Benjamin York

Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Office: CIS 290A
Telephone: (518) 580-5299
Email: byork@skidmore.edu

Professor York joined the department in fall 2025 as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics. He received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Connecticut and received his undergraduate degree from Bowdoin College in Maine, his home state. Professor York specializes in computational arithmetic geometry, an area of math which uses computational methods to study questions in number theory and algebraic geometry. As an instructor, he enjoys teaching introductory courses like Quantitative Reasoning and Calculus. In his free time, Professor York enjoys playing chess and trading card games, and enjoys hiking.