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BOGDAN VERNESCU
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609
Office: (508) 831-6411
Fax: (508)831-5824
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, Institute of Mathematics, Romanian
Academy, Bucharest
1989
B.S./M.S. Applied Mathematics, Summa cum Laude, University of
Bucharest
1982
Postgraduate:
Management Development Program, Graduate School of Education,
Harvard University
6/2005
Visiting Scholar, IMA, University of Minnesota 1990-1991
FACULTY
APPOINTMENTS
PROFESSOR, Department of Mathematical Sciences, WPI, Worcester, MA 2002-present
VISITING ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR and Visiting Scientist, MIT, Cambridge, MA 1998-1999
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Department of Mathematical Sciences, WPI,
Worcester, MA
1997-2002
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Department of Mathematical Sciences, WPI,
Worcester, MA
1991-1997
RESEARCHER, Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy,
Bucharest, Romania
1982-1991
Short-Term Visiting Positions:
VISITING PROFESSOR, Universita di Roma, La Sapienza 5/2014
VISITING PROFESSOR, Université de Rouen, France 3-4/2014, 5/2009
VISITING PROFESSOR, Université Paris 13, France 2-3/2014
VISITING PROFESSOR, Fédération de Recherche Normandie, France 10-11/2013
VISITING PROFESSOR, Université Jean Monet, St. Etienne, France 10/2013
BITDEFENDER FELLOW, Institute of Mathematics, Romanian Academy,
Bucharest, Romania
7-9/2013, 6/2012,
6/2010
VISITING PROFESSOR, Université de Lorraine, Metz, France 5/2007, 5/ 1996
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FACULTY
APPOINTMENTS
(continued)
VISITING PROFESSOR, Université de Savoie, Chambery, France 3-5/2002
VISITING PROFESSOR, Université de Nancy, France 5/1999
VISITING SCHOLAR, IMA, University of Minnesota, MN 9/1995
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPERIENCE VICE PROVOST FOR RESEARCH, WPI, 2016-present.
VICE PROVOST FOR RESEARCH, AD INTERIM, WPI, 2014-2016.
Responsibilities include the overall operations and non-financial services that support the
research enterprise at WPI, including the Office of Sponsored Programs, Office for Intellectual
Property and Innovation, and the university wide research centers and institutes. The VPR
provides the vision and leadership to enhance faculty research efforts and increase WPI's
externally sponsored funding. The VPR serves as the chief research officer and thus supports
the Institutional Review Boards (IRB), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee IACUC,
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC), and the Conflict Management Committee.
Co-led the effort to develop and implement the research strategic plan for WPI.
Reorganized the OSP, hired staff and introduced an eRA solution.
Organized the Conflict Management Committee and provided support for its activity.
Supported IRB and IACUC activities and obtained AAALAC re-accreditation.
Developed joint research programs with the University Massachusetts Medical School.
Joined national organizations to raise the visibility of research, innovation and
entrepreneurship activities at WPI.
Joined national consortia to help faculty secure research funding.
Represented WPI with corporations and external organizations.
Provided operational support for the hiring of over 230 research scientist, engineers,
postdocs and non-degree students engaged in research at WPI.
Member of the President’s Management Council.
DEPARTMENT HEAD, Department of Mathematical Sciences, WPI, 2003-2013.
Responsibilities included faculty recruiting, faculty development, curriculum, undergraduate
and graduate recruiting, scheduling, accreditation, budget development and management
(approx. $5M/year) for a department of over 40 faculty and staff members.
Recruited new faculty members, oversaw faculty development, conducted promotion
and tenure reviews.
Recruited successfully for the first chaired position in the department.
Supported faculty research; external funding doubled from $.7M to $1.5M.
Successfully raised the number of postdoctoral scholars from 2 to 7, number of TAs
from 6 to 18, and the number of Ph.D. students from 2 to 15.
Raised the external and internal visibility of the Department through lecture series,
open houses, newsletter, support for faculty travel, membership in national institutes.
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Developed two new Professional M.S. programs in Financial Mathematics and
Industrial Mathematics, and secured $600K start-up funding.
Developed a 5-year BS/PSM program, with admission form the 12th grade.
Collaborated on the development of two multidisciplinary M.S. programs in
Bioinformatics and Data Sciences.
Developed alumni and donor relations; initiated and participated in fund raising
activities with the Development Office staff.
Developed an Advisory Board formed by chairs and deans from other universities, and
representatives of professional societies and corporations.
Expanded facilities, labs and office space.
FOUNDING DIRECTOR, Center for Industrial Mathematics and Statistics (CIMS), WPI, 1997-2003.
The Center was designed as a means to integrate projects in mathematics and statistics from the
corporate world. CIMS has provided a coherent format for developing over 130 industrial
undergraduate, graduate and faculty projects with more than 60 corporate customers, and
attracted significant funding from the National Science Foundation, the Sloan Foundation, the
GE Foundation, and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
Developed connections with corporations with support from the Corporate Relations
and the Alumni Relations Offices.
Secured funding for CIMS from corporations, foundations, NSF and WPI.
Developed an Advisory Board formed by corporate R&D managers and alumni.
Developed and cultivated industrial contacts.
Developed project topics, negotiated the project fees and the non-disclosure and
intellectual property agreements.
FOUNDING PRESIDENT, National Professional Science Master’s Association, 2007 -2008 and
President, 2012.
Developed, and was elected the founding President of the National Professional Science
Master's Association (NPSMA); served two terms on its Board of Directors. Started with
$.5M support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the NPSMA is a membership association of
universities, faculty and PSM students and alumni that promotes and supports the growth and
development of Professional Science Master’s (PSM) degree programs, currently over 300 in
over 125 institutions.
Established NPSMA as a 501(c)(3) association and hired its first Executive Director
and staff member.
Developed with the Board of Directors the strategic vision and plan.
Collaborated with the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and the regional associations
(NAGS, MAGS, WAGS) to promote the PSM degree.
Represented the NPSMA on the CGS PSM Advisory Board.
Collaborated with deans, provosts and presidents of universities to help establish new
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PSM programs.
Conducted evaluation of new PSM programs for state universities (NJ, NY, MN, UT).
Co-organized the NPSMA National conferences and organized best practices and
topics specific workshops.
Collaborated with the various PSM stakeholders: the National Research Council
(NRC), the National Governors’ Association (NGA), the National Association of System
Heads (NASH), National Council of State Legislators (NCLS), on PSM related topics.
OTHER
PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES
A. Board Memberships
BIG Math Network, Advisory Board, 2017 and 2018.
National Defense Industry Association (NDIA) New England Chapter, Board of Directors, 2015-
2019.
Council on Competitiveness, Technology Leadership and Strategy Initiative (TLSI) member,
2014-2017;
Council on Competitiveness, Energy and Manufacturing Competitiveness Partnership (EMCP)
Advisory Committee Member 2015-2017.
Romanian-American Foundation (RAF), Scientific Board of the Applied Research Technological
Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ARTIE) Fellowship Program, 2013-2014.
PSM National Office, Member of the Steering Committee, 2013-2015.
National Professional Science Master's Association (NPSMA), Board of Directors, 2007-2013.
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), Advisory Board for the Mathematics in
Industry Report, 2009-2012.
Council of Graduate Schools (CGS), PSM Advisory Board, 2007-2010.
Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), University of Minnesota, Participating
Institution Council, 2007-2013.
National Professional Science Master's Association (NPSMA), National Steering Committee to
form an association, 2006.
Education Development Center (EDC) Inc., Newton MA, Advisory Board for the project Making
Mathematics, 1999.
B. National Committee Memberships
Member of the Joint Data Committee (JDC) of AMS, SIAM, MAA and ASA, representing SIAM,
2016-2019.
MAA Program Area Study Group, Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics
(CUPM), Curriculum Guide to Majors, 2015.
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C. Assessment/Evaluation Panel Memberships
Reviewer for graduate programs:
PSMT Program, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, April 2015.
MS program in Applied Mathematics at SUNY Institute of Technology, Utica, NY,
January 2012.
PSM programs, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, MN, December 2011.
MS program in Financial Mathematics at Monmouth University, West Long Branch,
NJ, 2008.
International member of hiring committee, Institute of Statistics and Applied Mathematics,
Bucharest, Romania, September, 2013.
Reviewer for the Agence Nationale de la Recherche, France, Blanc International program, June
2012.
International Member of the Mathematics Panel of Experts, Romanian Research Assessment
Exercise, Executive Agency for Higher Education Research Development and Innovation, 2011.
Chair of Proposal Review Panel, Participating Institutions Conference Program, Institute of
Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), January 2011.
Panelist for the NSF.
Reviewer for the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Member of NSF site-visit panel for the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications,
University of Minnesota, 2004.
D. Editorial Boards
Multiscale and Multiphysics Mechanics (MMM), 2016-present
Applications and Applied Mathematics: An International Journal (AAM), 2006-present
HONORS and
AWARDS Recognition of Faculty Achievement, WPI, 2015
NPSMA President’s Award, 2013.
Honorary Member, Institute of Mathematics, Romanian Academy, 2005.
President, National Professional Science Master's Association, 2012.
Founding President, National Professional Science Master's Association, 2007-2008.
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RESEARCH
ACTIVITIES
AREAS OF
INTEREST - Partial Differential Equations and Free Boundary Problems
- Calculus of Variations
- Homogenization
- Multiscale Continuum Mechanics/ Porous Media/ Composite Materials
- Advanced Materials Modeling
GRANTS and
AWARDS NSF, Creating Tomorrow's Mathematics Professionals Workshop, $49,351 - (P.I.), 2011-2013.
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, The MPI Workshop, $5,000 - (P.I.), 2013.
NSF, Fractal Fibers and Singular Homogenization, $283,000 - (co-P.I.), 2011-2015.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Professional Science Master's Alumni Network, $23,000 - (P.I.),
2009-2010.
NSF, Transmission Problems and Large Surfaces, $198,807 - (co-P.I.), 2008-2011.
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, The MPI Workshop, $5,000 - (P.I.), 2008-2009.
NSF, Mathematical Problems for Industry Workshop, $62,712 - (co-P.I.), 2008-2009.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, The National Professional Science Master's Association;
Implementation Grant, $500,000 - (P.I.), 2007-2009.
NSF, MSP Focus on Mathematics Partnership with Boston University, $414,000 - (c0-P.I.),
2004-2008.
GE Foundation, Mathematics in Industry Institute for Teachers, $100,000 - (P.I.), 2004-2005.
MIT Lincoln Labs, Focal Plane Tracking Algorithm Development, $73,578 - (P.I.), 2004-2005.
MIT Lincoln Labs, Focal Plane Tracking Algorithm Development, $74,726 - (P.I.), 2003-2004.
NSF, Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Industrial Mathematics and Statistics,
$20,000 (P.I.), 2003.
GE Foundation, Mathematics in Industry Institute for Teachers, $306,000 - (P.I.), 2001-2004.
NSF, Research Experience for Teachers (RET) in Industrial Mathematics, $41,575 (P.I), 2001-
2002.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Professional Master Degree Programs in Sciences and
Mathematics, $290,000 from Sloan and $267,055 WPI cost sharing (P.I.), 2000-2003.
NSF, Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Industrial Mathematics and Statistics,
$184,639 from NSF and $50,428 WPI cost sharing (P.I.), 2001-2004.
CED, WPI, Introduction to Analysis: an alternative to Calculus, $8,321 (co-P.I.), 2000.
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NSF, Research Experience for Teachers (RET) in Industrial Mathematics, $19,000 (P.I.), 2000-
2001.
NSF, Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Industrial Mathematics and Statistics,
1998-2001, $150,000 (P.I.), 1998-2001.
Mathematical Methods in Materials Science Program, Institute for Mathematics and its
Applications, Minneapolis, 1 month support, 1995.
PUBLICATIONS
Books C. C. Mei and B. Vernescu, Homogenization Method for Multiscale Mechanics, World Scientific
Publishing Co., 2010.
J. Carbonara, B. Vernescu (eds), Creating Tomorrow’s Mathematics Professionals, Proceedings
of the NPSMA Workshop, Niagara Falls, NY, October 11-13, 2011, COMAP, 2013.
Research
Papers R. Bunoiu and B. Vernescu, Non-Newtonian Effects for Suspensions with Threshold Slip, (in
preparation).
P. Donato, S. Mardare and B. Vernescu, Bingham flows in periodic domains of infinite length,
submitted.
S. Jimenez and B. Vernescu, Navier Slip Length for Viscous Fluids on a Rough Boundary,
submitted.
G. Nika and B. Vernescu, Homogenization for a multi-scale model of magnetorheological
suspension, submitted.
G. Nika and B. Vernescu, Rate of Convergence for a multiscale model of dilute emulsions with
non-uniform surface tension, Discrete Cont. Dyn. Systems-S, 9, 5 (2016) pp. 1553-1564.
D. Giachetti, B. Vernescu and M. A. Vivaldi, Asymptotic analysis of singular problems in
perforated cylinders, Differential and Integral Equations, 29, 5-6 (2016) pp. 531-562.
G. Nika and B. Vernescu, Dilute emulsions with surface tension, Quarterly for Applied
Mathematics, LXXIV, 1 (2016) pp. 89-111.
S. Jimenez and B. Vernescu, Nonlinear Neutral Inclusions: Assemblages of Coated Ellipsoids,
R. Soc. open sci 2015. 2: 140394.
G. Nika and B. Vernescu, Asymptotics for dilute emulsions with surface tension , Journal of
Elliptic and Parabolic Equations, 1 (2015) pp. 215-230.
F. Maris, Y. Gorb and B. Vernescu, Homogenization for Rigid Suspensions with Random,
Velocity-Dependent Interfacial Forces, J. Math. An. Appl., 420, 1 (2014) pp. 632-668.
F. Maris, B. Vernescu, Effective Slip for Stokes Flows Across Randomly Leaky Permeable
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Membranes, Asymptotic Analysis, 86, 1 (2014) pp. 17-48.
Research
Papers
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P. Donato, S. Mardare and B. Vernescu, Darcy Equations in an Infinite Strip: Do Limits
Commute?, Differential and Integral Equations, 26, 9-10 (2013) pp. 949-974.
S. Jimenez, B. Vernescu and W. Sanguinet, Neutral inclusions: assemblages of spheres, Int. J.
Solids and Structures, 40, 14-15 (2013) pp. 2231–2238.
B. S. Tilley, B. Vernescu and J. Plummer, Geometry-Driven Charge Accumulation in
Electrokinetic Flows between Thin, Closely Spaced Laminates , SIAM J. Appl. Math. 72, 1
(2012) pp. 39-60.
F. Maris, B. Vernescu, Effective Leak Conditions across a Membrane, Complex Variables and
Elliptic Equations, 57, 2-4 (2012) pp. 437-453.
D. Onofrei, B. Vernescu, Asymptotic Analysis of Second-Order Boundary Layer Correctors,
Applicable Analysis, 91, 6 (2012) pp. 1097-1110.
B. S. Tilley, B. Vernescu and J. Plummer, Electrokinetically-Driven Flows in Swelling Porous
Media, Proc. 16th National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, USNCTAM 2010,
June 27-July 2, State College, PA.
D. Onofrei and B. Vernescu, Error Estimates for Periodic Homogenization with non-smooth
coefficients, Asymptotic Analysis, 54, (2007) 103-123.
D. Onofrei, B. Vernescu, G-convergence Results for some Spectral Problems Associated to the
Neumann Sieve and their Applications, Multi Scale Problems and Asymptotic Analysis, eds. A.
Damlamian et. al., GAKUTO International Series, Mathematical Sciences and Applications, vol.
24, (2006) 249-260.
I. Ionescu, D. Onofrei, B. Vernescu, -Convergence for a Fault Model with Slip-Weakening
Friction and Periodic Barriers, Quarterly for Applied Mathematics, LXIII, 4, (2005) 747-778.
D. Onofrei, B. Vernescu, Asymptotics of a Spectral Problem Associated to the Neumann Sieve,
Analysis and Applications, 3, 1, (2005) 69-87.
B. Vernescu, Multiple-scale Analysis of Electrorheological Fluids, International Journal of
Modern Physics B, 16, 17-18, (2002) 2643-2648.
B. Vernescu, Multiple-scale Analysis of Electrorheological Fluids, Electrorheological Fluids and
Magnetorheological Suspensions, ed. G. Bossis, Proceedings of the 8th International
Conference, Nice, France, 9 – 13 July, 2001, World Scientific, 2002, 733-738.
J. Perlak and B. Vernescu, The Effective Yield Stress in Electrorheological Fluids, Rev. Roum.
Math. Pures et Appl., 45, 2, (2000), 287-299.
R. Lipton and B. Vernescu, Bounds for Cell Wall Permeabilities, IUTAM Symposium on
Synthesis in Bio Solid Mechanics, eds. P. Pedersen and M. P. Bendsoe, Kluver Academic
Publishers, (1999) 401-406.
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Research
Papers
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B. Vernescu, Size and Double-Layer Effects on the Macroscopic Behavior of Clays, Recent
Advances in Problems of Flow and Transport in Porous Media, eds. J. M. Crolet and M. E.
Hatri, Kluver, (1998) 45-58.
D. Apelian, J. L. Hoffmann and B. Vernescu, Deep Bed Filtration of Molten Metals, Proc.
International Conference and its Application in Science, Engineering and Industry.
H. I. Ene and B. Vernescu, On the Macroscopic Behaviour of Clays, Mathematical Modelling of
Flow through Porous Media, eds. Bourgeat, Carrasso, Luckhaus, Mikelic, World Scientific,
(1995), 138-147.
R. Lipton and B. Vernescu, Variational Methods, Size Effects and Extremal Microgeometries for
Elastic Composites with Imperfect Interface, Mathematical Models and Methods in Appl. Sci.
(M3AS), 5, (1995), 1139-1173.
R. Lipton and B. Vernescu, Critical Radius, Size Effects and Extremal Microgeometries for
Composites with Imperfect Interface, J. Appl. Physics, 9, (1996), 8964-8969.
R. Lipton and B. Vernescu, Two-phase Elastic Composites with Interfacial Slip, Zeitschrift fur
Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik, (ZAMM), 76, 2, (1996), 597.
R. Lipton and B. Vernescu, Composites with Imperfect Interface, Royal Society of London
Proceedings, 452, (1996), 329-358.
H. I. Ene and B. Vernescu, Viscosity Dependent Behaviour of Viscoelastic Porous Media,
Asymptotic Theories for Plates and Shells, eds. R. P. Gilbert and K. Hackl, Pitman Research
Notes in Mathematics 319, (1995).
R. Lipton and B. Vernescu, Homogenization of Two-Phase Emulsions, Proceedings of the Royal
Society of Edinburgh, 124A (1994) 1119-1134.
B. Vernescu, Asymptotic Analysis for an Incompressible Fluid Flow in Fractured Porous Media,
Int. J. Engng. Sci. 28, 9, (1990), 959-964.
B. Vernescu, Viscoelastic behaviour of a Porous Medium With a Deformable Skeleton, St. Cerc.
Mat. 4, 5, (1989), 423-440.
R. Stavre and B. Vernescu, Free Boundary Properties in non-Homogeneous Media Fluid Flow,
Int. J. Engng. Sci. 27, 4, (1989), 399-409.
I. R. Ionescu and B. Vernescu, A Numerical Method for a Viscoplastic Problem. An Application
to Wire Drawing, Int. J. Engng. Sci. 26, 6, (1988), 627-633.
R. Stavre and B. Vernescu, The Free Boundary Problem for the Anisotropic Dam, Arch. Mech.
40, 4, (1988), 455-463.
R. Stavre and B. Vernescu, A Free Boundary Problem in Fluid Mechanics, Proc. Conf. Diff. Eqs.
Cluj-Napoca, (1985).
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I. R. Ionescu, I. Molnar, and B. Vernescu, A Finite Element Model of Wire Drawing. Variational
Formulation and Numerical Method, Rev. Roum. Sci. Tech. Mech. Appl. 30, 6, (1985), 611-622.
H. I. Ene and B. Vernescu, Homogenization of a Singular Perturbation Problem, Rev. Roum.
Math. Pures et Appl., 30, 10, (1985), 815-822.
R. Stavre and B. Vernescu, Incompressible Fluid Flow through a non-Homogeneous and
Anisotropic Dam, Nonlinear Analysis TMA 9, 8, (1985), 799-810.
B. Vernescu, On the Convergence of Functionals’ Minimum Points, Rev. Roum. Math. Pures et
Appl. 30, 8, (1985), 685-692.
Education
Papers
J. Carbonara, B. Vernescu, Science Master's Programs in Mathematical Sciences, Creating
Tomorrow’s Mathematics Professionals, J. Carbonara and B. Vernescu (eds.), NPSMA
Workshop, Niagara Falls, NY, October 11-13, 2011, pp vii-xv, 2013.
B. Vernescu, The Vertical Integration of Industrial Mathematics - the WPI experience,
Educational Interfaces between Mathematics and Industry, A. Damlamian et. al. (eds.), ICMI
Study Series, Springer, vol 16, pp 253-260, 2013.
B. Vernescu, The Vertical Integration of Industrial Mathematics- the WPI experience,
Proceedings EIMI 2010, Lisbon, Portugal, April 19-23, A. Araujo, A. Fernandez, A, Azevedo and
J. F. Rodrigues (eds).
D. Berkey and B. Vernescu, A Model for Vertical Integration of Real-World Problems in
Mathematics, (nominated for Best Paper Award) Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual
Conference.
A. C. Heinricher and B. Vernescu, How Can Mathematics Help - Mathematicians at Work
Today, Pithagorean Review, Mu Alpha Theta on-line Journal, 2002.
B. Vernescu and A. C. Heinricher, Research Experience for Undergraduates in Industrial
Mathematics and Statistics at WPI, Proceedings of the Conference on Summer Undergraduate
Mathematics Research Programs, AMS, Providence, Rhode Island, 2000, J. A. Gallian ed.
OTHER
RESEARCH
ACTIVITIES
A. Doctoral Students Supervised
Riuji Sato (2019)
Multiscale Analysis in Continuum Mechanics
Grigor Nika (2016)
Multiscale Analysis of Emulsions and Suspensions with Surface Effects.
Florian Maris (2012)
Random Homogenization of the Stokes Flow through a Permeable Membrane.
Daniel Onofrei (2007)
New Results in the Multiscale Analysis on Perforated Domains and Applications.
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B. Member of the Ph.D. Thesis Defense Committees
WPI: Haodong Liang (advisor U. Mosco, 2013); Sergey Zheltukhin (advisor D. Volkov, 2013),
Emily Evans (advisor U. Mosco, 2011); Rebecca Wasyk, (advisor U. Mosco, 2007); Ani Velo
(advisor R. Lipton, 2000); Gilmer Burgos, ME, (advisor A. Alexandrou, 1999); Richard Martin,
ME, (advisor M. W. Richman, 1997).
Other Universities: Mircea Birsan (University Duisburg-Essen, Germany, habilitation 2014),
Kim Hang Le Nguyen (University of Rouen, France, advisor P. Donato, 2014); Ioana Lupascu
(University of Paris 13, France, advisors I. R. Ionescu, L. Beznea, 2013); Bituin Cabarrubias
(University of Rouen, France, advisor P. Donato, 2012); Rochdi Mohamed (University of
Perpignan, France, advisor M. Sofonea, 1993).
C. Master of Science Students Supervised
Owein Reese (2004)
Homogenization of Acoustic Wave Propagation in a Magnetorheological Fluid.
Daniel Onofrei (2003)
Asymptotic Analysis of a Spectral Problem Associated with the Neumann Strainer.
Jeffrey Perlak (1998)
Effective behavior of Electrorheological Fluids.
Dina Solitro (1995)
A Finite Element Analysis for an Air Cooling System, sponsored by Morgan Co.(Siemens).
Jean-Luc Hoffman (1992)
Network model for deep-bed filtration for molten aluminum (Pechiney – Centre de Recherches
de Voreppe- France).
D. Senior Year Projects Supervised
Dante Amoroso, Nicholas LeCompte (2009)
Thin-film Ferrofluidics (co-advisor G. Iannacchione), Provost's MQP Award Honorable
Mention.
Ethan Murphy (2002)
Numerical Methods for Neutral Coated Inclusions in Conductivity (co-advisor M. Sarkis).
Brian Ball (2002)
Finite Element Modeling of Heat Transfer in Porous Media (co-advisor C.J. Larsen, sponsored
by DEKA Research and Development, Provost's MQP Award second place and CIMS Award.
Allison Bailey, Joseph Golec, Marc Natrillo (2001)
System Reliability and Optimal Cost Study.
Xialong Yu (1999)
Finite Element Simulations in Plasticity, sponsored by Morgan Co. (Siemens), Provost's MQP
Honorable Mention and CIMS Award.
Stanislav Oks, William Montbleau, Forest Lee-Elkin (1997)
Mathematical Modeling in Metal Processing (sponsored by Morgan Construction Co.), Provost's
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MQP Award.
Adam Garland, Marcie Noyes, Jeffrey F. Perlak (1996)
Rod Path Geometry Study , sponsored by Morgan Co. (Siemens), Provost's MQP Award.
James Goss (1996)
Compressible Air Flow in a Cooling Chamber, sponsored by Morgan Co. (Siemens).
E. Conferences and Workshops Organized
2014 IMA Special Workshop, Careers and Opportunities in Industry for Mathematical Scientists,
Minneapolis, MN, Co- organizer, April 7-9.
2013 International Meeting of the AMS and the Romanian Mathematical Society, Alba Iulia,
Romania, Member of the Organizing Committee, June 27-30.
NPSMA Workshop: Opportunities for PSMs in Data Sciences, WPI, Worcester, MA, Chair of the
Organizing Committee, May 28-29.
2011 NPSMA Best Practices Workshop: Creating Tomorrow's Mathematics Professionals, Niagara
Falls, NY, Chair of the Organizing Committee, October 13-15.
2010 Recent Topics in the Applied Mathematics, Research Workshop, September 22-23, Bucharest,
Romania.
Workshop on Asymptotic Analysis and Statistics Methods for Heterogeneous Media, Alba Iulia,
Romania, June 9-13, 2010.
2009 Eastern Sectional AMS Meeting, WPI, April 25-26.
2007 SIAM Conference on Mathematics for Industry: Challenges and Frontiers, Member of the
Organizing Committee, October 24-26.
2005 Workshop New Trends in Material Design of Complex Systems in Space and Time, in the honor
of Konstantin Lurie's 70th birthday, Chair of the Organizing Committee, November 2005.
2004 MAA Northestern Fall Sectional Meeting, Member of the Organizing Committee, WPI,
November 19-20.
2003 Workshop Perspectives on Nonlinear Equations and Optimization, in the honor of Homer
Walker's 60th birthday, Chair of the Organizing Committee, WPI, September.
SIAM Mathematics for Industry: Challenges and Frontiers Conference, Fields Institute,
Toronto, Canada. Member of the Organizing Committee, June 2003.
2002-2005 Mathematics in Industry Summer Institute for Teachers, WPI, June, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.
2000 Mathematics in Industry Workshop for Teachers, WPI, June 26 - 30, 2000.
1998 SIAM Northeast Regional Mathematics in Industry Workshop, WPI, co-Chair of the Organizing
Committee May 18 - 20, 1998.
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F. Minisymposia Organized
2016 Special Session at 11th AIMS Conference on Dynamical Systems, Differential Equations and
Applications: Magnetorheological composites, Orlando, FL, July 1- July 5.
2013 AMS Special Session: Mathematical Models in Materials Science and Engineering, Joint
International Meeting of the AMS and the Romanian Mathematical Society, Alba Iulia,
Romania, June 27-30.
2012 AMS Special Session: Local Field Properties, Microstructure, and Multiscale Modeling of
Heterogeneous Media I & II, Joint Mathematics Meetings, Boston, MA, January 4-7.
Mechanics and Applied Mathematics Section, 7th Congress of Romanian Mathematicians,
Brasov, Romania, June 29 - July 5.
2010 The Romanian Educational Network (RoEduNet) 9-th International Conference in Sibiu,
Romania. 24-26 June, 2010. ARNIEC/RoEduNet Agency, IEEE Romanian Section.
2009 AMS Special Session: Scaling, Irregularities, and Partial Differential Equations, Eastern
Sectional AMS Meeting, WPI, April 25-26.
2007 Minisymposium: Multiscale Phenomena in Material Sciences, SIAM Conference on Analysis of
Partial Differential Equations, Phoenix, December 10-12.
2006 Minisymposium: Asymptotic Methods , French-Romanian Colloquium of Applied Mathematics,
Chambery, France, August 28 - September 1.
Minisimposium, Fractals, Homogenization and PDEs, SIAM Conference on Analysis of Partial
Differential Equations, Boston, July 10-12.
2005 Fourth Biennial Meeting, Integrating Science with Business: The PSM in the 21st Century
Workforce, Mathematical and Computational Sciences session, Washington, DC, October 5-7.
2003 Minisymposium Mathematical Modeling of Electrorheological Fluids, Applied
Mathematics and Applications of Mathematics (AMAM), Nice, France, February 10-13, 2003.
1995 International Congress for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, ICIAM'95, Chair for the
Viscoelasticity and Plasticity session, Hamburg, Germany, July 3-7.
TALKS and
PRESENTATIONS
A. Invited Presentations:
2015 Multiscale analysis of emulsions with surface tension effects, Sixth International Workshop on
the Multiscale Modeling and Methods, Saint-Etienne, November 9-10.
2014 Introduction to the Modeling of Viscous Fluids, Summer School on Partial Differential
Equations: Analysis, Numerics and Applications to Floods and Tsunamis
University of the Philippines Diliman (Quezon City, Philippines), June 23 – July 4.
Suspensions with Random Velocity-Dependent Interfacial Forces, 8th European Conference on
Elliptic and Parabolic Problems, Gaeta, May 26-30.
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Surface effects in composites, membranes and suspensions, Seminar Laboratoire LSPM
Université Paris 13, March 7.
2013 Effect of Slip Boundary Conditions on the Effective Behavior of Suspensions and Membranes,
Minisimposium on Homogenization and Multiscale Modeling, SIAM Conference on Analysis of
Partial Differential Equations, December 7-10.
Threshold slip and leak conditions in suspensions and membrane flows, CEREMADE,
Université Paris-Dauphine, November 4.
A Class of Random Leaky Permeable Membranes , Third International Workshop on the
Multiscale Modelling and Methods, Université Jean Monet, St. Etienne, France October 8-9.
Flow through permeable membranes, Anniversary Conference, Faculty of Sciences 150 years,
University of Bucharest, August 30-September 1.
2013 Homogenization for Rigid Suspensions with Random Velocity-Dependent Interfacial Forces
Joint International Meeting of the AMS, the Romanian Mathematical Society, and the Simion
Stoilow Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy, Alba Iulia, Romania, June 27-
July1, 2013, Special Session on Mathematical Models in Materials Science and Engineering.
Invited Presentations (continued):
Random homogenization for solid suspensions in a fluid, AMS Special Session on Recent
Advances and New Challenges in Applied Analysis, Joint Mathematics Meeting, January 9-12,
San Diego.
2012 From Stokes to Darcy in infinite cylinders, PDE Seminar, University of Houston, November 16.
Homogenization and slip-weakening surfaces in elastic materials; Effective slip for viscous flows
through leaky membranes, Homogenization: flow in collapsing domains and composite
materials, Rome, Italy, June 25-27.
2011 Error estimates for periodic homogenization with non-smooth coefficients, Workshop on
Homogenization and Multi Scale Analysis, Joint between INS and ISFMA, Fudan University,
Shanghai, China, October 3-7.
Plenary Talk: The influence of threshold slip and leak boundary conditions on viscous fluids, 7th
Congress of Romanian Mathematicians, Brasov, Romania, June 29-July 5.
2010 Error estimates in periodic homogenization with non-smooth coefficients, Workshop on
Asymptotic Analysis and Statistics Methods for Heterogeneous Media, Alba Iulia, Romania,
June 9-13.
Surface effects in composite materials, Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy,
June 2.
From Stokes to Darcy in infinite cylinders: do limits commute?, Homogenization Seminar,
Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy, June 1.
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2009 Invited Presentation, Perspectives in PDEs in honor of Umberto Mosco Program, Rome, Italy,
June 24-26, Surface effects in composites.
Heterogeneous Materials with Slip, Homogenization and Multiple Scale Seminar, University of
Paris VI, June 8.
Homogenization for Heterogeneous Materials, Colloquium, University of Rouen, France, June
18.
2008 Error estimates for periodic homogenization with non-smooth coefficients, Asymptotic Analysis
and Applications in Continuum Mechanics Workshop, Brasov, Romania, August.
2007 Invited Presentation, International Conference on Free Boundary Problems, Chiba, Japan,
November 26-30, Neutral Coated Inclusions as Free Boundary Problems.
Two-scale Modeling of Porous Media with Applications to Clays, IUTAM Symposium on
Swelling and Shrinking of Porous Materials, Petropolis, Brazil, August 6-10.
Error estimates for periodic homogenization with non-smooth coefficients, Homogenization
and Multiple Scales Seminar, Laboratoire J. L. Lions, University of Paris VI, June 11.
Error estimates for periodic homogenization with non-smooth coefficients, Colloquium,
University of Metz, June 21.
Invited Presentations (continued):
2002 Invited Presentation, Colloquium of the Center for Dynamical Systems and Nonlinear Studies,
Georgia Institute of Technology, January 14.
2001 Invited Presentation, Colloquium of the Aerospace Engineering, Mechanics and Engineering
Science Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, October 5, 2001: Variational Methods,
Size Effects and Extremal Microgeometries for Composites with Imperfect Interfaces.
Invited Plenary Lecture at the International Conference on Homogenization and Applications to
Material Sciences, Timisoara, Romania, September 15-19, 2001: Highly oscillating interparticle
forces and the constitutive behavior of suspensions.
Invited Minisymposium presentation, SIAM Conference on Mathematical and Computational
Issues in Geosciences, Boulder, June 2001: Multiple-scale Analysis of Electrorheological Fluids.
2000 Invited Seminar Lecture, Penn State University, October, 2000: Multiple-scale Analysis of
Electrorheological Fluids.
Invited Lecture at the International Conference on Homogenization and Materials Sciences,
University of Akron, September 15-17: Multiple Scale Analysis of Electrorheological Fluids.
Invited Lecture at the Second International Conference on Computer Methods for Engineering
in Porous Media, University France-Comte, Besancon, France, July, 2000: Multi-scale
Modeling of Flow in Clays.
Invited Lecture at the PDE Seminar, University of Connecticut, May, 2000: Modeling
Electrorheological Fluids.
1998 Invited Lecture at the Mathematics Seminar, Northeastern University, March 4, 1998:
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Modelling Electrorheological Fluids.
1997 Invited Lecture in the Partial Differential Equations Seminar, Université de Nice, France,
January, 1997: Effective Properties for Composites with Imperfect Interface.
Invited Lecture at the International Society for Analysis, its Applications and Computations,
ISAAC'97 Congress, University of Delaware, June 2-6, 1997: Effective Properties of Fluid
Emulsions.
1996 Invited Lecture in the Partial Differential Equations Seminar, Université de Savoie, France, May
14, 1996: Effective Properties for Composites with Imperfect Interface.
Invited Lecture in the Asymptotic Analysis Seminar, Université de Metz, France, May 9, 1996:
Matériaux Composites avec Discontinuités aux Interfaces, ou comment cacher des diamants.
Invited Lecture in the Porous Media Conference, Oberwolfach, Germany, February 26-29:
Effects of Ion Convection on the Effective Behavior of Clays.
1993 Invited Lecture in the Seminar on Homogenization, Université Jean Monnet de Saint Etienne,
France, October 5, 1993: Asymptotic Analysis of an Incompressible Flow in Fractured Porous
Media.
Invited Lecture in the Numerical Analysis Seminar Université Claude Bernard and Ecole
Normale Superieure de Lyon, Lyon, France, October 5, 1993: Two Phase Emulsions with
Surface Tensions: a Homogenization Modeling.
1990 Invited Lecture, Politechnico di Milano, Italy: Convergence of the homogenization process in
fractured porous media.
Invited Lecture, Stanford University, Dept. of Chemical Engineering: Homogenization results
in porous media.
Invited Lecture, Worcester Polytechnic Institute: Free boundary problems in porous media.
B. Presentations:
2006 French-Romanian Colloquium of Applied Mathematics, Chambery, France, August 28
- September 1: Asymptotics of a Spectral Problem Associated with the Neumann Sieve.
SIAM Conference on Analysis of Partial Differential Equations, Boston, July 10-12:
Asymptotics of a Spectral Problem Associated with the Neumann Sieve.
2004 Multi Scale Problems and Asymptotic Analysis, Narvik University College, Norway, June 22-26:
Asymptotic Analysis of a Fault under Slip-Weakening Friction with Periodic Barriers.
2003 Applied Mathematics and Applications of Mathematics (AMAM), Nice, France, February 10-13:
Modeling of Effective Properties for Electrorheological Fluids.
New Trends in Continuum Mechanics, Constanta, Romania, September 8-12: Effective
Properties and Waves in Electrorheological and Magnetorheological Fluids.
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2000 French-Romanian Colloquium of Applied Mathematics, Constanta, Romania, September:
Macroscopic Behavior of Electrorheological Fluids.
Computer Methods for Engineering in Porous Media Flow and Transport, Besancon, France,
July: Multi-scale Modeling of Flow in Clays.
1998 AMS Meeting, University State College, Pennsylvania, October:
Interfacial Effects in Electrorheological Fluids.
1997 SIAM Conference on Mathematical Aspects of Material Science, Philadelphia, May:
Size Effects for Particle Reinforced Imperfectly Bonded Elastic Composites.
1996 International Conference on Porous Media and their Applications in Science, Engineering and
Industry, Hawaii, June 16-21 : Deep Bed Filtration of Molten Metal.
International Workshop on Optimization of Nonlinear Systems and of Free Boundaries,
Constanta, Romania, July 29 - August 3: Variational Characterization for the Effective
Conductivity of Composites with Imperfect Interface.
Recent Advances in Problems of Flow and Transport in Porous Media, Marrakech, Morocco,
June 9-12: Size and Double Layer Effects on the Macroscopic Behavior of Clays.
Presentations (continued):
The Second World Congress of Nonlinear Analysis, Athens, Greece, July 10-17: Estimates for
the Effective Yield Strength for Composites with Rigid-Plastic Interfaces.
International Conference on Porous Media and their Applications in Science, Engineering and
Industry, Hawaii, June 16-21 Two-scale Modeling of Clays.
1995 International Congress for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, ICIAM'95, Hamburg,
Germany, July 3-7: Two-Phase Conductors with Imperfect Interface.
International Conference on Mathematical Modeling of Flow through Porous Media,
Saint Etienne, France, May 22-26: On the Macroscopic Behavior of Clays.
1994 19-th Annual Congress, American Romanian Academy of Arts and Sciences, Northampton, MA,
November 3 - 6, 1994: Results in the Modeling of Two Fluid Emulsions.
1992 Conference on Materials Sciences, Pittsburgh, April 18-20, 1994: Homogenization of
Two Phase Emulsions with Surface Tension Effects.
29th Annual Technical Meeting of the SES, U.C. San Diego: Homogenization of immiscible
suspensions of two fluids with surface tensions.
1991 PDE Seminar, IMA, University of Minnesota: Viscosity dependent behavior of deformable
porous media.
1990 Nonlinear Equations, Padova, Italy: Convergence of the homogenization process in fractured
porous media.
PDE Seminar, IMA, University of Minnesota: Homogenization of flow in fractured porous
media.
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1990 43rd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Cornell University: Flow in
fractured porous media.
1988 Workshop on Partial Differential Equations and Control, Cluj, Romania: The homogenization
method in the study of flow through deformable porous media.
Fluid Mechanics Colloquium, Oradea, Romania: Flow in deformable porous media.
1987 XVIII Symposium in Fluid Mechanics, Poland.
Fluid Mechanics Colloquium, Suceava, Romania: A numerical method for the porous media
flow in the presence of a channel.
1986 Fluid Mechanics Colloquium, Sibiu, Romania: Numerical results in a free boundary flow
problem in porous media.
1985 EQUADIFF 6, Brno, Czechoslovakia: Homogenization of a transmission problem in porous
media flow.
XVII Symposium in Fluid Mechanics, Poland: Incompressible fluid flow through a non-
homogeneous and anisotropic dam.
VI-th National Colloquium on Filtration Theory, Cimpina, Romania: On the uniqueness of free
boundary flows in porous media.
1984 Fluid Mechanics Colloquium, Iasi, Romania: On Darcy's law for fractured porous media.
National Colloquium on Inequalities, Sibiu, Romania: A class of variational inequalities in the
study of flow in porous media.
1983 V-th National Colloquium on Filtration Theory, Cimpina, Romania: On the flow laws in high
permeability porous media.
Fluid Mechanics Colloquium, Ploiesti, Romania: Flow of an incompressible fluid against a
porous wall.
The VII-th Conference on Solid Mechanics, Petrosani, Romania: A variational approach to wire
drawing.
EUROMECH 175 "Viscoplasticity and Applications", Bucharest, Romania: A variational
formulation of a stationary boundary value problem with friction for the Bingham fluid.
Numerical approach.
1982 Workshop dedicated to Acad. C. Iacob, University of Bucharest, Romania: Weak solutions in
filtration problems.
1981 Fluid Mechanics Colloquium, Brasov, Romania: On the uniqueness of flow in fractured porous
media.
C. Invited Presentations on Industrial Mathematics
2014 Invited Presentation, CIMS @ WPI: An Industry - Academia Partnership, NIMS-IMA Joint
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Workshop on Math in Industry, October 16-18, Daejon, South Korea.
Invited Presentation, A Model of Vertical Integration of Real-World Problems in Mathematics
Education. SIAM-IMA Special Workshop, Careers and Opportunities in Industry for
Mathematical Scientists", Minneapolis, MN, April 7-9.
2012 Invited Presentation, Why Industrial Mathematics?, Kenyon College, October 29, 2012.
Special Session Presentation, Mathematical Problems in Metal Processing, Joint Mathematics
Meetings, Boston, MA, January 4-7.
2007 A Model for Vertical Integration of Real-world Problems in Mathematics, ASEE Annual
Conference, Hawaii, June 24-27.
2004 Invited Panel Presentation, American Mathematical Society, Committee on Education,
October 22-23, Issues and Challenges in Undergraduate Mathematics Education.
2002 Invited Presentation, University of Texas, Dallas, November 19, 2002: Industrial Collaborations
for Graduate Students.
Invited Presentation, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, March 6, 2002: A Vertically
Integrated Industrial Mathematics Program at WPI.
Invited Presentation, Intermountain/Southwest Conference on Industrial and Interdisciplinary
Mathematics, Utah State University, March 1-2, 2002: A Vertically Integrated Industrial
Mathematics Program at WPI.
2001 Invited Presentation at the Southeast Regional SIAM Mathematics in Industry Workshop, U. of
Houston, Houston, April 27-29, 2001: How to Maintain an Industrial Mathematics Program.
Presentation at the NCSSSMST 14th Annual Professional Conference, WPI, March 29-31, 2001:
Industrial Mathematics: Can you make it real?
1999 Invited Presentation at the Southwest Regional SIAM Mathematics in Industry Workshop,
Claremont, June 16-19, 1999: What We Have Learned from Running Industrial Projects at WPI.
1998 Invited Panel Presentation at the Northeast Section of the MAA Meeting, Western Connecticut
State University, November : Undergraduate programs that link students to industrial/applied
problems.
Invited Presentation at the Northeast Regional SIAM Mathematics in Industry Workshop, WPI,
May 18-20, 1998.
Invited Panel Presentation, Industrial Mathematics Workshop, Northeastern, April 3-6, 1998.
1997 Invited Presentation at the Industrial Projects in Undergraduate Education Minisymposium,
SIAM Annual Meeting, Stanford, July 14-18, 1997: Undergraduate Industrial Project Experience
at WPI.
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D. Invited Presentations on Professional Science Master’s
2015 NPSMA National Conference, Washington DC, November 12-13, Preparing Undergraduates for
PSM Programs, Panel
2013 NPSMA National Conference, Washington DC, November 13-15, A Repeat of Compelling Points
& Recommendations From NPSMA’s Spring 2013 Workshop on PSM Opportunities in Data
Science.
2012 SUNY PSM Consortium, Biannual Meeting, Albany, NY, April 26 and November 25.
UMass 3rd Annual PSM Conference, Worcester, MA, March 30: National Scope of PSM
Programs Today.
MAA Panel on Graduate School: Choosing One, Getting In, and Staying In. Joint Mathematics
Meetings, Boston, MA, January 5.
2011 NPSMA Best Practices Workshop, Baltimore, February 25.
AMS Panel on Graduate Education, Joint Mathematics Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January.
2010 SUNY University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, April 9: The NPSMA and the Professional Science
Master's in Mathematics.
Fordham University, Bronx, NY, May 6: The NPSMA and the Professional Science Master's in
Mathematics.
University of Massachusetts PSM Planning Meeting, January, Lowell, MA: Professional Science
Master's in Mathematics.
Panelist at the Focus Group for directors of graduate studies, AMS-MAA-SIAM Joint
Mathematics Meetings, San Francisco, January 13.
2009 Annual Meeting Council of Graduate Schools (CGS), April, The National Professional Science
Master's Association.
Northern Association of Graduate Schools (NAGS) Annual Meeting, Delaware, April, The
National Professional Science Master's Association.
2008 NPSMA Inaugural Annual Meeting, November, The National Professional Science Master's
Association.
Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS) Annual Meeting, The National
Professional Science Master's Association.
Annual Meeting CGS, April, The National Professional Science Master's Association.
Western Association of Graduate Schools (WAGS) Annual Meeting, April, The National
Professional Science Master's Association.
2007 American Mathematical Society, Committee on Education, October 25-27, The National
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Professional Science Master's Association.
Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) PMA Deans and Program Directors Meeting, August 12-13,
Boulder, Colorado: Update on the National Professional Science Master's Association.
2007 National Research Council (NRC), Professional Science Master's Programs at WPI, National
Academies, July 14, Washington DC.
TEACHING
ACTIVITIES
A. Undergraduate Courses:
Calculus, Introduction to Analysis, Advanced Calculus, Classical Mechanics, Differential
Equations, Partial Differential Equations, Boundary Value Problems, Applicable Complex
Variables.
B. Graduate Courses:
Functional Analysis, Convex Analysis and Optimizations, Continuum Mechanics, Fluid
Mechanics, Measure Theory, Boundary Value Problems, Complex Variables, Optimal Control
and Design with Composites, Variational Methods and Applications to Continua.
C. Project Advising
Advisor for several undergraduate senior year projects (MQPs); 6 Provost’s Awards, 1996-2009.
Advisor for COMAP “Mathematical Contest in Modeling"; 4 Meritorious Awards and 1
Honorable Mention, 1995-2001.
Advisor for undergraduate junior year projects (IQPs) connecting science, technology and
society:
Learning Calculus Using a Historical Approach, 2000.
Mathematics in the Art of Salvator Dali, 2000 (co-advised with S. Weekes).
The Stock Market and the Worldwide Web: Mathematics or Gambling?, 2000 (co-
advised with B. Doytchinov).
History of Calculus and Computer Algebra Systems, 1998.
History of Calculus, 1998.
Stock Market Models, 1998.
Stock Market Analysis, 1997 (co-advised with R. Lui).
Mathematical Methods in Music, 1996.
Options, Futures and Hedging in the Financial Market, 1996 (co-advised with R. Lui).
Mathematics and the Construction of Musical Scales, 1994.
Philosophy and Mathematics, 1994.
A Reinforcement Method for Teaching and Learning, 1992.
D. Curricular Development:
Developed the new Professional M.S. Degree in Industrial Mathematics and Financial
Mathematics at WPI, 2000.
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Developed (with C.J. Larsen) the Introduction to Analysis course sequence at WPI, 1998.
E. K-12 Outreach Activities
2010-2012 Organized the Advanced Mathematics Program for Middle School Students, WPI, a summer
program for students grades 7-9.
2004-2008 Focus on Mathematics project with Boston University and U. Mass Lowell to develop
partnerships with school districts in MA for teachers’ professional development activities and
project fairs for students.
2002-2005 Organized the Mathematics in Industry Institute for Teachers, WPI, providing training for real-
world applications of mathematics and their incorporation in the curriculum for 60-80
teachers/year with support from SIAM and the GE Foundation.
UNIVERSITY
SERVICE
(selected)
Member, WPI Management Council, 2015-present.
Member, Committee on Governance, WPI, 2010-2013, 2014-2015.
Co-chair, Search Committee for Provost, 2014-2015.
Chair, Search Committee for the WPI Founding Dean of Arts and Sciences, 2009-2010.
Elected Member, University Council, WPI, 2008-2010.
Chair, Search Committee for the Associate Dean of the First-Year, WPI, 2006.
Member, Search Committee for the Biology and Biotechnology Department Head, WPI, 2003.
Chair of the WPI Technological Humanist Award Committee, WPI, 2003-2005.
Member, Tenure Committee, Department of Mathematical Sciences, WPI, 2000-2002.
Member, Search Committee, Department of Mathematical Sciences, WPI, 1999-2000, 2001-
2002.
Member, WPI Committee on Graduate Studies and Research (CGSR), 1998, 2014-2015.
Member, WPI Committee on Academic Operations (CAO), 1996 -- 1997.
Strategic Planning Committee, Massachusetts Academy of Math and Sciences, 1995-1997.
PROFESSIONAL
SOCIETY
MEMBERSHIP
American Mathematical Society (AMS)
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS)
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
National Professional Science Master’s Association (NPSMA)
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IN THE PRESS
(selected)
Scientific American, Guide to Professional Science Master’s, November 2013.
Worcester Telegram and Gazette, College Town, by Bonnie Russell, May 27, 2012.
Boston Business Journal, More local schools adding professional science degree. NU, UMass
and WPI offerings help students fill company roles more quickly, by Mary Moore, May 19, 2011.
Worcester Business Journal, Mathematical Models Give Recruiting Edge. Colleges seek to
optimize marketing, by Matt Pilon, March 25, 2011.
SIAM News, Mathematical Problems in Industry Workshop Celebrates 25 Years, by Louis Rossi,
April 1, 2010.
Science News, Professional Science Master's is 21st century MBA, by Sheila Tobias, June 20,
2009.
Worcester Telegram and Gazette, Spotlight on Education, August 6, 2008.
Chemical and Engineering News, 86, 24, pp. 65-71, June 16, 20008.
SIAM News, The SIAM Student Chapter at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, June 11, 2008.
AMS Notices, The Growth of the Professional Master’s in Mathematics, by Sheila Tobias,
Charles MacCluer, and Ralph Svetic, May 2001.
SIAM News, WPI Builds on Industrial Ties to Create REU Program, by Paul Davis, October 1,
1999.
SIAM News, WPI Hosts First in Series of SIAM's Regional Math in Industry Workshops, by Paul
Davis, September 15, 1998.