1. SUKANYA BASU CURRICULUM VITAE
CONTACT EMAIL
sukanyabasu930@gmail.com
EDUCATION
• University of Rhode Island, Ph.D., Mathematics, 2009. (Advisor: Prof. Orlando Merino)
• University of Rhode Island, M.S., Mathematics, 2005.
• Vidyasagar University, India, B.S. (with Honors), Mathematics, 2002.
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
• 2014−2015 Three-month Research Project Participant, Department of Industrial and Systems
Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, West Bengal, India.
• 2013−2014 Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics, Wentworth Institute of
Technology, Boston, Massachussetts, USA.
• 2012−2013 Visiting Faculty Member, Department of Mathematics, Central Michigan University,
Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USA
• 2011−2012 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Grand Valley State University,
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
• 2009−2011 Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Midwestern State University, Wichita
Falls, Texas, USA.
• 2003−2009 Instructor/Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Mathematics, University of
Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, USA.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Global analysis of solutions to discrete dynamical systems and rational difference equations, algebraic and ge-
ometrical methods to address computational challenges in discrete dynamical systems, mathematical analysis of
discrete monotone and antimonotone maps, system dynamics modeling and analysis, statistical decision modeling of
real-world problems, operations research
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
1. S. Basu, Analyzing Periodic Solutions of an ODE Suspension Bridge Model using Difference
Equations and Polynomial Methods, European Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, Vol. 7, No. 4,
pp. 442-461, 2014.
2. S. Basu, The Role of Plane Algebraic Curves in the Global Dynamics of a Class of Planar Nonlinear
Discrete Dynamical Systems, Advances in Difference Equations, 2013:292, 2013.
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3. S. Basu, Global Behavior of Solutions to a Class of Second-Order Rational Difference Equations when
Prime Period-Two Solutions Exist, Journal of Difference Equations and Applications, Vol. 18, Issue 5,
pp. 1-29, 2012.
4. S. Basu and O. Merino, On the Global Behavior of Solutions to a Planar System of Difference Equations,
Communications on Applied Nonlinear Analysis, Vol. 16, No. 1 (2009), pp. 89-101.
5. S. Basu and O. Merino, Global Behavior of Solutions to Two Classes of Second -Order Rational
Difference Equations, Advances in Difference Equations, Vol. 2009, Article ID 128602, 27 pages, 2009.
APPLIED PROJECTS
1. Winning Solver of an InnoCentive Ideation Challenge
Challenge Title: CTTSO Challenge: Balancing Benefits and Risks in New Payment Systems
Solution: An Integrated Virtual Payment and Banking System Independent of Physical Banks
and Paper Money
Award: 5000 US Dollars
REFEREEING AND REVIEWING ACTIVITIES
• Journal Referee, European Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics (EJPAM)
• Journal Reviewer, AMS Mathematical Reviews, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
I recently reviewed the following research articles:
i. On Positive Solutions of a System of Max-Type Difference Equations by Ewa Schmeidel, Karol Gajda
and Tomasz Gronek, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems Series B, Vol. 19, No. 8 (2014),
pp. 2681-2690.
ii. On the Existence of Weighted Asymptotically Constant Solutions of Volterra Difference Equations of
Nonconvolution Type by Stevo Stevi´c, Abdullah Alotaibi, Naseer Shahzad and Mohammed A.
Alghamdi, Journal of Computational Analysis & Applications 16.1 (2014).
iii. Oscillatory Properties of Half-Linear Difference Equations: Two-term Perturbations by Simona
Fiˇsnarov´a, Advances in Difference Equations 2012.1 (2012): 101.
iv. Estimate of Number of Periodic Solutions of Second-order asymptotically linear difference system
by Honghua Bin and Zhenkun Huang, Abstract and Applied Analysis. Vol. 2013. Hindawi
Publishing Corporation, 2013.
v. Entropy production for a class of inverse SRB measures by Eugen Mihailescu and Mariusz Urbanski,
Journal of Statistical Physics 150.5 (2013): 881-888.
RESEARCH AWARDS AND HONORS
1. Dynamics Days US 2013 (An International Conference on Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics) Travel Award to
present a research poster at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Denver, CO, January 3-6, 2013.
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2. 2012 RTG Workshop on Complex and Non-Archimedean Dynamics Travel Award (NSF-funded) to give a mini
research talk, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, December 7-9, 2012.
3. 2012 Blackwell-Tapia Conference Travel Award to present a research poster at the Institute for Computational
and Experimental Research in Mathematics (ICERM), an NSF Mathematical Sciences Institute at Brown
University, Providence, RI, November 9-10, 2012.
4. 9th AIMS Conference on Dynamical Systems, Differential Equations and Applications Travel Award (NSF-
funded) to give an invited research talk, Orlando, FL, July 1-5, 2012.
5. Center for Scholarly and Creative Excellence (CSCE) Faculty Scholarly Dissemination Grant, Grand Valley
State University, to give an invited research talk at the 9th AIMS Conference on Dynamical Systems, Differential
Equations and Applications, Orlando, FL, July 1-5, 2012.
6. 2012 Michigan Computational Algebraic Geometry Workshop Travel Award (NSA-funded) to give a research
talk, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, May 11, 2012.
7. Algebraic Methods in Evolutionary and Systems Biology Workshop Travel Award (NSF-funded), Mathematical
Biosciences Institute, an NSF Mathematical Sciences Institute at Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, May
7-11, 2012.
8. 2012 Great Lakes Geometry Conference/Workshop Travel Award (NSF-funded), Ohio State University, Colum-
bus, OH, April 14-15, 2012.
9. Selected Participant, NSF-ADVANCE Future Faculty One-Day Workshop (NSF-funded), Northeastern Univer-
sity, Boston, MA, March 2, 2012.
10. Center for Scholarly and Creative Excellence (CSCE) Faculty Scholarly Dissemination Grant, Grand Valley
State University, to to give a research talk at the 36th Annual SIAM Southeastern Atlantic Section (SEAS)
Conference, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL, March 24-25, 2012.
11. Center for Scholarly and Creative Excellence (CSCE) Faculty Scholarly Dissemination Grant, Grand Valley
State University, to give an invited research talk at the AMS Spring Southeastern Sectional Meeting, University
of South Florida, Tampa, FL, March 10-11, 2012.
12. Association for Women in Mathematics-National Science Foundation (AWM-NSF) Travel Award to give an
invited research talk and an invited teaching talk at the Joint Mathematics Meetings, Boston, MA, Jan. 4-7,
2012.
13. Professional Development Award to attend research and teaching-related conferences and workshops, Mathe-
matics Department, Grand Valley State University, 2011-2012.
14. Travel Awards from Midwestern State University to give invited research talks at the Joint Mathematics
Meetings in New Orleans, LA, Jan. 6-9, 2011 and in San Francisco, CA, Jan. 13-16, 2010.
15. Formal Letter of Appreciation from Dean of Graduate Studies, Midwestern State University, for research con-
tributions in 2009-2010.
16. Richard Beaupre Hope and Heritage Travel Award from Dean of Arts and Sciences, University of Rhode Island,
to give two research talks at the Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, CA, Jan. 6-9, 2008.
INVITED RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
1. A Difference Equations Approach to Studying Oscillations in a Suspension Bridge involving a Nonlinear Cable
Function, SIAM Minisymposium on Engineering Applications of Mathematics (required to present for being
the minisymposium organizer), 2014 SIAM Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, July 7-11, 2014.
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2. A Comparison of the Local and Global Dynamics of Monotone and Antimonotone Maps in the Plane, 2013
Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM), San Diego, CA, January 9-12, 2013.
3. Periodicity and Chaos in Some Planar Discrete Dynamical Systems with Negative Feedback, Special Session
on Difference Equations and Applications, AMS Eastern Sectional Meeting, Rochester Institute of Technology,
Rochester, NY, Sept. 22-23, 2012.
4. Some Computational Challenges in Analyzing Global Dynamics of Certain Nonlinear Discrete Dynamical Sys-
tems, Special Session on Nonlinear Analysis and Simulations of Dynamical Systems, 9th AIMS Conference on
Dynamical Systems, Differential Equations and Applications, Orlando, FL, July 1-5, 2012.
5. The Role of Plane Algebraic Curves in Bifurcations of Certain Discrete Dynamical Systems, Michigan Compu-
tational Algebraic Geometry (MCAG) Workshop 2012, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, May 11, 2012.
6. On the Connection between a Class of Discrete Dynamical Systems and Some Plane Algebraic Curves, Special
Session on Discrete Mathematics and Geometry, AMS Spring Southeastern Sectional Meeting, University of
South Florida, Tampa, FL, Mar. 10-11, 2012.
7. A Discrete Dynamical Systems Model to Study Interaction Between Arctic Sea-Surface Temperature and Sea-Ice
Cover, Webinar of the NSF-funded Mathematics and Climate Research Network (MCRN), March 5, 2012.
8. A Discrete Dynamical Systems Model to Study Interaction Between Arctic Sea-Surface Temperature and Sea-
Ice Cover, AMS Special Session on Climate Modeling and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Joint Mathematics
Meetings, Boston, MA, Jan. 4-7, 2012.
9. Attractivity of Equilibria and Existence of Prime Period-Two Solutions for a Class of Planar Systems of Dif-
ference Equations, AMS Special Session on Difference Equations, Joint Mathematics Meetings, New Orleans,
LA, Jan. 6-9, 2011.
10. Global Behavior of Solutions to a Planar System of First-Order Rational Difference Equations, AMS Special
Session on Difference Equations, Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Francisco, CA, Jan. 13-16, 2010.
11. Global Behavior of Solutions to xn+1 = α+βxn+γxn−1
A+B xn+C xn−1
with Nonnegative Parameters when Prime Period-two
Solutions Exist, AMS Special Session on Difference Equations, Joint Mathematics Meetings, Washington D.C.,
Jan. 3-6, 2009.
12. A Sufficient Condition for Global Asymptotic Stability of the Positive Equilibrium for Two Classes of Rational
Difference Equations, Special Session on Real and Complex Dynamics of Rational Difference Equations with
Applications, AMS Fall Sectional Meeting, Middletown, CT, Oct. 11, 2008.
13. Global Behavior of Solutions of a Rational First-Order System of Difference Equations in the Plane, AMS
Special Session on Difference Equations, Spring Sectional Meeting, New York, NY, Mar. 15, 2008.
14. On the Global Behavior of Nonnegative Solutions to xn+1 = α+β xn+γ xn−1
A+B xn+C xn−1
with positive parameters, AMS
Special Session on Difference Equations, Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, CA, Jan. 6-9, 2008.
COLLOQUIUM TALKS GIVEN AT DIFFERENT UNIVERSITIES
1. Periodicity, Chaos and Oscillations in a Class of Planar Monotone Discrete Dynamical Systems with Negative
Feedback, Mathematics Department Colloquium, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI, Nov. 08,
2012.
2. An Introduction to Discrete Dynamical Systems with Applications, Mathematics Department Seminar, Saginaw
Valley State University, University Center, MI, September 27, 2012.
3. An Introduction to Discrete Dynamical Systems with Applications, Mathematics Department Colloquium, Cen-
tral Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI, June 28, 2012.
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4. The Role of Plane Algebraic Curves in Bifurcations of Certain Discrete Dynamical Systems, Graduate Algebra
Seminar, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, March 20, 2012.
5. A Discrete-Time Stochastic Model to study the Competitive Exclusion Principle in Theoretical Ecology, College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) Faculty Research Colloquium, Grand Valley State University, Allendale,
MI, March 15, 2012.
6. Discrete Dynamical Systems - An Overview, Mathematics Department Seminar, Grand Valley State University,
Allendale, MI, October 19, 2011.
7. Discrete Dynamical Systems And Their Applications, College of Science and Mathematics (COSM) Seminar,
Midwestern State University, TX, October 30, 2009.
8. Global Results for a Planar System of Difference Equations, Mini-Conference on Difference Equations, Univer-
sity of Rhode Island, RI, March 01, 2008.
OTHER SELECTED RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
1. Existence of Quasiperiodicity and Nonchaotic Attractors in Partially Antimonotone Maps, Minitalk at the 2012
RTG Workshop and Lecture Series on Complex and Non-Archimedean Dynamics, University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, MI, December 7-9, 2012.
2. On the Connection between Quadratic maps, Tent maps and Cantor Sets, Kappa Mu Epsilon (KME) Meeting,
Central Michigan University, MI, November 15, 2012.
3. A Discrete Dynamical Systems Model to Study the Interaction Between Arctic Sea-Surface Temperature and
Sea-Ice Cover, 2012 SIAM Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, July 9-13, 2012.
4. On the Differences between Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems, 2012 Annual Meeting of the Michigan
Section of MAA, Saginaw Valley State University, MI, May 4-5, 2012.
5. Some Computational Challenges in Analyzing Global Dynamics of Certain Nonlinear Discrete Dynamical Sys-
tems, 36th Annual SIAM Southeastern Atlantic Section (SEAS) Conference, University of Alabama, Huntsville,
AL, March 24-25, 2012.
6. On the Positive Equilibria of a Planar System of Rational Difference Equations, MAA Texas Section Meeting,
Abilene, TX, April 09, 2010.
7. Global Attractivity of the Positive Equilibrium of xn+1 = α+β xn+γ xn−1
A+B xn+C xn−1
with positive parameters in the Non-
Hyperbolic Case, AMS Contributed talk, Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, CA, Jan. 6-9, 2008.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
1. Periodicity and Chaos in Some Planar Discrete Dynamical Systems with Negative Feedback
Dynamics Days US 2013 (An International Conference on Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics), Applied Mathe-
matics Department at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Denver, CO, January 3-6, 2013.
2. Periodicity and Chaos in Some Planar Discrete Dynamical Systems with Negative Feedback
2012 Blackwell-Tapia Conference, Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics
(ICERM), an NSF Mathematical Sciences Institute at Brown University, Providence, RI, November 9-10,
2012.
3. A Discrete Dynamical Systems Model to Study the Interaction Between Arctic Sea-Surface Temperature and
Sea-Ice Cover
International Conference on the Frontier of Computational and Applied Mathematics: Tony Chan’s 60th
Birthday Conference, Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM), an NSF Mathematical Sciences
Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles, CA, June 8-10, 2012.
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4. A Discrete Dynamical Systems Model to Study the Interaction Between Arctic Sea-Surface Temperature and
Sea-Ice Cover
Workshop on Algebraic Methods in Evolutionary and Systems Biology, Mathematical Biosciences Institute
(MBI), an NSF Mathematical Sciences Institute at the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, May 7-11, 2012.
OTHER RESEARCH WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
1. RTG December 2012 Workshop on Complex and Non-Archimedean Dynamics, University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, MI, December 7-9, 2012.
2. SIAM Workshop Celebrating Diversity: Dynamical Systems and Its Applications to Biological Models, 2012
SIAM Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, July 11, 2012.
3. Great Lakes Geometry Conference/Workshop 2012, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, April 14-15, 2012.
(Funded)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
1. Professional Development Evening: Successful Verbal Communication in the Workplace - Professional Interac-
tions, Interviewing and Giving a Good Talk
SIAM Workshop for Junior Faculty where professionals from academia, government, and industry shared their
work experiences and gave advice on professional interactions, giving a good talk, and interviewing for jobs in
the mathematical sciences, 2012 SIAM Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, July 12, 2012.
2. Teaming Up in Tough Times
Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) Workshop for Junior Women Faculty on how to secure a job,
carry on a successful research program in the era of group funding, become a part of an interdisciplinary team
and explore novel research frontiers, 2012 SIAM Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, July 9, 2012.
3. Coaching Strong Women in the Art of Strategic Persuasion
SIAM Workshop for Junior Women Faculty to help professional women be more effective when leading or
participating in discussions, meetings, or group negotiations and to learn about strategic rather than reactive
behaviors, 2012 SIAM Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, July 8, 2012.
4. Improving College Mathematics Teaching through Faculty Development
NSF-funded MAA Professional Enhancement Program (PREP) Workshop to share ideas on innovative teaching
techniques, strategies to promote respect among students and faculty, ways to build a more collegial environment
with continuous peer feedback being the norm and methods to improve an existing (or create a new) department
faculty development program, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY, June 10-15, 2012.
5. NSF-ADVANCE Future Faculty Workshop
NSF-funded Workshop for Junior Women Faculty on grant-writing, networking, mentoring, collaborative inter-
disciplinary research and synthesis of teaching resources to stimulate professional growth of new women faculty
in science and engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, March 2, 2012.
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
1. Faculty Mentor, 17th Annual Student Scholars Day Research Program, Grand Valley State University, Allen-
dale, MI, Spring 2012.
Mentored a group of three Honors Program undergraduates on a research project involving bifurcations and
chaos with applications in Chemistry, Biology and Engineering. The students, who were respectively from
Chemistry, Biology and Engineering, learnt about the mathematical theory of bifurcations and chaos along
with applications in their major areas of study. They gave a joint 20-minute presentation on their findings at
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the 17th Annual Student Scholars Day at Grand Valley State University on April 11, 2012 and at the Annual
Meeting of the Michigan Section of MAA at Saginaw Valley State University, MI, on May 4-5, 2012. In
addition, they received an MAA Travel Award and a Travel Grant from the Office of Undergraduate Research
and Scholarship (OURS) at Grand Valley State University to present their work at MAA MathFest 2012
(Student Paper Session # 5) on August 2, 2012, in Madison, WI.
2. Faculty Mentor, 17th Annual Student Scholars Day Research Program, Grand Valley State University, Allen-
dale, MI, Spring 2012.
Mentored a senior from the Seidman College of Business at Grand Valley State University who was a member
of the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society for Business Administration students and the Omicron Delta Epsilon
International Honor Society for Economics students on developing a mathematical model to study the effects
of the current US economy on resource allocation to higher education and academic research in the top nine
Michigan public universities. The student gave a 20-minute research presentation at the 17th Annual Student
Scholars Day at Grand Valley State University on April 11, 2012.
3. Invited Faculty Presenter, NSF-Funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program, Mathematics
Department, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, Summer 2012.
Gave an invited talk on An Introduction to Discrete Dynamical Systems with Applications to a group of under-
graduate REU participants with the goal of introducing them to the theory, applications and current research
problems in the new and exciting mathematical area of discrete dynamical systems.
4. Faculty Participant, NSF-Funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program, Mathematics De-
partment, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, Summer 2011.
One of five faculty panelists at a panel discussion for eight undergraduate REU participants from all across
the US on the rewards and challenges of attending graduate school in mathematics and the experiences of
early-career Ph.D. mathematicians in academia.
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
1. Best Practices for Introducing Undergraduate Students to Computational and Interdisciplinary Research, 2012
SIAM Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, July 13, 2012.
2. NSF Panel Discussion on Undergraduate and Graduate Research, 9th AIMS Conference on Dynamical Systems,
Differential Equations and Applications, Orlando, FL, July 1-5, 2012.
3. Supervising Undergraduate Research, Panel Discussion, 2012 Michigan NExT Annual Symposium, Saginaw
Valley State University, University Center, MI, May 3-5, 2012.
4. Getting Students Involved in Undergraduate Research, MAA Minicourse presented by Aparna Higgins from
University of Dayton and Joseph A. Gallian from University of Minnesota-Duluth, Joint Mathematics Meetings,
Boston, MA, January 4-7, 2012.
UNDERGRADUATE PROJECT-BASED TEACHING ACTIVITIES
1. Faculty Supervisor, Student Final Project Presentations for a Project-Based Differential Equations Curriculum,
Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, Fall 2013.
Engaged a class of 25 engineering students using project-based learning techniques by designing a set of six
final group projects each involving a real-world differential equations problem as a mini-research topic, dividing
up my class into six groups of four students each and assigning to each group one project. Some examples of
assigned topics were: Active Shock Absorbers: the Motion Master Ride Management System, Effect of Forcing
and Resonance in the 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse, Multiple Compartmental Analysis: The 1989
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill and Effect of Forcing and Resonance in the 2002 Millennium Bridge Oscillations.
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COURSES TAUGHT
1. Calculus I∗
Fall 2012, Spring 2010
2. Calculus II∗
Spring 2012, Spring 2009, Fall 2008
3. Calculus III∗
Fall 2011
4. Engineering Calculus I Fall 2013
5. Applied Calculus I Spring 2007, Spring 2005
6. Differential Equations∗∗
Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2010, Fall 2009
7. Linear Algebra And Differential Equations∗
Spring 2012, Fall 2011
8. Elements of Complex Variables Spring 2013
9. Introduction to Numerical Analysis∗∗∗
Spring 2014
10. Mathematics: A Modeling Approach Fall 2012, Spring 2013
11. Discrete Mathematical Structures Spring 2010
12. Probability and Statistics∗∗∗∗
Spring 2011
13. Mathematical Foundations of Business Analysis Fall 2007
14. Plane Trigonometry Spring 2011
15. Precalculus Summer 2010, 2009-10, 2006-07, Fall 2004, 2003-04
16. College Algebra Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009
17. Basic Algebra and Trigonometry Spring 2008, Fall 2005
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with Maple Lab component ∗∗∗
with Matlab component
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with Mathematica component ∗∗∗∗
with Minitab Lab component
TEACHING PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES
1. Implementing Project-Based Learning in the Differential Equations Curriculum, MAA Session on
’Project-Based Curriculum’, 2014 MAA Mathfest, Aug. 6-9, 2014, Portland, OR.
Organized by Emek Kose and Casey Douglas of St. Mary’s College of Maryland, and Angela
Gallegos of Loyola Marymount University to share and discuss ideas on mathematics teaching.
2. A Comparison of Different Pedagogical Approaches to Linear Algebra, MAA Session on ’Innovative
and Effective Ways to Teach Linear Algebra’, 2012 Joint Mathematics Meetings, Jan. 4-7, 2012, Boston, MA.
Organized by Gilbert Strang from MIT, David Lay from the University of Maryland and David
Strong from Pepperdine University to share and discuss new and/or improved teaching ideas
and approaches to teach Linear Algebra.
TEACHING AWARDS AND HONORS
1. Fellow, Cohort of Fellows at the High-Impact Teaching Academy of Central Michigan University, one of nine
fellows selected from various disciplines at Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 2012 -13.
2. Faculty Participant, Research Survey on Teaching with IBL Methods, a semester-long study on the challenges
and concerns experienced by instructors teaching inquiry-based learning (IBL) mathematics courses conducted
by the School of Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Fall 2012.
3. Selected Participant with MAA Travel Funding, MAA Workshop on ”Beyond Introductory Statistics: Gen-
eralized Linear and Multilevel Models”, an MAA Professional Enhancement Program organized by Kenyon
College, Gambier, OH, July 16-20, 2012.
4. Selected Participant with NSF Funding, MAA Workshop on ”Using Inquiry-Based Learning in Second-Year
Calculus and Courses for Prospective Teachers (with focus on Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, and Mul-
tivariable Calculus)”, an MAA Professional Enhancement Program organized by the University of California,
Santa Barbara, CA, June 19-22, 2012.
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5. Selected Participant with NSF Funding, MAA Workshop on ”Improving College Mathematics Teaching through
Faculty Development”, an MAA Professional Enhancement Program organized by the United States Military
Academy, West Point, NY, June 10-15, 2012.
6. Selected Participant with AWM-NSF Funding, MAA Minicourse on ”A Dynamical Systems Approach to the
Differential Equations Course”, presented by Robert Devaney and Paul Blanchard from Boston University,
Joint Mathematics Meetings, Boston, MA, January 4-7, 2012.
OTHER TEACHING WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
1. Less Crickets - More Conversation: Boosting Discussion in Your Classrooms, organized by the Faculty Center
for Innovative Teaching (FaCIT), Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI, Sept. 12, 2012.
2. Student Success Faculty Institute, A faculty development workshop on student mentoring organized by the
educational consultancy Pacific Crest and facilitated by the Honors College, Grand Valley State University,
Allendale, MI, April 30-May 01, 2012.
3. Managing Student Assignments in the Online Environment, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, Oct.
27, 2011.
4. 17th Annual Fall Conference on Teaching and Learning, Pew Faculty Teaching and Learning Center, Grand
Valley State University, Allendale, MI, Aug. 24, 2011.
5. Psychological Research of Student Learning: Basic Principles and Classroom Strategies, Pew Faculty Teaching
and Learning Center, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, Aug. 24, 2011.
6. Getting Started with Blackboard 9.1, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, Aug. 22, 2011.
7. MCC Math and Technology Workshop, Muskegon, MI, Aug. 8-12, 2011.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
1. Computer Algebra Systems including Maple, Mathematica, Matlab and Sage.
2. Statistical software including Minitab and Stata.
3. Interactive geometry software including GeoGebra.
4. Online homework systems including WileyPlus, MyMathLab and WeBWorK.
5. The online course management systems Blackboard and Banner.
6. Graphing calculators including TI-83, TI-84, TI-86, TI-89 and TI-Nspire CAS Touchpad.
7. Laptop projectors and document cameras (visualizers).
8. The mathematical document preparation system Latex.
9. Advanced mathematical presentation software including Jing, SnagIt and Prezi.
10. The System Dynamics software Stella/iThink.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
1. Organizer, SIAM Minisymposium on ’Engineering Applications of Mathematics’, 2014 SIAM Annual Meeting,
Chicago, IL, July 7-11, 2014.
2. Organizer, AMS Special Session on ’Theory and Interdisciplinary Applications of Dynamical Systems’, 2013
Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM), San Diego, CA, January 9-12, 2013.
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3. Proctor, 2012 Putnam Competition, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI, December 01, 2012.
4. Judge, Student Paper Session # 15, MAA MathFest 2012, Madison, WI, August 2-4, 2012.
5. Grader, Michigan Mathematics Prize Competition organized by the Michigan Section of MAA, Albion College,
MI, January 14, 2012.
6. Volunteer Tutor, Math Help Center, Grand Valley State University, MI, 2011−2012.
7. Member, Calculus I Committee, Midwestern State University, TX, 2010.
8. Member, College Algebra Committee, Midwestern State University, TX, 2009−2011.
9. Member, Organizing Committee, Texas Oklahoma Research Undergraduate Symposium (TORUS)
Conference, Midwestern State University, TX, February 2010.
10. Member, Organizing Committee, ’Math, Science and U’ Girls’ Conference, Midwestern State University, TX,
April 2010.
11. Volunteer Faculty, Career Fair, Midwestern State University, TX, Spring 2010.
12. Volunteer Faculty, Mustangs Rally for prospective students and their parents, Midwestern State
University, TX, Fall 2009.
13. Volunteer Faculty and Math Dept. Liaison, Majors’ Fair, Midwestern State University, TX, Fall 2009.
14. Faculty Tutor, Math Help Lab, Midwestern State University, TX, 2009−2011.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• Member, American Mathematical Society (AMS)
• Member, Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)
• Member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
• Member, SIAM Activity Group on Dynamical Systems
• Member, SIAM Activity Group on Control and Systems Theory
• Member, Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
NAMES OF REFERENCES
Available upon request.
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