Ping Zhang

Dr. Zhang is a Professor of Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics at Western Michigan University.  Her research is in the area of combinatorics, primarily in classical and structural graph theory.  In particular, her research in graph theory includes colorings and labelings, domination,  Hamiltonicity, connectivity, distance, decompositions, and Ramsey theory. 

 

Dr. Zhang has authored or co-authored six textbooks on Graph Theory, Discrete Mathematics, and Mathematical Proofs and five special topics books in Graph Theory.  She has authored or co-authored over 330 research articles in algebraic combinatorics and graph theory.   The book titled "The Fascinating World of Graph Theory," published by Princeton University Press and translated into Chinese and Japanese, was named a 2015 Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Title in Mathematics, one of only nine books selected. Her co-edited 2013 book "Handbook of Graph Theory" is the most comprehensive single-sourced guide to graph theory and has originated major areas of research.

 

Dr. Zhang has directed the dissertations of 24 doctoral students at Western Michigan University. In addition, she has served as a second reader, external examiner, or member of 33 doctoral dissertation committees.  She has also supervised numerous research projects with graduate and undergraduate students. 

 

Dr. Zhang is a series book editor of SpringerBriefs in Mathematics for Springer Publishing and serves on the Advisory Board of the Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics.

 

Dr. Zhang was a recipient of a Distinguished University Faculty Scholar Award in 2017.