Sam Vandervelde

Sam Vandervelde
Nationality	American
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	Art of Problem Solving
Alma mater	University of Chicago
Known for	Mandelbrot competition
Influences	Richard Rusczyk

Samuel Kendrick Vandervelde (born 12 February 1971) is a mathematician who, along with Sandor Lehoczky and Richard Rusczyk, is most notable for creating the Mandelbrot Competition. and is listed first under "Thanks" in the mathematical textbook The Art of Problem Solving.

He contributes problems to the USA Math Olympiad. He was a member of the 1989 US International Mathematics Olympiad team. He was a grader at Math Olympiad Program, a seminar that prepares kids for Math Olympiad. Vandervelde founded the Stanford Math Circle. He currently is a coordinator of the San Francisco Math Circle and gives classes at Mathpath as well. He is currently the dean of mathematics at the Proof School of San Francisco.

His other interests include playing soccer, spending time with his two young boys, and cooking. He received his doctoral degree from the University of Chicago in June 2004. He currently resides in Canton, New York and is a professor of mathematics at St. Lawrence University. He is married to Eunice Cheung.

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