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Philip Ording is a mathematician, writer, and educator. He is author of Wallpaper Memories (Rakish Light, 2026), 99 Variations on a Proof (Princeton, 2019), and coeditor of Simplicity: Ideals of Practice in Mathematics and the Arts (Springer, 2017). His research and writing also appear in the American Journal of Mathematics, Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications, Cabinet, Bulletins of the Serving Library, American Mathematical Society History of Mathematics series, and elsewhere. His first book, 99 Variations on a Proof, was a Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year, won the PROSE award for Excellence in Physical Sciences and Mathematics, and has been translated into German, Japanese, Russian, and Chinese. Ording has held visiting appointment at Princeton University and the Institute for Advanced Study. Prior to joining Pratt, he received tenure at The City University of New York and Sarah Lawrence College. He has worked as a mathematics consultant in art and design studios throughout New York since 2003.

MFA, Writing, Sarah Lawrence College

PhD, Mathematics, Columbia University

BA, Mathematics, Columbia University