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Richard Duke is a tenure-track Assistant Professor at the School of Mathematics at Georgia Tech. His research interests focus on extremal, probabilistic, and algebraic combinatorics, with a particular emphasis on Ramsey theory, graph coloring, additive combinatorics, discrete geometry, and coding theory, along with applications to computer science. He obtained his PhD in mathematics from Stanford University in 2021, under the supervision of Jacob Fox. Prior to his current role, he was a National Science Foundation postdoctoral research fellow at Princeton University where he collaborated with noted mathematician Noga Alon. Duke is also known for his contributions to the academic community through his personal blog, where he discusses various topics related to mathematics, research, and rationality. He is committed to mentoring students and actively engages with them to explore mathematical problems.
School of Mathematics, Georgia Tech • Atlanta, GA
Teaching and conducting research in the field of Mathematics.
Princeton University • Princeton, NJ
Conducted research in collaboration with Noga Alon.
Department of Computer Science: GRE scores are optional for Fall 2026.