Tom Hull (mathematician)

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Thomas C. Hull is an associate professor of applied mathematics at Franklin & Marshall College [1] and is known for his expertise in the mathematics of paper folding. [2] [3] [4]

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Career

Hull was an undergraduate at Hampshire College. He earned a master's degree and Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of Rhode Island. [5] His 1997 dissertation, Some Problems in List Coloring Bipartite Graphs, involved graph coloring, and was supervised by Nancy Eaton. [6]

Prior to his appointment at Franklin & Marshall College, Hull taught at Merrimack College (1997–2008) and Western New England University (2008–2023). [1] He has also taught at the Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics for many years: as junior staff from 1991 to 1995, and as senior staff in 1998 to 2007. Since 2013, he has taught at MathILy, an intensive residential summer program for mathematically excellent high school students. [5]

Hull was a member of the board of directors of origami association OrigamiUSA from 1995 to 2008. [7]

Author

Hull is the author or co-author of several books on origami, including:

He is also featured in the 2010 origami documentary Between the Folds . [2]

Awards and honors

With Tomohiro Tachi of the University of Tokyo, Hull was the recipient of the 2016 A. T. Yang Memorial Award in Theoretical Kinematics of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, for their joint work on predicting the motion of rigid origami patterns when forces are applied to them in their flat state. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Thomas C. Hull", Directory, Franklin & Marshall College, retrieved 2023-11-03
  2. 1 2 Between the Folds: The People, PBS, retrieved 2019-07-27
  3. ↑ "Professor Links Origami and Math", Nashua Telegraph, May 30, 2007 – via Mathematical Association of America
  4. 1 2 3 "Professor Uses Japanese Art to Teach Mathematical Concepts", The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 13, 1998
  5. 1 2 Curriculum vitae (PDF), 2018, retrieved 2019-07-27
  6. ↑ Tom Hull at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  7. ↑ History, OrigamiUSA, retrieved 2019-07-27. See linked spreadsheet of past board members.
  8. ↑ Reviews of Origametry:
  9. ↑ Reviews of Project Origami:
  10. ↑ "Dr. Thomas Hull receives national recognition for research in theoretical kinematics", University News, Western New England University, September 14, 2016; A. T. Yang Memorial Award, ASME, retrieved November 6, 2019
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