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Maria Chudnovsky is a Professor in the Mathematics Department at Princeton University. Her research interests lie in graph theory and combinatorics, with a primary focus on structural graph theory. She has conducted significant work on perfect graphs, a topic she has explored deeply, partially due to the influence of her Ph.D. advisor, Paul Seymour. Chudnovsky received her Ph.D. in 2003, with a dissertation titled 'Berge Trigraphs and Their Applications.' Her contributions to the field have earned her recognition, including being named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow in 2012 and a Guggenheim Foundation Fellow in 2025. In addition to her research, she has written articles for popular science outlets and has appeared on the 'Quanta Magazine' podcast, discussing her work and insights on graph theory. Maria is also involved in generating problems and discussions around perfect graphs, contributing to workshops such as the Perfect Graph Conjecture.
Princeton University • Princeton, NJ
Professor in the Mathematics Department engaged in research and teaching.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.