Mark Tomforde

Tomforde earned his Ph.D. in mathematics at Dartmouth College in 2002.^[1]

He was an invited speaker at the 2015 Abel Symposium,^[2] and he is a founding member of the Algebras and Rings in Colorado Springs (ARCS) center.^[3] Tomforde has researched the related areas of graph C*-algebras and Leavitt path algebras. With Doug Drinen, he is co-creator of the Drinen–Tomforde desingularization, often simply called desingularization.^[4] With Gene Abrams, Tomforde has formulated the Abrams–Tomforde conjectures, and Abrams and Tomforde have verified certain special cases of the conjectures.^[5] Tomforde studied ultragraph C*-algebras.^[6] Tomforde has also been active in organizing several conferences on graph C*-algebras and their generalizations, with the goal of bringing together analysts and algebraists to share ideas and collaborate.^{[7][8][9][10][11]}

Tomforde created and directed the Cougars and Houston Area Mathematics Program (CHAMP),^[12] which was last active in Spring 2019. CHAMP had previously received an award from Phi Beta Kappa^[13] and the Award for Mathematics Programs that Make a Difference from the American Mathematical Society.^[14][15] In 2019 Tomforde was recognized with the MAA Texas Section's Distinguished College and University Teaching of Mathematics Award. In 2020 he was a recipient of a Deborah and Franklin Haimo Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics from the Mathematical Association of America.^[16]