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Research Areas | Seminar Calendar | Conferences | Thesis Defenses  | Library Resources 

Research Areas

Research excellence is a prime objective of the Mathematics Department. Faculty members conduct research in a variety of areas in pure and applied mathematics. Grants from the federal and state government support many faculty members’ research programs. These grants often include support for graduate students seeking Ph.D. or master degrees.

Algebra
Doug Brozovic
Charles Conley (Representations of Lie Algebras)
Matt Douglass (Representation Theory of Groups of Lie Type and Related Topics)
Joseph Kung
Anne Shepler

Applied Mathematics, Optimization and Numerical Analysis
John Ed Allen
Santiago Betelu
Robert Kallman
J. Jianguo Liu
Michael Monticino (Applied Statistics, Mathematical Biology)
John Neuberger
John Quintanilla

Combinatorics
Neal Brand (Graph Theory)
Matt Douglass (Combinatorics of Coxeter Groups: Kazhdan-Lusztig Theory)
Joseph Kung
Anne Shepler
Luca Zamboni (Theoretical Computer Science: combinatorics on words)

Differential Equations
Santiago Betelu
Joe Iaia
John Neuberger

Dynamical Systems
Alex Clark
Dan Mauldin
Mariusz Urbanski
Luca Zamboni (Symbolic dynamics)

Foundations of Mathematics
Su Gao
Steve Jackson
Dan Mauldin


Functional Analysis
Beth Bator
Robert Kallman
Paul Lewis (Banach space theory)
John Neuberger
Bunyamin Sari


Geometry and Topology
Nicolae Anghel (Spin Geometry)
Neal Brand (Branched Coverings)
Alex Clark
Matt Douglass (Intersection (Co)-homology, Equivariant K-theory)
Dan Mauldin
Mariusz Urbanski

Mathematics Education
Howard Johnson

Number Theory
William Cherry

Dan Mauldin
Olav Richter (Automorphic Forms)
Mariusz Urbanski
Luca Zamboni (Combinatorial Number Theory: continued fractions and transcendence)

Probability and Statistics
Pieter Allaart (optimal stopping and stochastic processes)
Dan Mauldin
Michael Monticino
(Stochastic control, random probability measures)
John Quintanilla 

Real and Complex Analysis
Nicolae Anghel (Geometric Analysis)
William Cherry
Robert Kallman
Dan Mauldin
John Neuberger
Mariusz Urbanski

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Seminar and Colloquia Events

Event Usually Meets:
Millican Colloquium Series
Friday afternoons in GAB 206 (updated Sept. 09)
Informal Research Seminar  
Logic Seminar
Wed. 2:00-3:30 p.m. GAB 310 (updated Sept. 09)
Dynamics and Analysis Seminar
Friday, 2 - 3:30 p.m.  GAB 473 (updated  Sept. 2009)
Putnam Problem Solving Seminar 
TBA   last updated  Sept. 07
Metroplex AGANT Seminar TBA   last updated Feb. 08
Number Theory Seminar TBA  last updated Feb. 08
Applied Mathematics Seminar
TBA    last updated spring 08
BST/DST Seminar TBA   last updated 8-31-07
Algebra Seminar TAB  Last updated spring 2008
Stochastic Lunch Seminar
TBA   last updated 2002 
Graduate Student “Mathematical Resource Committee” Seminar
TBA  last updated 2002
Differential Equations Seminar TBA

 

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Conferences

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Thesis Defenses/ Project Presentations

Benjamin Owens will defend his project defense on Thursday, July 2, 2009, at 3:00 p.m. in GAB 406.  His advising professor is John Quintanilla.

William Buck Langston will defend his project defense on Monday, June 22, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. in PHYS 311.  His advising professor is Joseph Iaia.

Timothy Wilson will defend his project defense on Friday, June 19th 2009, at 1:30 p.m. in GAB 473.  His advising professor is Joseph Iaia.

Brandon Seward will defend his thesis on Tuesday, June 16th, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. in GAB 206.  His advising professor is Su Gao.

Sohil Majmudar  will defend his project defense on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. in GAB 406.  His advising professor is Nicolae Anghel.

Elizabeth Stelley will defend her project defense on Friday, October 24, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. in CURY 110.  Her advising professor is Michael Monticino.

Alex McLinden will defend his project defense on Friday, September 12, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. in GAB 406.  His advising professor is Robert Kallman.

Huzefa Kagalwala will defend his project defense on Monday, July 14th, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. in GAB 406.  His advising professor is Pieter Allaart.

Dale Henderson will defend his project defense on Thursday, July 3th, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. in LANG 113.   His advising professor is William Cherry.  

Yu Weng will defend her project defense on Thursday, May 31st, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. on GAB 473.  Her advising professor is Olav Richter.

Albert Kamego will defend his project defense on Friday, April 25, 2008, in PHYS 115 at 11:00 a.m.  His advising professor is Charles Conley. 

Jonathan Lucke defended his project defense on Friday, April 20, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. in GAB 406.  His advising professor is Nicolae Anghel.

Matt Browning will defend his project defense on Monday, April 2, 2007, at 4:00 p.m. in GAB 206.  His advising professor is Michael Monticino.

Nicolas Lobotsky will defend his project defense on Friday, March 30, 2007, at 8:30 a.m. in GAB 406.  His advising professor is John Ed Allen.

Evan Brooks will defend his project defense  on Thursday, March 29, 2007, at 11:00 a.m. in GAB 309.  His advising professor is Evan Brooks.

Tushar Das will defend his  project defense on Tuesday, March 27, 2007, at 11:00 a.m.  His advising professor is Mariusz Urbanski.

Mingzhi Xuan will defend his  project defense on Thursday, February 28, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. in GAB 206.  His advising professor is Su Gao.

Stelian Munteanu will defend his  project defense on Thursday, December 14, 2006, in GAB 473, at 1:00 p.m.  His advising professor is Nick Anghel.

John Adams will defend his project defense on Monday, December 4, 2006, in LANG 402, at 12:30 p.m.  His advising professor is Robert Kallman.

Christopher Tiftickjian will defend his  project defense on Friday, August 10, 2006, in GAB 473 at 1:00 p.m.  His advising professor is John Quintanilla.

Christopher Church will defend his  project defense on Thursday, July 6, 2006, in GAB 201 at 2:00 p.m.  His advising professor is Kirk Weller.

Teodor Fatu will defend his  project defense on Friday, May 5, 2006, in GAB 317 at 1:00 p.m.  His advising professor is Olav Richter.

Ken Schultz will defend his  project defense on Thursday, May 4, 2006, in GAB 317 at 1:00 p.m.  His advising professor is Luca Zamboni.

Parimah Kazemi will defend her master's thesis on Wednesday, April 26th, 2006, in GAB 104, at 2:00 p.m.  Her advising professor is John Neuberger.

Ioana Zorca will defend her project defense  on Thursday, April 6th, 2006, in GAB 206, at 3:30 p.m.  Her advising professor is Luca Zamboni.

Orestis Vantzos will defend his  project defense on Wednesday, March 29, 2006, in GAB 317, at 12:00.  His advising professor is Santiago Betelu.

Paisa Seeluangsawat will defend his project defense on Monday, March 27, 2006, in Cury 110 at 4:00 p.m.  His advising professor is Anne Shepler.

Matthew Farmer will defend his project defense on Friday, October 28, 2005, in GAB 543.
His defense starts at 1:30 p.m.
His advising professor is Beth Bator. 

 

Dissertation Defenses

 

Neeraj Bajracharya will defend his dissertation on Friday, October 9, 2009 in LANG 402, at 11:00 a.m.  His advising professor is Charles Conley.

Jason Snyder will defend his dissertation on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 in GAB 438, at 5:00 p.m.  His advising professor is Mariusz Urbanski.

Chunag Shao will defend her dissertation on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 in LANG 205, at 3:30 p.m.  Her advising professor is Su Gao.

Dougsoo Kaown defended his Dissertation on Friday, November 21, 2008 in GAB 317 at 2:00 p.m.  His advising professor is Jiangou Liu.

Parimah Kazemi will defend her dissertation on Friday, April 25, 2008 in PHYS 311, at 2:00 p.m.  Her advising professor is John Neuberger.

Polly Schulle will defend her dissertation on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 in GAB 438 at 1:30 p.m.  Her advising professors are Elizabeth Bator and Paul Lewis.

Alexandru Atim will defend his dissertation on Monday, March 3, 2008 in GAB 406, at 4:00 p.m.  His advising professor is Robert Kallman.

Sridevi Pudipeddi will defend her dissertation on Friday, February 8, 2008 in GAB 438, at 2:30 p.m.  Her advising professor is Joseph Iaia.

Marcia Edson will defend her dissertation on Friday, March 16, 2007 in GAB 406, at 2:00 p.m.  Her advising professor is Luca Zamboni.

Ross Bryant will defend his dissertation on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 in GAB 406, at 1:30 p.m.  His advising professor is Steve Jackson.

Andrew Q. Yingst will defend his dissertation on Monday, May 22, 2006, in        GAB 406, at 1:30 p.m.  His advising professor is Daniel Mauldin.

Tamani Howard will defend her dissertation on Friday, May 5th, 2006, in GAB 543, at 2:30 p.m.  Her advising professor is John Neuberger.

Shemsi I. Alhaddad will defend her dissertation on Wednesday, March 29, 2006, in GAB 406, at 4:00 p.m.  Her advising professor is Matt Douglass.

Eugen-Andrei Ghenciu will defend his dissertation on Tuesday, March 21, 2006.  His defense starts at 3:30 p.m. and  will be  in GAB 206 .                                                               His advising professor is Daniel Mauldin.