Biography
Tyler Seacrest earned his B.S. in Mathematics from Harvey Mudd College, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Tyler Seacrest has taught at the University of Montana Western since 2011, and enjoys working with students at all levels. For freshman and sophomore courses, he integrates hands-on activities to make mathematics more concrete, and he is interested in making mathematics research accessible to junior and senior level students. His research area is discrete mathematics, especially graph theory, a subject with a strong history of undergraduate research.
Research Focus Area
Dr. Seacrest’s research focuses on graph theory, combinatorics, game theory, fair division, and optimization. His work explores both theoretical and applied mathematical problems, including mathematical games, sequence patterns, resource allocation, and interdisciplinary applications of mathematics in areas such as business, education, philosophy, and the social sciences.
- Applied Mathematics
- Combinatorics
- Fair Division
- Game Theory
- Graph Theory
- Optimization