He joined the Harvey Mudd College faculty in 1996, and is currently Benediktsson-Karwa Professor of Mathematics.
in Mathematics from the University of Texas,[7] graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 1989.
[10] Su and Michael Starbird are co-authors of the book Topology Through Inquiry.
The latter book is based on his speech of the same title, delivered Jan 6, 2017 at the Joint Math Meetings.
Three of his articles have been featured on "The Princeton Anthology of the Best Writing in Mathematics" in the years 2011, 2014, and 2018.