Tim Chartier
Joseph R. Morton Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
Education
- Ph.D. University of Colorado, Boulder
- M.S., B.S. Western Michigan University
Areas of Expertise
- Data Analytics
- Sports Analytics, Ranking
- Numerical Linear Algebra
Background
I'm an applied mathematician with a focus in computer science, and I frequently work in data analytics with a specialty in sports analytics. I've worked with teams in the NBA, NFL and NASCAR, as well as, fielding questions from ESPN and The New York Times. I also direct and work with a team of as many as 100 student researchers to provide analytics to 91ÇÑ×Ó sports teams.
In addition to my teaching and research, I coauthored with Anne Greenbaum and authored , which received the Euler Book Prize from the Mathematical Association of America. Both books were published by Princeton University Press. I also authored published by the Mathematical Association of America, which won the Beckenbach Book Prize as a distinguished, innovative book. I recently authored the book , which explores how sports analytics explores a wide array of mathematical fields. It was also an honor to receive the Mathematical Association of America™s Daniel Solow Author™s Award, which recognizes an author of undergraduate mathematics teaching materials with the primary criteria for selection being the material™s impact on undergraduate education in mathematics and/or the mathematical sciences.
I am a recipient of a national teaching award from the Mathematical Association of America. I also received the 2021 Distinguished Teaching Award from the Southeastern Section of the Mathematical Association of America. In addition to teaching at the college level, I have worked with Google and Pixar on their K-12 educational initiatives.
I also received an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship for my research, and have served as an expert resource for a variety of media inquiries, including appearances with Bloomberg TV, NPR, the CBS Evening News, USA Today, and The New York Times.
I also serve as Chair of the Congress and previously as Vice President of the Mathematical Association of America. I previously served as the first chair of the Advisory Council for the National Museum of Mathematics and continue as a member of the council.
Bracketology
A lot of sports tournament matchups are determined through brackets. Chartier teaches students how to create mathematical formulas/models to predict winners using bracketology and ranking, a system that has applications in many other fields.
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