Rate My Professor Mark Anderson

Mark Anderson, PhD, is Department Chair and Professor of Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Rollins College. He holds the Archibald Granville Bush Chair of Mathematics, recognizing his distinguished contributions to the field. Anderson's academic interests center on graph theory, with a particular emphasis on its topological and algebraic dimensions. His research addresses advanced topics such as irregular colorings, robust colorings, and graph embeddings on surfaces, contributing to combinatorial mathematics.

Anderson has authored and co-authored several significant publications. Key works include 'Irregular Colorings of Regular Graphs,' published in Discrete Mathematics in 2012 alongside Richard P. Vitray and Jay Yellen. He co-authored the textbook 'Graph Theory and Its Applications,' Third Edition (CRC Press, 2014), with Jonathan L. Gross and Jay Yellen, providing a comprehensive resource on graph theory fundamentals and advanced applications. Additional contributions encompass 'Robust Graph Colorings' (co-authored with Julie Carrington, Jay Yellen, Robert Brigham, and Ron Dutton), 'Are Complete Graphs the Only χ-Robust-Critical Graphs?' (with Rick Vitray, Jay Yellen, Robert Brigham, and Ron Dutton), and 'A New Perspective on Determining Disease Invasion and Saturation Times' (with Poroshat Yazdanbakhsh and Zhisheng Shuai). Demonstrating his commitment to undergraduate scholarship, Anderson has sponsored numerous honors theses, including 'Finding Optimal Cayley Map Embeddings Using Genetic Algorithms' (J. Buckelew, 2022), 'Finding Triangular Cayley Maps with Graph Touring' (H. Hendrickson, 2022), 'Cayley Map Embeddings of Complete Graphs' (M. Scheinblum, 2021), and 'Complete Bipartite Graph Embeddings on Orientable Surfaces' (M. Spies, 2020). As chair, he oversees the mathematics program, supports student success in rigorous coursework, and participates in faculty committees like the Curriculum Committee and Faculty Affairs Committee, fostering excellence in teaching and research at Rollins College.