On September 1, 2016, Professor Jochen Koenemann began a three-year term as chair of the Combinatorics and Optimization (C&O) department. Jochen succeeds Professor Chris Godsil in this role.
Professor Luke Postle is the recipient of a 2016 Early Researcher Award.
On August 1, Karen Yeats joined the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization as an Associate Professor.
Professor Joseph Cheriyan is co-organizing a workshop on algebraic and spectral graph theory at the Banff International Research Station (BIRS) from July 31 to August 5, 2016.
Tor Myklebust is the recipient of a 2016 University of Waterloo Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies (Doctoral) designation.
Eleven C&O graduate received their degrees at the Spring 2016 convocation ceremony.
Professor Henry Wolkowicz is a co-organizer of the Workshop on Nonlinear Optimization Algorithms and Industrial Applications.
