Mark E. Watkins holds a Ph.D. in mathematics from Yale University, where he was a student of Øystein Ore. He is a professor emeritus of mathematics at Syracuse University. Dr. Watkins has published over 70 research articles, mainly in algebraic and topological graph theory, and has coauthored the books Combinatorics with Emphasis on the Theory of Graphs and Locally Finite, Planar, Edge-Transitive Graphs.