<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">M. G. Raith and F. E. Su, \u201cProcedural support for cooperative negotiations: theoretical design and practical implementation,\u201d in <em>Advances in Decision Technology and Intelligent Information Systems<\/em>, vol. I (IIAS, 2000), 31\u201336. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/math.hmc.edu\/su\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Procedural-support-for-cooperative-negotiations.pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: Procedural support for cooperative negotiations\">PDF<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">A. T. Benjamin, J. J. Quinn, and F. E. Su, \u201cPhased tilings and generalized Fibonacci identities,\u201d <em>Fibonacci Quarterly<\/em> 38 (2000), 282\u2013288. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/math.hmc.edu\/su\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Phased-tilings.pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: Phased tilings and generalized Fibonacci identities\">PDF<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">A. T. Benjamin, J. J. Quinn, and F. E. Su, \u201cCounting on continued fractions,\u201d <em>Mathematics Magazine<\/em> 73 (2000), 98\u2013104. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/math.hmc.edu\/su\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Counting-on-Continued-Fractions.pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: Counting on continued fractions\">PDF<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/0025570X.2000.11996816\" aria-label=\"DOI: Counting on continued fractions\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, review of <em>Cake-Cutting Algorithms: Be Fair if You Can<\/em>, by J. Robertson and W. Webb, <em>The American Mathematical Monthly<\/em> 107 (2000), 185\u2013188. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/math.hmc.edu\/su\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Cake-Cutting-Algorithms.pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: Review: Cake-Cutting Algorithms: Be Fair if You Can\">PDF<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00029890.2000.12005180\" aria-label=\"DOI: Review: Cake-Cutting Algorithms: Be Fair if You Can\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cA LeVeque-type lower bound for discrepancy,\u201d in <em>Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods 1998<\/em> (Springer-Verlag, 2000), 448\u2013458. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/math.hmc.edu\/su\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/A-LeVeque-type.pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: A LeVeque-type lower bound for discrepancy\">PDF<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-642-59657-5_31\" aria-label=\"DOI: A LeVeque-type lower bound for discrepancy\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"refereed-publications-1999\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">1999<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cRental harmony: Sperner\u2019s lemma in fair division,\u201d <em>The American Mathematical Monthly<\/em> 106 (1999), 930\u2013942. Winner of the 2001 MAA Merten M. Hasse Prize. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/math.hmc.edu\/su\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Rental-harmony.pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: Rental harmony: Sperner\u2019s lemma in fair division\">PDF<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00029890.1999.12005142\" aria-label=\"DOI: Rental harmony: Sperner\u2019s lemma in fair division\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"refereed-publications-1998\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">1998<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cConvergence of random walks on the circle generated by an irrational rotation,\u201d <em>Transactions of the American Mathematical Society<\/em> 350 (1998), 3717\u20133741. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/math.hmc.edu\/su\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Convergence-of-random-walks.pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: Convergence of random walks on the circle generated by an irrational rotation\">PDF<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1090\/S0002-9947-98-02152-7\" aria-label=\"DOI: Convergence of random walks on the circle generated by an irrational rotation\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"refereed-publications-1997\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">1997<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cBorsuk\u2013Ulam implies Brouwer: a direct construction,\u201d <em>The American Mathematical Monthly<\/em> 104 (1997), 855\u2013859. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/math.hmc.edu\/su\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Borsuk-Ulam-implies-Brouwer.pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: Borsuk\u2013Ulam implies Brouwer: a direct construction\">PDF<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00029890.1997.11990730\" aria-label=\"DOI: Borsuk\u2013Ulam implies Brouwer: a direct construction\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right fs-back wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#research-top\">Back to top \u2191<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"society-reports\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Society reports<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"society-reports-2021\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">T. Inniss, J. Lewis, I. Mitrea, K. Okoudjou, A. Salerno, F. E. Su, and D. Thurston, <em>Towards a Fully Inclusive Mathematics Profession<\/em>, report of the AMS Task Force on Understanding and Documenting the Historical Role of the AMS in Racial Discrimination (American Mathematical Society, 2021). <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ams.org\/about-us\/Towards-a-Fully-Inclusive-Mathematics-Profession.pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: Towards a Fully Inclusive Mathematics Profession\">PDF<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"society-reports-2018\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2018<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">NCTM Writing Team, <em>Catalyzing Change in High School Mathematics: Initiating Critical Conversations<\/em> (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2018). <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctm.org\/Store\/Products\/Catalyzing-Change-in-High-School-Mathematics\/\" aria-label=\"book: Catalyzing Change in High School Mathematics: Initiating Critical Conversations\">book<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctm.org\/uploadedFiles\/Standards_and_Positions\/executive%20summary.pdf\" aria-label=\"executive summary: Catalyzing Change in High School Mathematics: Initiating Critical Conversations\">executive summary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right fs-back wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#research-top\">Back to top \u2191<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"professional-public-writing\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional &amp; public writing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"professional-public-writing-2026\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. Su, \u201cInterview with Ken Ono on <em>The Man Who Knew Infinity<\/em>,\u201d <em>MAA FOCUS<\/em>, Feb.\/Mar. 2026, 42\u201345. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitaleditions.walsworth.com\/publication\/?i=861146&amp;p=42&amp;view=issueViewer\" aria-label=\"article: Interview with Ken Ono on The Man Who Knew Infinity\">article<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"professional-public-writing-2025\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">R. Levy and F. Su, \u201cDialoguing Through Difference,\u201d <em>MAA FOCUS<\/em>, Aug.\/Sep. 2025, 34\u201336. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitaleditions.walsworth.com\/article\/Dialoguing%2BThrough%2BDifference\/5035984\/851836\/article.html\" aria-label=\"article: Dialoguing Through Difference\">article<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"professional-public-writing-2023\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. Su and A. C. Hanbury, \u201cMath Isn\u2019t Good for You. It\u2019s Good for Us.,\u201d <em>Common Good<\/em>, Dec. 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. Su, \u201cPersisting in Problem-Solving: Melanie Matchett Wood, MacArthur Fellow,\u201d <em>MAA FOCUS<\/em>, June\/July 2023. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitaleditions.walsworth.com\/publication\/?article_id=4588329&amp;i=793202&amp;view=articleBrowser\" aria-label=\"article: Persisting in Problem-Solving: Melanie Matchett Wood, MacArthur Fellow\">article<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">M. Dorff, D. Haunsperger, J. Quinn, H. Soto, and F. Su, \u201cHow and Why Not to Sunset Mathematics Programs,\u201d <em>MAA FOCUS<\/em>, June\/July 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"professional-public-writing-2022\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">J. A. De Loera and F. Su, \u201cCalculus isn\u2019t the only option. Let\u2019s broaden and update the current math curriculum,\u201d <em>The Sacramento Bee<\/em>, June 5, 2022. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/article260529232.html\" aria-label=\"article: Calculus isn\u2019t the only option\">article<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. Su, \u201cPoints of View: Making Space for Wonder, Joy, and Deeper Understanding in Mathematics,\u201d chapter 2 of <em>Success Stories from Catalyzing Change in Mathematics<\/em> (NCTM, 2022).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">T. Inniss, J. Lewis, I. Mitrea, K. Okoudjou, A. Salerno, F. Su, and D. Thurston, \u201cTowards a Fully Inclusive Mathematics Profession\u2014One Year Later,\u201d <em>Notices of the American Mathematical Society<\/em> 69 (2022), no. 7, 1214\u20131219. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ams.org\/notices\/202207\/rnoti-p1214.pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: Towards a Fully Inclusive Mathematics Profession\u2014One Year Later\">PDF<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. Su, \u201cCan Mathematics Be Spiritual?,\u201d John Templeton Foundation \/ <em>Big Think<\/em>, 2022. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/math-religion-awe\/\" aria-label=\"article: Can Mathematics Be Spiritual?\">article<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. Su, \u201cFinite Disappointment, Infinite Hope: The 2021 Iris M. Carl Equity Address,\u201d <em>Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK\u201312<\/em> 115 (2022), 598\u2013599. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.nctm.org\/downloadpdf\/view\/journals\/mtlt\/115\/8\/article-p598.pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: Finite Disappointment, Infinite Hope: The 2021 Iris M. Carl Equity Address\">PDF<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5951\/MTLT.2022.0132\" aria-label=\"DOI: Finite Disappointment, Infinite Hope: The 2021 Iris M. Carl Equity Address\">DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"professional-public-writing-2020\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cA Word From\u2026 Francis Su, Vice President of the AMS,\u201d <em>Notices of the American Mathematical Society<\/em> 67 (2020), 1661\u20131662. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ams.org\/journals\/notices\/202011\/rnoti-p1661.pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: A Word From\u2026 Francis Su, Vice President of the AMS\">PDF<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"professional-public-writing-2019\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cShould I Quit Mathematics?,\u201d in <em>Living Proof: Stories of Resilience Along the Mathematical Journey<\/em> (American Mathematical Society, 2019); reprinted in <em>Notices of the American Mathematical Society<\/em>, Oct. 2019. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ams.org\/journals\/notices\/201909\/rnoti-p1446.pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: Should I Quit Mathematics?\">PDF<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, foreword to <em>A Mathematician\u2019s Practical Guide to Mentoring Undergraduate Research<\/em>, by M. Dorff, A. Henrich, and L. Pudwell (American Mathematical Society, 2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"professional-public-writing-2018\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2018<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, foreword to <em>Mathematics for Sustainability<\/em>, by J. Roe, R. deForest, and S. Jamshidi (Springer, 2018).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"professional-public-writing-2017\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2017<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cFive Reflective Exam Questions,\u201d <em>MAA Teaching Tidbits Blog<\/em>, Mar. 2017. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.francissu.com\/post\/7-exam-questions-for-a-pandemic-or-any-other-time\" aria-label=\"related essay: Five Reflective Exam Questions\">related essay<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cMathFeed: The Math News App,\u201d <em>MAA FOCUS<\/em>, Dec.\/Jan. 2017, 30\u201331. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitaleditions.walsworth.com\/article\/President%E2%80%99s%2BMessage\/2664836\/368441\/article.html\" aria-label=\"article: MathFeed: The Math News App\">article<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"professional-public-writing-2016\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2016<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cRace, Space, and the Conflict Inside Us,\u201d <em>MAA FOCUS<\/em>, Oct.\/Nov. 2016, 42\u201343. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/race-space-conflict-pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: Race, Space, and the Conflict Inside Us\">PDF<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cProof School,\u201d <em>MAA FOCUS<\/em>, Aug.\/Sep. 2016, 24\u201326.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cThe Value of Struggle,\u201d <em>MAA FOCUS<\/em>, June\/July 2016, 20\u201321. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/value-of-struggle-pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: The Value of Struggle\">PDF<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cCIMAT: Mathematics in Guanajuato,\u201d <em>MAA FOCUS<\/em>, Apr.\/May 2016, 30\u201331.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cReflection on Math Awareness Month,\u201d <em>Notices of the American Mathematical Society<\/em> 63 (2016), 356.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cSnapshots from my centennial year,\u201d <em>MAA FOCUS<\/em>, Feb.\/Mar. 2016, 36\u201337.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cThe secret mathematical menu,\u201d <em>MAA FOCUS<\/em>, Dec.\/Jan. 2016, 28\u201330. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/secret-math-menu-pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: The secret mathematical menu\">PDF<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"professional-public-writing-2015\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2015<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cMathematical microaggressions,\u201d <em>MAA FOCUS<\/em>, Oct.\/Nov. 2015, 36\u201337. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/math-microaggressions-pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: Mathematical microaggressions\">PDF<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/digitaleditions.walsworth.com\/article\/Mathematical%2BMicroaggressions\/2306590\/278032\/article.html\" aria-label=\"article: Mathematical microaggressions\">article<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cSome guidelines for good mathematical writing,\u201d <em>MAA FOCUS<\/em>, Aug.\/Sep. 2015, 20\u201322. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/guidelines-math-writing-pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: Some guidelines for good mathematical writing\">PDF<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cTo the mathematical beach,\u201d <em>MAA FOCUS<\/em>, June\/July 2015, 18\u201319. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/math-beach-pdf\" aria-label=\"PDF: To the mathematical beach\">PDF<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cAn organization for all of us,\u201d <em>MAA FOCUS<\/em>, Apr.\/May 2015, 8\u20139.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"professional-public-writing-2014\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2014<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cSolve this math problem: the gender gap,\u201d <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em>, Aug. 25, 2014. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/la-oe-su-women-in-mathematics-20140826-story.html\" aria-label=\"article: Solve this math problem: the gender gap\">article<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"professional-public-writing-2012\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2012<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">B. Mayfield and F. E. Su, \u201cThe AWARDS Project: Promoting Good Practices in Award Selection,\u201d <em>MAA FOCUS<\/em>, Oct.\/Nov. 2012, 18\u201319. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarship.claremont.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=2156&amp;context=hmc_fac_pub\" aria-label=\"PDF: The AWARDS Project: Promoting Good Practices in Award Selection\">PDF<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/digitaleditions.walsworth.com\/article\/The%2BAWARDS%2BProject%3A%2BPromoting%2BGood%2BPractices%2Bin%2BAward%2BSelection\/1211752\/130875\/article.html\" aria-label=\"article: The AWARDS Project: Promoting Good Practices in Award Selection\">article<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"professional-public-writing-2004\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2004<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, \u201cMagical Miscellany,\u201d <em>Math Horizons<\/em>, Feb. 2004, 28\u201329.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">A. J. Bernoff and F. E. Su, \u201cPutnam, Pizza, and Problem-Solving,\u201d <em>Math Horizons<\/em>, Sep. 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right fs-back wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#research-top\">Back to top \u2191<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"dissertation\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dissertation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-publication wp-block-paragraph\">F. E. Su, <em>Methods for Quantifying Rates of Convergence for Random Walks on Groups<\/em>, Ph.D. dissertation, Harvard University, 1995. Advisor: Persi Diaconis. <span class=\"fs-pub-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legacy-www.math.harvard.edu\/dissertations\/index.html\" aria-label=\"Harvard record: Methods for Quantifying Rates of Convergence for Random Walks on Groups\">Harvard record<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fs-updated wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Publication list updated July 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My research lies at the intersection of geometry, topology, combinatorics, probability, and the mathematical social sciences. I have worked on fair division and voting, combinatorial fixed-point theorems, triangulations of polytopes, random walks, and\u2014more recently\u2014the randomness complexity of differential privacy. Many of these projects have involved undergraduate collaborators. 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