Papers

1. Efficient realization of nonzero spectra by polynomial matrices
   N. McNew and N. Ormes, Involve 8 (2015), 1–24. (Undergraduate thesis, 2010.)


2. Radically weakening the Lehmer and Carmichael conditions
   N. McNew, Int. J. Number Theory 9 (2013), 1215–1224.


3. On sets of integers which contain no three terms in geometric progression
   N. McNew, Math. Comp. 84 (2015), 2893–2910.


4. Geometric-progression-free sets over quadratic number fields
   A. Best, K. Huan, N. McNew, S. Miller, J. Powell, K. Tor, and M. Weinstein, Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh Sect. A 147 (2017), 245–262. (SMALL REU 2014.)


5. The most frequent values of the largest prime divisor function
   N. McNew, Exp. Math. 26 (2017), 210–224.


6. Ramsey theory problems over the integers: avoiding generalized progressions
   A. Best, K. Huan, N. McNew, S. Miller, J. Powell, K. Tor, and M. Weinstein, in Combinatorial and Additive Number Theory II (CANT 2015 and CANT 2016), M. Nathanson, ed., Springer Proc. Math. Stat. 220, Springer, New York, 2017, pp. 39–52. (SMALL REU 2014.)


7. Infinitude of k-Lehmer numbers which are not Carmichael
   N. McNew and T. Wright, Int. J. Number Theory 12 (2016), 1863–1869.


8. Numbers divisible by a large shifted prime and large torsion subgroups of CM elliptic curves
   N. McNew, P. Pollack, and C. Pomerance, Int. Math. Res. Not. 18 (2017), 5525–5553.


9. Subsets of F_q[x] free of 3-term geometric progressions
   M. Asada, E. Fourakis, S. Manski, N. McNew, S. Miller, and G. Moreland, Finite Fields Appl. 44 (2017), 135–147. (SMALL REU 2015.)


10. When sets can and cannot have sum-dominant subsets
    H. Chu, N. McNew, S. Miller, V. Xu, and S. Zhang, J. Integer Seq. 21 (2018), Article 18.8.2.


11. Random multiplicative walks on the residues modulo n
    N. McNew, Mathematika 63 (2017), 602–621.


12. The convex hull of the prime number graph
    N. McNew, in Irregularities in the Distribution of Prime Numbers, J. Pintz and M. Rassias, eds., Springer, Cham, 2018, pp. 125–141.


13. Avoiding 3-term geometric progressions in Hurwitz quaternions
    M. Asada, B. Fang, E. Fourakis, S. Manski, N. McNew, S. Miller, G. Moreland, A. Yamin, and S. Zhang, J. Integer Seq. 27 (2024), Article 24.7.7. (SMALL REU 2015.)


14. Counting Primitive Subsets and other statistics of the divisor graph of {1,2,... n}
    N. McNew, European J. Combin. 92 (2021), Paper No. 103237.


15. Primitive and geometric-progression-free sets without large gaps
    N. McNew, Acta Arith. 192 (2020), 95–104.


16. Counting pattern-avoiding integer partitions
    J. Bloom and N. McNew, Ramanujan J. 55 (2021), 555–591.


17. On the size of primitive sets in function fields
    A. Gómez-Colunga, C. Kavaler, N. McNew, and M. Zhu, Finite Fields Appl. 64 (2020), 101658. (SUMRY 2019.)


18. On the Erdős primitive set conjecture in function fields
    A. Gómez-Colunga, C. Kavaler, N. McNew, and M. Zhu, J. Number Theory 219 (2021), 412–444. (SUMRY 2019; see also the related code.)


19. Unknotted Cycles
    C. Cornwell and N. McNew, Electron. J. Combin. 29 (2022), P3.50.


20. Note on sets without geometric progressions
    X. Cao, J. Fang, and N. McNew, Integers 22 (2022), paper A45.


21. Permutations and the Divisor Graph of [1,n]
    N. McNew, Mathematika 69 (2023), no. 1, 51–67.


22. Explicit bounds for large gaps between squarefree integers
    A. Kumchev, W. McCormick, N. McNew, A. Park, R. Scherr, and S. Ziehr, J. Number Theory 254 (2024), 336–357. (Towson REU 2022.)


23. Intermediate prime factors in specified subsets
    N. McNew, P. Pollack, and A. Singha Roy, Monatsh. Math. 202 (2023), 837–855.


24. The distribution of intermediate prime factors
    N. McNew, P. Pollack, and A. Singha Roy, Illinois J. Math. 68 (2024), no. 3, 537–576.


25. Links and the Diaconis-Graham inequality
    C. Cornwell and N. McNew, Combinatorica 44 (2024), 1149–1167.


26. Short Interval Results For Powerfree Polynomials Over Finite Fields
    A. Kumchev, N. McNew, and A. Park, Int. J. Number Theory 20 (2024), 867–892. (Towson REU 2022.)


27. Explicit bounds for large gaps between cubefree integers
    A. Kumchev, W. McCormick, N. McNew, A. Park, R. Scherr, and S. Ziehr, in Combinatorial and Additive Number Theory VI, Springer Proc. Math. Stat. 464, Springer, 2025, pp. 259–282. (Towson REU 2022.)


28. On the density of covering numbers and abundant numbers
    N. McNew and J. Setty, Math. Comp., to appear. (See also the related code.)


29. Iterated Harmonic Numbers
    J.M. Ash, M. Ash, R. Ash, N. McNew, and Á. Plaza, College Math. J. 57 (2026), no. 3, 193–205.


30. Matchable Numbers
    N. McNew and C. Pomerance, Mathematika 72 (2026), https://doi.org/10.1112/mtk.70116.

Talks

• Efficient Realization of Nonzero Spectra by Polynomial Matrices
University of Denver Department Colloquium (May 2010)
Dartmouth Graduate Student Seminar (November 2010)
• When does each prime dividing φ(n) also divide n - 1
Quebec/Maine Number Theory Conference (September 2012)
Canadian Math Society Winter Meeting (December 2012)
• Sets of integers which contain no three terms in geometric progression
Maine/Quebec Number Theory Conference (October 2013)
INTEGERS Conference (October 2013)
West Coast Number Theory Conference (December 2014)
Joint Math Meetings (January 2014)
SERMON (March 2014)
Williams College Department Colloquium (July 2014)
• Popular values of the largest prime divisor function
Combinatorial and Additive Number Theory (May 2014)
Meeting of the Canadian Number Theory Association (June 2014)
Quebec/Maine Number Theory Conference (September 2014)
University of Maine Department Colloquium (October 2014)
• Random Multiplicative Walks on the Integers Modulo n
Special Session on Analytic Number Theory and Arithmetic, Joint Mathematics Meetings, Atlanta (January 2017)
• Primitive and Geometric-Progression-Free Sets Without Large Gaps
Combinatorial and Additive Number Theory (May 2017)
Meeting of the Canadian Number Theory Association (July 2018)
MASON III, James Madison University (February 2019)
• Counting primitive subsets of {1,2,...,n}
Combinatorial and Additive Number Theory (May 2018)
INTEGERS Conference, Augusta GA (October 2018)
Joint Mathematics Meetings, Denver (January 2020)
• Unknotted Cycles
Permutation Patterns 2018, Dartmouth College (July 2018)
• Two problems regarding primitive sets of integers
George Washington University Combinatorics Seminar (April 2019)
• Counting pattern-avoiding integer partitions
PAlmetto Number Theory Series, Clemson University (December 2019)
MASON IV, Gettysburg College (March 2020)
• Counting primitive sets and divisor-permutations using divisor graphs
Loyola University Maryland Math Department Colloquium (March 2023)
• The density of covering numbers
Combinatorial and Additive Number Theory (May 2025)
• The distribution of intermediate prime factors
Journées Arithmétiques (July 2025)
• Matchable Numbers
Combinatorial and Additive Number Theory, CUNY Graduate Center (July 2026)

Other

1. The Second Carib War, N. McNew, Rocky Mountain Undergraduate Review 2 (2009)
Research in history done while I was an undergraduate on an island war which played a small role in the greater French Revolution.
2. Random Walks with Restarts, 3 Examples
A survey article I wrote for a course at Dartmouth which corrects an example given in On Playing Golf With Two Balls by Dumitriu, and Tetali, and Winkler.
It also presents a new heuristic argument for the asymptotic hitting time with restarts on a 2-D lattice.
3. Using computing software in Calculus I: Replacing coding with dynamic visualizations
C. Cornwell, K. Frank, and N. McNew, MAA Contributed Paper Session on Teaching and Learning Calculus, Joint Mathematics Meetings (January 2019).
4. From Circle Time to Prime Time: A partnership with student affairs at Towson University
N. McNew, M. O'Leary, and A. Kolesnikov, TPSE Session on Transformation Models for Inclusive Student Experiences, Joint Mathematics Meetings (January 2025).