Lam earned his PhD in 1974 under Herbert Ryser at Caltech with thesis Rational G-Circulants Satisfying the Matrix Equation A 2 = d I + λ J {\displaystyle A^{2}=dI+\lambda J} .
Lam wurde 1974 bei Herbert Ryser am Caltech promoviert (Rational G-Circulants Satisfying the Matrix Equation A 2 = d I + λ J {\displaystyle A^{2}=dI+\lambda J} ).