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University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
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Matt Clay is a Professor and Department Chair at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. His research interests lie in the field of geometric group theory, with a focus on the properties of groups, particularly right-angled Artin groups and mapping class groups. His work investigates concepts such as normal subgroups, minimal volume entropy, and hyperbolic quotients of projection complexes.
Clay has published on topics including chain flaring and L2-torsion of free-by-cyclic groups, and bounded projections to the Z-factor graph. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 8, with 59 total publications and 261 total citations. He has received federal funding from the NSF for a conference, the 2025 Redbud Topology Conference, totaling $29,664, serving as PI on the award.
His collaborators include Yo’av Rieck from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, with whom he has co-authored one publication. Clay also maintains an active lab website.
Metrics
- h-index: 8
- Publications: 59
- Citations: 261
Selected Publications
- Bounded projections to the Z$\mathcal {Z}$‐factor graph (2025) DOI
- Chain flaring and L2-torsion of free-by-cyclic groups (2023) DOI
- Geometric Group Theory (2022) DOI
- Hyperbolic quotients of projection complexes (2022) DOI
- Right-angled Artin groups as normal subgroups of mapping class groups (2021) DOI
- Minimal volume entropy of free-by-cyclic groups and 2-dimensional right-angled Artin groups (2021) DOI
Federal Grants 1 $29,664 total
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