Kristina Wicke
Assistant Professor, Mathematical Sciences
507 Cullimore Hall (CULM)
About Me
I obtained B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in Biomathematics from the University of Greifswald in Germany. I then was a President's Postdoctoral Scholar at The Ohio State University, before joining NJIT in 2022.
Education
Ph.D.; University of Greifswald; Biomathematics; 2020
M.S.; University of Greifswald; Biomathematics; 2016
B.S.; University of Greifswald; Biomathematics; 2015
M.S.; University of Greifswald; Biomathematics; 2016
B.S.; University of Greifswald; Biomathematics; 2015
Office Hours
T 4.00 - 5.00 pm and R 1.00 - 2.00 pm
2026 Fall Courses
MATH 792B - PRE DOCTORAL RESEARCH
MATH 112 - CALCULUS II- HONORS
MATH 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
MATH 112 - CALCULUS II- HONORS
MATH 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
Teaching Interests
Probability, Discrete Mathematics, Discrete Models in Biology, Calculus
Past Courses
MATH 111: CALCULUS I
MATH 112: CALCULUS II
MATH 244: INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY THEORY
MATH 345: MULTIVARIATE DISTRIBUTIONS
MATH 707: ST: INTRODUCTION TO GRAPH THEORY
MATH 112: CALCULUS II
MATH 244: INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY THEORY
MATH 345: MULTIVARIATE DISTRIBUTIONS
MATH 707: ST: INTRODUCTION TO GRAPH THEORY
Research Interests
Mathematical Phylogenetics, Graph Theory, Combinatorics
Journal Article
Mareike Fischer, Tom Niklas Hamann, Kristina Wicke.
2027. "A height-based metaconcept for rooted tree balance and its implications for the B1 index."
Advances in Applied Mathematics , vol. 182 , pp. 57 pages.
Mike Steel, Kristina Wicke, Arne Mooers. 2026. "Properties of biodiversity indices that incorporate future extinction risk." Systematic Biology , pp. 13 pages.
Charles Semple, Kristina Wicke. 2026. "A sharp lower bound for the number of phylogenetic trees displayed by a tree-child network." Annals of Combinatorics , pp. 23 pages.
Simone Linz, Katherine St. John, Charles Semple, Kristina Wicke. 2026. "Order-dependent dissimilarity measure on phylogenetic trees." Journal of Mathematical Biology , vol. 92 , pp. 32 pages.
Simone Linz, Kristina Wicke. 2026. "What Is... Phylogenetics?." Notices of the American Mathematical Society , vol. 73 , no. 2 , pp. 140-143.
Mike Steel, Kristina Wicke, Arne Mooers. 2026. "Properties of biodiversity indices that incorporate future extinction risk." Systematic Biology , pp. 13 pages.
Charles Semple, Kristina Wicke. 2026. "A sharp lower bound for the number of phylogenetic trees displayed by a tree-child network." Annals of Combinatorics , pp. 23 pages.
Simone Linz, Katherine St. John, Charles Semple, Kristina Wicke. 2026. "Order-dependent dissimilarity measure on phylogenetic trees." Journal of Mathematical Biology , vol. 92 , pp. 32 pages.
Simone Linz, Kristina Wicke. 2026. "What Is... Phylogenetics?." Notices of the American Mathematical Society , vol. 73 , no. 2 , pp. 140-143.
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Software
"poweRbal: Phylogenetic Tree Models and the Power of Tree Shape Statistics"
The R Foundation, June, 2024.
"treebalance: Computation of Tree (Im)Balance Indices"
The R Foundation, September, 2021.
"MSCquartets: Analyzing Gene Tree Quartets under the Multi-Species Coalescent"
The R Foundation, December, 2019.
The R Foundation, June, 2024.
"treebalance: Computation of Tree (Im)Balance Indices"
The R Foundation, September, 2021.
"MSCquartets: Analyzing Gene Tree Quartets under the Multi-Species Coalescent"
The R Foundation, December, 2019.
Book
Mareike Fischer, Lina Herbst, Sophie Kersting, Luise Kühn, Kristina Wicke.
"Tree Balance Indices - A Comprehensive Survey."
404 pp. Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2023. ISBN 978-3-031-39799-8.
Professional
Systematic Biology
Editor, Associate Editor , 2024
Editor, Associate Editor , 2024