Erik Slivken

Associate Professor UNCW (2023-present)
Assistant Professor UNCW (2020-2023)
Visiting Instructor at Dartmouth College (2019-2020)
Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Paris 7 (2017-2019)
Visiting Assistant Professor at University of California Davis (2014-2017)

Graduate School at University of Washington (2008-2014)

Before Graduate School:
Programmer at Q-Games in Kyoto (2004-2006)
Drummer for Balloon Fight, ラムネ, and オシレーションズ, (2003-2007)
Fulbright Researcher at Kyoto University (2002-2003)

Education

PhD in Mathematics, University of Washington
BA in Mathematics, Macalester College

Research Interests

Generally interested in problems in probability and combinatorics, particularly the limiting behavior of large discrete random structures. Especially interested in describing the shape of large random permutations under various distributions and scaling regimes, finding phase transitions.

Professional Service

Co-Organizer of Annual Meetings of the West Coast Coin Flippers Union (2024 - ongoing)
https://www.coinflippers.org

Community Engagement

Co-Organizer (w/ Amy Daniels) after school Math Circle at Gregory International School (2024-present).
Organized after school Math Circle at UC Davis / Harmon Johnson Elementary (2016-2017).
Twitch office hours @ twitch.tv/profslivken streaming video games and answer math questions.

Honors & Awards

Fulbright Scholar
Various Internal UNCW grants