Debra Boutin
Debra Boutin | |
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| Born | November 1, 1957 |
| Died | August 20, 2025 (aged 67) |
| Alma mater | AB, Smith College, 1991 PhD, Cornell University, 1998 |
| Known for | finite group theory, geometric graph theory, symmetries of graphs |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Trinity College (Connecticut), Hamilton College |
| Thesis | Centralizers of Finite Subgroups of Automorphisms and Outer Automorphisms of Free Groups (1998) |
| Doctoral advisor | Karen Vogtmann |
| Website | people |
Debra Lynn Boutin (November 1, 1957 – August 20, 2025) was an American mathematician, the Samuel F. Pratt Professor of Mathematics at Hamilton College, where she chaired the mathematics department. Her research involved the symmetries of graphs and distinguishing colorings of graphs.