Name: Paul T. Ottaway
Address: 215-82 Parkland Drive, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3S 1S3
Home Phone: (902) 405-6426
e-mail: ottaway@mathstat.dal.ca
Website: www.mathstat.dal.ca/~ottaway
Birthdate: Jan. 9, 1978
Birthplace: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Mathematics), in progress, Dalhousie University. Under supervision of Dr. Richard J. Nowakowski
• Master of Science (Mathematics), Dalhousie University, October 2003. Thesis: "Analysis of Three New Combinatorial Games", under supervision of Dr. Richard J. Nowakowski
• Bachelor of Education (I/S Mathematics/Computer Science, Focus: Gifted Children), Queen's University, June 2002
• Bachelor of Mathematics (Major: Combinatorics/Optimization), University of Waterloo, June 2002

Academic Awards

• Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship, September (2004-2007)
• NSERC PGS D, September (2003-2006)
• NSERC PGS A, September (2002-2003)
• W.I. Miller Scholarship, January 2001

Research Interests

• Main research interest is combinatorics. Specific areas include topics in graph theory and combinatorial game theory.

Experience

• Instructor at Dalhousie University, Math 2113 (Discrete Structures II), Winter 2005
• Provincial Coordinator for the Nova Scotia High School Math League, Fall 2004-2006
• Instructor at Dalhousie University, Math 3790 (Mathematical Problem Solving), Fall 2003
• Teaching assistant for various courses at Dalhousie University, Fall 2002-2006
• Member of CMC Contest Committee (Cayley), Summer 2002 - Present
• Author of "Polya's Paragon", appearing monthly in the Mayhem section of CRUX, September 2002 - February 2004
• Instructor at Dalhousie University, Math 2790 (Mathematical Problem Solving), Fall 2002
• Organizer/Lecturer at CMC Math Camp, University of Waterloo, Summers of 2000-2002
• Teaching assistant for various courses at University of Waterloo, Winter 1999 - Winter 2002
• Private Mathematics Tutor, Fall 1999 - Winter 2001