Noah B Prince
Mathematician
I earned my Ph.D. in math from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2008. My research focused on graph theory, extremal and probabilistic combinatorics, and theoretical computer science. My dissertation was Delta-System Methods in Contemporary Graph Theory.
Teacher
From 2008 to 2016, I was a member of the faculty at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, IL. I taught precalculus, calculus, and post-calculus electives, including two new courses I developed, Graph Theory with Applications and Modern Geometry.
I also taught in the graduate program as an adjunct faculty member at Aurora University (2009-2015) and online and live classes for Art of Problem Solving (2016-2022).
SELECTED Blog posts
The following posts were originally published on the blog What We Talk About When We Talk About Math.
DEVELOPER
Since May 2022, I have been a Staff Software Engineer at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.
I am CTO for Qwiz Inc. and the Great History Challenge.
podcaster
Tossup 21 is a podcast about quizbowl stories - the matches, the rivalries, the conflicts, and the people who lived them.
Tossup 21 Episode list
Episode #31: Colby Burnett In this episode, Colby Burnett talks about how the coaches of Fenwick High School compare to NBA legends and how he owes his marriage to Netflix. Listen
Episode #30: Eric Huff In this episode, Eric Huff talks about the legacy of Dorman and the state of quizbowl merch. Listen
Episode #29: Josh Rutsky In this episode, Josh Rutsky talks about his mathematical cat and all the people who have made Alabama quizbowl what it is today. Listen
Episode #28: Mike Laudermith In this episode: Mike Laudermith talks about his roundabout path to becoming an educator and what he misses about 1990s quizbowl. Listen
Episode #27: Mike Sorice In this episode: Mike Sorice talks about playing with Illinois's Academic Buzzer Team and what he'd still like to accomplish in quizbowl. Listen
Episode #26: Hot Takes with Brad Fischer In this episode: Brad Fischer offers some spicy hot takes on recent posts from the HSQB forums. Listen
Episode #25: Chris Borglum In this episode: Chris Borglum talks about the early days of SEC quizbowl and the legacy of the Turkey Leg Match. Listen
Episode #24: Taylor Harvey In this episode: Taylor Harvey talks about learning to dance the gigue and winning ACF Nationals. Listen
Episode #23: Em Gunter In this episode: Em Gunter talks about quizbowl outreach and winning the lottery. Listen
Episode #22: John Lawrence In this episode: John Lawrence talks about quizbowl-induced health concerns and his uniquely multifaceted legacy. Listen
Episode #21: Young Fenimore Lee In this episode: Young Fenimore Lee talks about summoning Will Nediger and how quizbowl led to them into creative writing. Listen
Episode #20: Lee Henry In this episode, Lee Henry talks about a life of Alabama quizbowl, being a quizdad, and leading ASCA through the pandemic. Listen
Episode #19: Lisa McClary In this episode, Lisa McClary talks about starting her quizbowl teams at the Columbia Independent School from scratch and growing them to over half her school. Listen
Episode #18: Jeremy Nelson In this episode: Jeremy Nelson talks about playing for the title at the Honda Campus All-Stars, taking on The Beast on national TV, and voicing his alter egos HouseOfTrivia and ShinyBlackFloor on Trivia Twitter. Listen
Episode #17: Susan Ferrari In this episode: Susan Ferrari talks about playing for U Chicago and what she's carried from quizbowl into her professional life. Listen
Episode #16: Qwiz In this episode: Eric Huff and Joshua Rutsky talk about why they started Qwiz and what quizbowl camp is really like. Listen
Episode #15: Moderators In this episode: Alex Damisch and Brad Fischer talk about great moderators, and a couple join us to read before-and-afters. Listen
Episode #14: Mike Bentley In this episode: Mike Bentley talks about his journey from Maryland to Microsoft, and his dozens of projects along the way. Listen
Episode #13-4: One More Question: The Aftermath Quizbowl's 2010 National Scholastic Championship pitted hungry up-and-comers against the blueblood elite. One More Question tells the unbelievable story of that tournament. In this episode, the truth comes out. Listen
Episode #13-3: One More Question: The Championship Quizbowl's 2010 National Scholastic Championship pitted hungry up-and-comers against the blueblood elite. One More Question tells the unbelievable story of that tournament. In this episode, the teams face off for the NSC title. Listen
Episode #13-2: One More Question: The Contenders Quizbowl's 2010 National Scholastic Championship pitted hungry up-and-comers against the blueblood elite. One More Question tells the unbelievable story of that tournament. In this episode, we meet the teams vying for the 2010 NSC title. Listen
Episode #13-1: One More Question: The Drive Quizbowl's 2010 National Scholastic Championship pitted hungry up-and-comers against the blueblood elite. One More Question tells the unbelievable story of that tournament. In this episode, we meet three people with something to prove at the 2010 NSC. Listen
Episode #12: IHSA State Series In this episode: Tom Egan and Brad Fischer tell the history of one of quizbowl's biggest and oldest tournaments, the IHSA State Series. Listen
Episode #11: Jeff Price In this episode: Jeff Price talks about coaching his Barrington teams to national titles at both the middle school and high school levels. Listen
Episode #10: Eric Mukherjee In this episode: Eric Mukherjee talks about his quizbowl journey through Kansas, Rhode Island, Philadelphia, and Nashville. Listen
Episode #9: Jonathan Suh In this episode: Jonathan Suh talks about getting his quizbowl start in Illinois and what he took from that into Harvard. Listen
Episode #8: Will Alston In this episode: an interview with Will Alston (Dartmouth, Columbia) about how a leukemia scare jump started his quizbowl career. Listen
Episode #7: Jess Bowen In this episode: an interview with Jess Bowen of the Advanced Math and Science Academy (Marlborough, MA) about starting out as a quizbowl coach. Listen
Episode #6: Mike Cheyne In this episode: an interview with Mike Cheyne about finding his place in the quizbowl community and how he's contributed to it. Listen
Episode #5: Alex Damisch 2 In this episode: a continuation of our interview with Alex Damisch talking about misconduct in the community and staffing national tournaments, followed by quizbowl speed runs. Listen
Episode #4: Alex Damisch 1 In this episode: an interview with Alex Damisch about Midwestern quizbowl and her recent Jeopardy run, and a rematch against Mike Sorice in Lodden Thinks. Listen
Episode #3: Chris Chiego In this episode: an interview with Chris Chiego about quizbowl outreach and his road to a national title, and a face-off against Mike Sorice in Lodden Thinks. Listen
Episode #2: Matt Weiner In this episode: an interview with Matt Weiner about quizbowl forums and feats, and a rematch with Brad Fischer in Lodden Thinks. Listen
Episode #1: David Reinstein In this premier episode, we talk with David Reinstein about his long career in quizbowl. Also, a game of Lodden Thinks with Brad Fischer. Listen