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Department of Mathematics
Division of Science

Siobhán O'Connor selected for CUNY Graduate Center Dissertation Showcase

April 30, 2026

The Mathematics Department at The City College of New York is pleased to announce that Siobhán O'Connor, CCNY mathematics instructor and PhD candidate at the CUNY Graduate Center, has been selected to participate in this year’s Inside the CUNY Graduate Center: A Dissertation Showcase.

O'Connor will represent the field of mathematics, sharing her doctoral research with a general audience as part of this fast‑paced, celebratory event. She is the only representative from Mathematics who will participate, and one of only three from science departments.

Siobhán O'Connor successfully defended her thesis on Algorithmic Problems in Automorphic Orbits of Free Groups this April. The thesis was completed under the guidance of her advisor, Professor Vladamir Shpilrain.

Congratulations Siobhán!

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