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Josiah Reiswig
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Mathematics Department Chair, and Actuarial Science Coordinator
jreiswig@andersonuniversity.edu
(864) 231-5573
Faculty Office Building 14
Academic Background
Josiah Reiswig is Department Chair and Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Anderson University. He completed his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of South Carolina. His research activities focus on problems in graph theory. Outside of mathematics, Dr. Reiswig is interested in the work and life of C. S. Lewis. He lives in Anderson with his wife and young family where they enjoy being part of the local community, attending university competitions and performances, and worshipping at Christ Reformed Church (ARP).
BA in Mathematics, Minnesota State University-Moorhead
Ph.D in Mathematics, University of South Carolina-Columbia
Fast Facts
As my wife (and coauthor) is a graduate of the AU math department, we see the results of a Christ-centered, liberal arts education daily. Anderson University was instrumental in her growth as a mathematician and as a Christian. Here, students are challenged to grow intellectually and spiritually in a rigorous and hospitable learning community. It is a joy to know that students are being mentored and maturing both in and outside the classroom.
There has never been a better time to be a mathematician. Demand for individuals with skills in statistics, data science, and mathematical reasoning is soaring in almost every sector of the economy. A mathematics major provides students with the groundwork to pursue careers in growing fields such as operations research, systems analysis, finance, and more. Moreover, mathematics is just plain fun. I believe I have the best job in the world and love to hear from alumni who have pursued careers in mathematics in any context.
2022 Lindner Lecture Series invited speaker
AY24-25 Inklings Project Fellow
Anderson University has become a community for my family. Through my church, I have been able to serve and get to know many AU students who I would not normally meet in the classroom. Working with fellow Christians is a pleasure as I regularly discuss and learn about education, politics, and other fields outside my discipline from Christian experts whom I can count among my friends.
My research interests are in discrete mathematics generally, and graph theory specifically. My primary research goal is to include my students on open problems in mathematics. Making progress on new theorems with AU students is one of the most rewarding aspects of my job.
G. Leroy*, J. Reiswig, The degree/Steiner k-diameter problem for trees, to appear in Involve.
J. Reiswig, A note on the Steiner k-radius and Steiner k-diameter, Discrete Applied Mathematics, 256 (2024), 13-20.
É. Czabarka, J. Reiswig, L. A. Székely, The Steiner distance problem for large vertex subsets in the hypercube. Bulletin of the Institute of Combinations and its Applications 93 (2021), 119-125.
É. Czabarka, J. Reiswig, L. A. Székely, Zhiyu Wang, Midrange crossing numbers of graph classes. Indian Journal of Discrete Mathematics, Volume 5, (2019), Issue 1, 23-35.
S. Erickson*, A. Goyt, J. Reiswig*, Aphid sequences: turning Fibonacci numbers inside out, Mathematics Magazine 91 (2018), no. 3, 198–205.
R. Doughty*, J. Gonda*, A. Morales*, B. Reiswig*, J. Reiswig*, K. Slyman*, D. Pritikin, Arranging kings k-dependently on hexagonal chessboards. Involve 9 (2016), no. 4, 699–713.