Ping Zhang
Professor of Mathematics

RESEARCH

• List of Research Publications

• List of Research Collaborators

• List of Research Presentations

BOOKS

• List of Published Books
  
  
• Recent Books
  
  
  • A Kaleidoscopic View of Graph Colorings. Springer (2016).
    
    
  • The Fascinating World of Graph Theory (with Benjamin and Chartrand). Princeton University Press (2015). ( See more).
    
    
  • Color-Induced Graph Colorings. Springer (2015).
    
    
  • Graphs & Digraphs. Sixth edition, (with Chartrand and Lesniak). Published by CRC Press (2015).
    
    
  • Covering Walks in Graphs. (with Fujie). Springer (2014).
    
    
  • Handbook of Graph Theory. Second edition, (edited with Gross and Yellen). Chapman and Hall/CRC (2013).
    
    
  • Mathematical Proofs: A Transition to Advanced Mathematics. Third edition, (with Chartrand and Polimeni). Pearson (2012).
    
    
  • A First Course in Graph Theory (with Chartrand). Dover Publications, Inc. (2012).
    
    
  • Discrete Mathematics (with Chartrand). Waveland Press, Inc. (2011).
    
    
  • Chromatic Graph Theory (with Chartrand). CRC Press (2008).
    
    
• Books in Progress
  
  
  • Mathematical Proofs: A Transition to Advanced Mathematics. Fourth edition, (with Chartrand and Polimeni). To be published by Pearson in 2017.
    
    
  • New Directions in Ramsey Theory. To be published by Springer in 2018.
    
    
• Editor : SpringerBriefs in Mathematics: A series of books by Springer.
  
  

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

• Current Students
  
  
  • Stephen Devereaux, Color-Connected Graphs and Information-Transfer Paths. In Progress.
    
    
  • Khawlah Hamad Alhulwah, Structures of Derived Graphs. In Progress.
    
    
  • Ian Hart, Set-Defined Colorings of Graphs. In Progress.
    
    
  • Mohra Abdullah Alqahtani, In Progress.
    
    
  • Nasreen Almohanna, In Progress.
    
    
• Past Students -- Mathematics Genealogy Project
  
  
  • Zhenming Bi, Highly Hamiltonian Graphs and Digraphs. WMU. Dissertation Defended on October 25, 2016.
    
    
  • Elliot Laforge, Chromatic Connectivity of Graphs. WMU. Dissertation Defended on April 14, 2016.
    
    
  • Daniel Johnston, Edge Colorings of Graphs and Their Applications. WMU. Dissertation Defended on April 21, 2015.
    
    
  • Chira Lumduanhom, Modular Monochromatic Colorings, Spectra and Frames in Graphs. WMU, Dissertation Defended on April 24, 2014.
    
    
  • Eric Andrews, On Eulerian Irregularity and Decompositions in Graphs. WMU, Dissertation Defended on January 24, 2014.
    
    
  • Bryan Phinezy, Variations on a Graph Coloring Theme. WMU, Dissertation Defended on May 18, 2012
    
    
  • Ryan Jones, Modular and Graceful Edge Colorings of Graphs. WMU, Dissertation Defended on April 28, 2011
    
    
  • Kyle Kolasinski, Hamiltonicity and Connectivity in Distance-Colored Graphs. WMU, Dissertation Defended on April 21, 2011
    
    
  • Futaba Fujie, Measures of Traversability in Graphs. WMU, Dissertation Defended on April 19, 2007.
    
    
  • Henry Escuadro, Detectable Colorings of Graphs. WMU, Dissertation Defended on January 26, 2006.
    
    
  • Ralucca Gera, Stratification and Domination in Graphs and Digraphs. WMU, Dissertation Defended on November 9, 2004.
    
    
  • Varaporn Saenpholphat, Resolvability in Graphs. WMU, Dissertation Defended on April 11, 2002.
    
    

EVENTS

• Graph Theory Seminars

• Math 6450 Students' Research Projects

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

• American Mathematical Society since 1989.
• Association for Women in Mathematics since 1989.
• The Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications since 1996.
• Pi Mu Epsilon National Honorary Mathematics Society since 1996.

HOW TO REACH ME

Ping Zhang
5518 Everett Tower
Department of Mathematics
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA
Fax: (269) 387-4530
Tel: (269) 387-4533
ping.zhang@wmich.edu