Prof Geoff Whittle
Professor
School of Mathematics, Statistics and Operations Research
address
Phone: 04 463 5650
Fax: 04 463 5045
Location: Room 320, Cotton Building, Gate 7 Kelburn Pde, Kelburn Campus
Currently Teaching
MATH 151 - Algebra
Course Coordinator
MATH 211 - Foundations of Algebra, Analysis and Topology
Course Coordinator
MATH 261 - Discrete Mathematics 2
Course Coordinator
MATH 308 - Geometry
Course Coordinator
MATH 324 - Coding and Cryptography
Course Coordinator
MATH 483 - Special Topic
Course Coordinator
Qualifications
BA (Hons) PhD Tas
Responsibilities
Deputy Head of School, Advisor to Māori and Pacific students
Research Interests
Combinatorics, Matroids, Graph Theory
Biography
My principal area of research is in matroid theory, a branch of combinatorics. Over time I have become increasingly interested in understanding the structure of minor-closed classes of matroids. My personal website has information on my research, publications and collaborations.