Algebra & Combinatorics - Members

Contact information for all members of the School of Mathematics and Statistics is available here.

Permanent Staff Research Interests
Bleak, Dr Colin
Lecturer
Infinite groups, symbolic dynamical systems, aspects of automata theory
Huczynska, Dr Sophie
Lecturer
Finite fields, combinatorial designs, combinatorics of permutations, coding theory
Mitchell, Dr James D.
Lecturer
Topological groups and semigroups, and computational algebra
Neunhöffer, Dr Max
Lecturer
Representation theory and computational algebra
Quick, Dr Martyn R.
Senior Lecturer &
Head of Research Group
Structure of infinite and finite groups, profinite groups, p-groups, varieties of groups
Roney-Dougal, Dr Colva M.
Senior Lecturer
Computational group theory, finite simple groups, permutation groups, constraint satisfaction problems
Ruskuc, Prof. Nik
Head of School
Semigroups, presentations, computational algebra, automatic structures, combinatorics of permutations

Research Staff
Brough, Dr Tara
EPSRC Research Fellow
Peresse, Dr Yann H.
Research and Teaching Fellow
Permutation groups and transformation semigroups

Emeritus Staff
Blyth, Prof Tom S. Semigroups and ordered structures
Campbell, Dr Colin M. Computational group and semigroup theory, algebra
Howie, Prof John M. Algebraic theory of semigroups
O'Connor, Dr John J. Computational algebra, topology, history of mathematics
Robertson, Prof Edmund F. Computational group and semigroup theory, history of mathematics

Former Staff
Cain, Dr Alan J.
(2005-08)
Decidability problems in semigroup theory, automata and languages in algebra, subsemigroups of groups
Elder, Dr Murray
(2004-05)
Geometric group theory, combinatorics, automata and language theory
Gray, Dr Robert
(2007-09)
Groups, semigroups, finiteness conditions, infinite combinatorics
Kahrobaei, Dr Delaram
(2004-06)
Infinite combinatorial and geometric group theory, and their applications in theoretical computer science
Vatter, Dr Vince
(2005-07)
Combinatorics

Postgraduate Students Topic & Supervisors
Abu-Ghazalh, Mrs Nabilah H.
(since 2009)
Semigroup theory
(N. Ruskuc)
Awang, Miss Jennifer
(since 2010)
Semigroup presentations
(M. Quick & N. Ruskuc)
Baynes, Mr Sam
(since 2010)
Semigroup constructions
(J. D. Mitchell & N. Ruskuc)
Craik, Mr Simon
(since 2008)
Semigroup theory
(J. D. Mitchell & N. Ruskuc)
Hyde, Mr James
(since 2010)
Universal algebra
(M. Quick & N. Ruskuc)
Geddes, Mr Arthur
(since 2008)
Universal algebra
(J. D. Mitchell & N. Ruskuc)
Maltcev, Mr Victor
(since 2006)
Transformation semigroups and presentations
(J. D. Mitchell & N. Ruskuc)
McDougall-Bagnall, Mr Jonathan
(since 2006)
Group theory
(M. Quick & N. Ruskuc)
McLeman, Mr Alexander
(since 2010)
Automata groups and semigroups
(C. Bleak & N. Ruskuc)
McPhee, Mrs Jay
(since 2008)
Transformation groups and semigroups
(J. D. Mitchell & M. Quick)
Menezes, Miss Nina
(since 2008)
Group theory
(M. Quick & C. M. Roney-Dougal)
Pfeiffer, Mr Markus
(since 2008)
Semigroups and automata
(M. Neunhöffer & N. Ruskuc)
Schroeder, Ms Anna
(since 2010)
Finite permutation groups
(M. Neunhöffer & C. Roney-Dougal)

A list of former Postgraduate Students from the Algebra & Combinatorics Research Group can be found here.