Ryan Martin's students

Current students

	Matthew "Nick" Veldt	Ph.D. Student
	Awards: RTG Advanced Traineeship (2023-2024)
	R.R. Martin and N. Veldt, Saturation of k-chains in the Boolean lattice, submitted.

	Enrique Gomez-Leos	Ph.D. Student
	Awards: RTG Advanced Traineeship (2023-2024), RTG Early Traineeship (2021-2022)
	E. Gomez-Leos, E. Heath, A. Parker, C. Schwieder, and S. Zerbib New bounds on f(n,5,8), submitted. Z. Brennan, C. Cox, B.A. Curtis, E. Gomez-Leos, K.P. Hadaway, L. Hogben, and C. Thompson, Orthogonal realizations of random sign patterns and other applications of the SIPP, Electron. J. Linear Algebra 39 (2023), 434--459.

Former students

	Alex W. Neal Riasanovsky	Ph.D. in Mathematics, 13 April 2021
	Dissertation: Two problems in extremal combinatorics Awards: RTG Advanced Traineeship (2019-2020), Lambert Graduate Assistantship (2019), Graduate College Teaching Award (2018)
	R.R. Martin and A.W.N. Riasanovsky, On the edit distance function of the random graph, Combin. Probab. Comput. 31 (2022), no.2, 345--367. Alex's publication list at MathSciNet.
	2022-present: Employee at Datacolor 2021: Postdoctoral Scholar at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

	Shanise Walker	Ph.D. in Mathematics, 27 March 2018
	Dissertation: Problems in extremal graphs and poset theory Awards: Robert J. Lambert Teaching Excellence Award (2018), J.J.L.  Hinrichsen Teaching Award (2016), Graduate College Teaching Award (2016)
	R.R. Martin, H.C. Smith, and S. Walker, Improved bounds for induced poset saturation, Electron. J. Combin. 27(2) (2020), Paper No. 2.31, 9pp. R.R. Martin, A. Methuku, A. Uzzell, and S. Walker, A simple proof for a forbidden subposet problem, Electron. J. Combin. 27(1) (2020), Paper No. 1.31, 9pp. R.R. Martin and S. Walker, A note on the size of N-free families, Eur. J. Math. 3(2) (2017), 429--432. Shanise's publication list at MathSciNet.
	2022-present: Assistant Professor at Clark Atlanta University 2018-2022: Assistant Professor at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

	Zhanar Berikkyzy	Ph.D. in Mathematics, 02 May 2016
	Dissertation: The edit distance function: Forbidding induced powers of cycles and other questions Awards: Mathematics Department Research Award (2016), Alberta Wolfe Research Fellowship (2015), Graduate College Teaching Award (2014)
	Zh. Berikkyzy, R.R. Martin and C. Peck, On the edit distance of powers of cycles, Discrete Math. 342(10) (2019), 2804--2817. Zhanar's publication list at MathSciNet.
	2020-present: Assistant Professor at Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT [Homepage] 2017-2020: Visiting Assistant Professor at University of California, Riverside 2016-2017: Lecturer at Iowa State University

	Kirsten Hogenson	Ph.D. in Mathematics, 12 April 2016
	Dissertation: Random and deterministic versions of extremal poset problems Awards: Aggie Ho Teaching Award (2016), Graduate College Teaching Award (2013)
	K. Hogenson, R.R. Martin, and Y. Zhao, Tiling tripartite graphs with 3-colorable graphs: the extreme case, Graphs Combin. 34(5) (2018), 1049--1075. S. Butler, C. Erickson, L. Hogben, K. Hogenson, L. Kramer, R.L. Kramer, J.C.-H. Lin, R.R. Martin, D. Stolee, N. Warnberg and M. Young, Rainbow arithmetic progressions, J. Comb. 7 (2016), no. 4, 595–626. Kirsten's publication list at MathSciNet.
	2020-present: Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY [Homepage] 2016-2020: Visiting Assistant Professor at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO

	Lucas Kramer	Ph.D. in Mathematics, 09 April 2014
	Dissertation: On diamond-free subposets of the Boolean lattice: An application of flag algebras
	S. Butler, C. Erickson, L. Hogben, K. Hogenson, L. Kramer, R.L. Kramer, J.C.-H. Lin, R.R. Martin, D. Stolee, N. Warnberg, and M. Young, Rainbow arithmetic progressions, J. Comb. 7 (2016), no. 4, 595–626. L. Kramer, R.R. Martin, and M. Young, On diamond-free subposets of the Boolean lattice, Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series A 120(3) (2012), 545--560. Lucas' publication list at MathSciNet.
	2021-present: Data Analyst at the Avera Hospital System, Sioux Falls, SD 2017-2021: Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Briar Cliff University, Sioux City, IA 2015-2017: Assistant Professor at Bethel College, North Newton, KS 2014-2015: Visiting Instructor at Carroll College, Helena, MT

	Chelsea Peck	M.S. in Mathematics, 11 March 2013
	Thesis: On the edit distance from a cycle-and squared cycle-free graph Award: Henry Thielman Award for Outstanding Master's Thesis (2013)
	Z. Berikkyzy, R.R. Martin, and C. Peck, On the edit distance of powers of cycles, Discrete Math. 342 (2019), no. 10, 2804--2817. M. Axenovich and C. (Sackett) Peck, Avoiding rainbow induced subgraphs in edge-colorings, Australas. J. Combin. 44 (2009), 287--296.

	Jason Smith	Ph.D. in Mathematics, 28 March 2012
	Dissertation: Induced saturation number
	R.R. Martin and J.J. Smith, Induced saturation number, Discrete Mathematics, 312 (21) (2012), pp. 3096--3106. Jason's publication list at MathSciNet.
	2017-present: Associate Professor of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Data Science at Graceland University Currently serving as department chair 2012-2017: Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Graceland University, Lamoni, IA [Homepage] Board member, Iowa MAA, 2015-2017

	Tracy McKay	Ph.D. in Mathematics, 27 March 2012
	Dissertation: The edit distance function for graphs: an exploration of the case of forbidden induced K2,t and other questions Awards: Alberta Wolfe Research Fellowship (2011), Graduate College Teaching Award (2010)
	R.R. Martin and T. McKay, On the edit distance from K2,t-free graphs, J.Graph Theory, 77(2) (2014), 117--143. Tracy's publication list at MathSciNet.
	2017-present: Lecturer of Mathematics and Computer Science at Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA. [Homepage] 2012-2017: Visiting Assistant Professor at Dickinson College

	Brendon Stanton	Ph.D. in Mathematics, 07 April 2011
	Dissertation: On Vertex Identifying Codes for Infinite Lattices Awards: Aggie Ho Pure Mathematics Award (2011), Graduate College Teaching Award (2010)
	R.R. Martin and B. Stanton, Lower bounds for identifying codes in some infinite grids, Electron. J. Combin. 17(1) (2010) Research Paper 119, 16pp. Brendon's publication list at MathSciNet.
	2012-present: Working for the US Government 2011-2012: Tenure-track Assistant Professor at The Citadel, Columbia, SC

	Laura Walters	M.S. in Mathematics, 16 April 2008 Ed.D in Developmental Education Administration, Sam Houston State U., 12 May 2023
	Creative Component: Investigation of the use of finite frame theory in cryptography
	2008-present: Faculty at Iowa Central Community College, Fort Dodge, IA

	Eric Hansen	M.S. in Mathematics, 30 April 2007
	Creative Component: Analysis of the singular value decomposition in data hiding
	2022-present: Teacher at The Lovett School, Atlanta, GA 2016-2022: Teacher at St. Andrew's Episcopal School, Austin, TX 2010-2015: Actuarial Analyist at Tufts Health Plan, Watertown, MA 2007-2010: Actuarial Analyst at Milliman, Inc. Health Insurance Consulting, Milwaukee, WI