Mathematics

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Mathematics Statistics Graduate Orientation
2008-09

• Jim Powell, Graduate Director
• grad_at_math.usu.edu

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On Tap for This Afternoon

• The Forms
• The Deadlines
• Connecting with an Advisor
• Questions
• Faculty/Student Social (and Food) in Lund Hall
  Foyer

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Forms Overview

• Supervisory Committee official record of your
  advisor and rest of committee
• Program of Study plan for completion of
  necessary classes
• Appointment for Examination schedule defense of
  your thesis
• Application for Candidacy (PhD) informs grad
  school that comprehensive exams are passed
• Thesis/Dissertation Format (Plan A and PhD)
  format for grad school evaluation of theses

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Forms Overview

• Supervisory Committee official record of your
  advisor and rest of committee
• Program of Study plan for completion of
  necessary classes
• Appointment for Examination schedule defense of
  your thesis
• Application for Candidacy (PhD) informs grad
  school that comprehensive exams are passed
• Thesis/Dissertation Format (Plan A and PhD)
  format for grad school evaluation of theses

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Supervisory Committee Approval Form

• Available under Current Graduate Students -
  Forms at http//www.usu.edu/graduateschool
• Informs department and grad school who major
  professor (advisor) and committee (2 others for
  MS, 3 others 1 external for PhD)
• Due within first two semesters for renewal of TA
• Requires signatures by committee members and
  Department Head

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Program of Study Form

• Available under Current Graduate Students -
  Forms at http//www.usu.edu/graduateschool
• Due within first two semesters for renewal of TA
• List classes you propose to take for your degree
• Graduate school checks
• Sufficient grades credits
• Only courses on form eligible for tuition waiver
• Department uses to help schedule classes
• Requires signatures from committee, department
  head

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Appointment for Examination Form

• Available under Current Graduate Students -
  Forms at http//www.usu.edu/graduateschool
• Informs department and grad school when and where
  the defense of your dissertatation/thesis (A or
  B) will occur
• Due two weeks before the defense
• Requires signatures of entire committee
• Requires defensible copy of manuscript given to
  committee two more weeks before you want their
  signature

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Appointment for Examination Form

• Available under Current Graduate Students -
  Forms at http//www.usu.edu/graduateschool
• Informs department and grad school when and where
  the defense of your dissertatation/thesis (A or
  B) will occur
• Due two weeks before the defense
• Requires signatures of entire committee
• Requires defendable copy of manuscript given to
  committee two more weeks before you want their
  signature

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Thesis/Dissertation Format and Style Form

• Available under Current Graduate Students -
  Forms at http//www.usu.edu/graduateschool
• Accompanies theses which must be presented to
  grad school for approval (Plan A and PhD)
• Due with the thesis
• Requires signature of major professor and
  departmental style reviewer (see Jim P)
• Requires an example journal if following journal
  style

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Application for Candidacy for Doctoral Degree

• Available guess where?
• Informs graduate school that comprehensive exams
  are passed
• Informs GS and dept that dissertation proposal
  has been defended
• Requires exam passage and proposal defense
• Requires signatures from committee and department
  head

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Give Cindy a Copy!

• The Grad School is staffed by people who are
  often competent

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Give Cindy a Copy!

• The Grad School is staffed by people who are
  often competent
• They frequently try very hard

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Give Cindy a Copy!

• The Grad School is staffed by people who are
  often competent
• They frequently try very hard
• One of them donated a kidney to their mother

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Give Cindy a Copy!

• The Grad School is staffed by people who are
  often competent
• They frequently try very hard
• One of them donated a kidney to their mother
• They do not believe that their job is to help you
  graduate

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Give Cindy a Copy!

• The Grad School is staffed by people who are
  often competent
• They frequently try very hard
• One of them donated a kidney to their mother
• They do not believe that their job is to help you
  graduate
• Make sure our department has a copy of every form
  you submit

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Early Deadlines

• Supervisory Committee Program of Study
• Complete before end of second semester
• TA/RA will not be renewed if these are not in
  your file

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Early Deadlines

• Supervisory Committee Program of Study
• Complete before end of second semester
• TA/RA will not be renewed if these are not in
  your file
• Qualifying Exam (if required)
• First attempt before beginning of third semester
• Last attempt in third or fourth semester

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Later Deadlines

• Defense no later than last week of class

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Later Deadlines

• Defense no later than last week of class
• Appointment for Examination form due at GS two
  weeks before defense

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Later Deadlines

• Defense no later than last week of class
• Appointment for Examination form due at GS two
  weeks before defense
• Deliver defensible thesis to committee two weeks
  before that (5 weeks lt end of semester)

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Later Deadlines

• Defense no later than last week of class
• Appointment for Examination form due at GS two
  weeks before defense
• Deliver defensible thesis to committee two weeks
  before that (5 weeks lt end of semester)
• Proposal defense (plan A, PhD), PhD candidacy
  form gt 3 months before defense (Dec. 4 for Spring
  2009 graduation)

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Spring 2009 Case Study (name not in program)

• Commencement May 2
• Last graduation paperwork due May 1
• For posting degree to spring semester
• Library binding receipt, grad fee payment, alumni
  card,
• letter from department, changed grades
• Last Day of Classes April 24
• Last day to defend April 17
• Can go through commencement
• Appointment to Schedule Defense April 3
• Committee signs, agrees ms defensible
• Thesis to Committee March 20
• Penultimate draft
• Proposal Defense (PhD/Plan A) Dec. 4

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Spring 2009 Case Study (name not in program)

• Commencement May 2
• Last graduation paperwork due May 1
• For posting degree to spring semester
• Library binding receipt, grad fee payment, alumni
  card,
• letter from department, changed grades
• Last Day of Classes April 24
• Last day to defend April 17
• Can go through commencement
• Appointment to Schedule Defense April 3
• Committee signs, agrees ms defensible
• Thesis to Committee March 20
• Penultimate draft
• Proposal Defense (PhD/Plan A) Dec. 4

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Spring 2009 Case Study (name not in program)

• Commencement May 2
• Last graduation paperwork due May 1
• For posting degree to spring semester
• Library binding receipt, grad fee payment, alumni
  card,
• letter from department, changed grades
• Last Day of Classes April 24
• Last day to defend April 17
• Can go through commencement
• Appointment to Schedule Defense April 3
• Committee signs, agrees ms defensible
• Thesis to Committee March 20
• Penultimate draft
• Proposal Defense (PhD/Plan A) Dec. 4

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Spring 2009 Case Study (name not in program)

• Commencement May 2
• Last graduation paperwork due May 1
• For posting degree to spring semester
• Library binding receipt, grad fee payment, alumni
  card,
• letter from department, changed grades
• Last Day of Classes April 24
• Last day to defend April 17
• Can go through commencement
• Appointment to Schedule Defense April 3
• Committee signs, agrees ms defensible
• Thesis to Committee March 20
• Penultimate draft
• Proposal Defense (PhD/Plan A) Dec. 4

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Spring 2009 Case Study (name not in program)

• Commencement May 2
• Last graduation paperwork due May 1
• For posting degree to spring semester
• Library binding receipt, grad fee payment, alumni
  card,
• letter from department, changed grades
• Last Day of Classes April 24
• Last day to defend April 17
• Can go through commencement
• Appointment to Schedule Defense April 3
• Committee signs, agrees ms defensible
• Thesis to Committee March 20
• Penultimate draft
• Proposal Defense (PhD/Plan A) Dec. 4

27
Spring 2009 Case Study (name not in program)

• Commencement May 2
• Last graduation paperwork due May 1
• For posting degree to spring semester
• Library binding receipt, grad fee payment, alumni
  card,
• letter from department, changed grades
• Last Day of Classes April 24
• Last day to defend April 17
• Can go through commencement
• Appointment to Schedule Defense April 3
• Committee signs, agrees ms defensible
• Thesis to Committee March 20
• Penultimate draft
• Proposal Defense (PhD/Plan A) Dec. 4

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Spring 2009 Case Study (name not in program)

• Commencement May 2
• Last graduation paperwork due May 1
• For posting degree to spring semester
• Library binding receipt, grad fee payment, alumni
  card,
• letter from department, changed grades
• Last Day of Classes April 24
• Last day to defend April 17
• Can go through commencement
• Appointment to Schedule Defense April 3
• Committee signs, agrees ms defensible
• Thesis to Committee March 20
• Penultimate draft
• Proposal Defense (PhD/Plan A) Dec. 4

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Earlier Later Deadlines

• If Plan A or PhD, you may not graduate until the
  GS has accepted your thesis

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Earlier Later Deadlines

• If Plan A or PhD, you may not graduate until the
  GS has accepted your thesis
• This never takes less than two weeks (GS says
  plan on seven)

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Earlier Later Deadlines

• If Plan A or PhD, you may not graduate until the
  GS has accepted your thesis
• This never takes less than two weeks (GS says
  plan on seven)
• Does not include corrections required by your
  committee!

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Earlier Later Deadlines

• If Plan A or PhD, you may not graduate until the
  GS has accepted your thesis
• This never takes less than two weeks (GS says
  plan on seven)
• Does not include corrections required by your
  committee!
• To have name in commencement program all
  requirements must be completed four weeks before
  finals

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Case Study (Plan A name in program)

• Commencement May 1, 2009
• GS paperwork deadline April 1
• All corrections done, thesis signed
• Binding done, dept has copy
• GS has blessed format
• Last Day to Defend March 18
• Assumes two weeks for corrections
• Assumes two weeks for GS approval
• Schedule Examination March 4
• Signed by committee, ms defensible
• Thesis to Committee February 18
• Proposal Defense (PhD/Plan A) Dec. 4

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Case Study (Plan A name in program)

• Commencement May 1, 2009
• GS paperwork deadline April 1
• All corrections done, thesis signed
• Binding done, dept has copy
• GS has blessed format
• Last Day to Defend March 18
• Assumes two weeks for corrections
• Assumes two weeks for GS approval
• Schedule Examination March 4
• Signed by committee, ms defensible
• Thesis to Committee February 18
• Proposal Defense (PhD/Plan A) Dec. 4

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Case Study (Plan A name in program)

• Commencement May 1, 2009
• GS paperwork deadline April 1
• All corrections done, thesis signed
• Binding done, dept has copy
• GS has blessed format
• Last Day to Defend March 18
• Assumes two weeks for corrections
• Assumes two weeks for GS approval
• Schedule Examination March 4
• Signed by committee, ms defensible
• Thesis to Committee February 18
• Proposal Defense (PhD/Plan A) Dec. 4

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Case Study (Plan A name in program)

• Commencement May 1, 2009
• GS paperwork deadline April 1
• All corrections done, thesis signed
• Binding done, dept has copy
• GS has blessed format
• Last Day to Defend March 18
• Assumes two weeks for corrections
• Assumes two weeks for GS approval
• Schedule Examination March 4
• Signed by committee, ms defensible
• Thesis to Committee February 18
• Proposal Defense (PhD/Plan A) Dec. 4

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Case Study (Plan A name in program)

• Commencement May 1, 2009
• GS paperwork deadline April 1
• All corrections done, thesis signed
• Binding done, dept has copy
• GS has blessed format
• Last Day to Defend March 18
• Assumes two weeks for corrections
• Assumes two weeks for GS approval
• Schedule Examination March 4
• Signed by committee, ms defensible
• Thesis to Committee February 18
• Proposal Defense (PhD/Plan A) Dec. 4

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Value of Research Projects

• Opportunity for research separates grad programs
  from undergrad programs
• Practitioner vs. Spectator
• Written and Oral Presentation
• Publishable research widens opportunities for
  doctoral programs, postdoctoral positions, jobs
• Good recommendations
• Charismatic Projects
• Opportunities for paid travel

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Value of Research Projects

• Opportunity for research separates grad programs
  from undergrad programs
• Practitioner vs. Spectator
• Written and Oral Presentation
• Publishable research widens opportunities for
  doctoral programs, postdoctoral positions, jobs
• Good recommendations
• Charismatic Projects
• Opportunities for paid travel

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Value of Research Projects

• Opportunity for research separates grad programs
  from undergrad programs
• Practitioner vs. Spectator
• Written and Oral Presentation
• Publishable research widens opportunities for
  doctoral programs, postdoctoral positions, jobs
• Good recommendations
• Charismatic Projects
• Opportunities for paid travel

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The Virtue of an Advisor NOW

• Begin research early enough to publish (most
  faculty complain that students start too late to
  get a good thesis done)
• Professional mentoring and advice about program
  of study (and signatures!)
• Opportunities for research assistantships
• Advocacy within the department and university

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The Virtue of an Advisor NOW

• Begin research early enough to publish (most
  faculty complain that students start too late to
  get a good thesis done)
• Professional mentoring and advice about program
  of study (and signatures!)
• Opportunities for research assistantships
• Advocacy within the department and university

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The Virtue of an Advisor NOW

• Begin research early enough to publish (most
  faculty complain that students start too late to
  get a good thesis done)
• Professional mentoring and advice about program
  of study (and signatures!)
• Opportunities for research assistantships
• Advocacy within the department and university

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The Virtue of an Advisor NOW

• Begin research early enough to publish (most
  faculty complain that students start too late to
  get a good thesis done)
• Professional mentoring and advice about program
  of study (and signatures!)
• Opportunities for research assistantships
• Advocacy within the department and university

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The Virtue of an Advisor NOW

• Begin research early enough to publish (most
  faculty complain that students start too late to
  get a good thesis done)
• Professional mentoring and advice about program
  of study (and signatures!)
• Opportunities for research assistantships
• Advocacy within the department and university
• You may need a kidney

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Finding an Advisor

• What excited you when you studied it? Ask the
  professor about research in that area.
• Which faculty interested you personally? Ask
  them about their scholarly activity.
• What are other students doing? Ask them about
  their thesis.
• What posters/papers in the department catch your
  eye? Ask the author(s) a question about it.
• Almost all scholars like talking about their
  work!
• Nobody is offended if you dont work with them.

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Finding an Advisor

• What excited you when you studied it? Ask the
  professor about research in that area.
• Which faculty interested you personally? Ask
  them about their scholarly activity.
• What are other students doing? Ask them about
  their thesis.
• What posters/papers in the department catch your
  eye? Ask the author(s) a question about it.
• Almost all scholars like talking about their
  work!
• Nobody is offended if you dont work with them.

48
Finding an Advisor

• What excited you when you studied it? Ask the
  professor about research in that area.
• Which faculty interested you personally? Ask
  them about their scholarly activity.
• What are other students doing? Ask them about
  their thesis.
• What posters/papers in the department catch your
  eye? Ask the author(s) a question about it.
• Almost all scholars like talking about their
  work!
• Nobody is offended if you dont work with them.

49
Finding an Advisor

• What excited you when you studied it? Ask the
  professor about research in that area.
• Which faculty interested you personally? Ask
  them about their scholarly activity.
• What are other students doing? Ask them about
  their thesis.
• What posters/papers in the department catch your
  eye? Ask the author(s) a question about it.
• Almost all scholars like talking about their
  work!
• Nobody is offended if you dont work with them.

50
Finding an Advisor

• What excited you when you studied it? Ask the
  professor about research in that area.
• Which faculty interested you personally? Ask
  them about their scholarly activity.
• What are other students doing? Ask them about
  their thesis.
• What posters/papers in the department catch your
  eye? Ask the author(s) a question about it.
• Almost all scholars like talking about their
  work!
• Nobody is offended if you dont work with them.

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Decision Points

• Are you comfortable with the person?
• Are you interested in the potential research?
• Can you see a clear track to completion?
• Does the foundational coursework fit with your
  educational history and interests?
• Is the research relevant to your career goals?
• Jobs in private sector
• Jobs in public sector
• Future doctoral programs/postdocs
• Is there funding available (summer, RA, travel)?

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Decision Points

• Are you comfortable with the person?
• Are you interested in the potential research?
• Can you see a clear track to completion?
• Does the foundational coursework fit with your
  educational history and interests?
• Is the research relevant to your career goals?
• Jobs in private sector
• Jobs in public sector
• Future doctoral programs/postdocs
• Is there funding available (summer, RA, travel)?

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Decision Points

• Are you comfortable with the person?
• Are you interested in the potential research?
• Can you see a clear track to completion?
• Does the foundational coursework fit with your
  educational history and interests?
• Is the research relevant to your career goals?
• Jobs in private sector
• Jobs in public sector
• Future doctoral programs/postdocs
• Is there funding available (summer, RA, travel)?

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Decision Points

• Are you comfortable with the person?
• Are you interested in the potential research?
• Can you see a clear track to completion?
• Does the foundational coursework fit with your
  educational history and interests?
• Is the research relevant to your career goals?
• Jobs in private sector
• Jobs in public sector
• Future doctoral programs/postdocs
• Is there funding available (summer, RA, travel)?

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Decision Points

• Are you comfortable with the person?
• Are you interested in the potential research?
• Can you see a clear track to completion?
• Does the foundational coursework fit with your
  educational history and interests?
• Is the research relevant to your career goals?
• Jobs in private sector
• Jobs in public sector
• Future doctoral programs/postdocs
• Is there funding available (summer, RA, travel)?

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Decision Points

• Are you comfortable with the person?
• Are you interested in the potential research?
• Can you see a clear track to completion?
• Does the foundational coursework fit with your
  educational history and interests?
• Is the research relevant to your career goals?
• Jobs in private sector
• Jobs in public sector
• Future doctoral programs/postdocs
• Is there funding available (summer, RA, travel)?

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Decision Points

• Are you comfortable with the person?
• Are you interested in the potential research?
• Can you see a clear track to completion?
• Does the foundational coursework fit with your
  educational history and interests?
• Is the research relevant to your career goals?
• Jobs in private sector
• Jobs in public sector
• Future doctoral programs/postdocs
• Is there funding available (summer, RA, travel)?
• How are their kidneys?

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Stat Research (Bio/Ecological)

• Richard Cutler, Professor
• Environmental and Ecological Statistics
  Applications in Epidemiology, Economics and
  Business

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Stat Research (Bio/Ecological)

• Richard Cutler, Professor
• Environmental and Ecological Statistics
  Applications in Epidemiology, Economics and
  Business

• Mevin Hooten, Asst. Prof
• Spatio-Temporal Ecological Statistics
• Interface of Applied Math and Statistics

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Stat Research (Bio/Ecological)

• Richard Cutler, Professor
• Environmental and Ecological Statistics
  Applications in Epidemiology, Economics and
  Business

• Mevin Hooten, Asst. Prof
• Spatio-Temporal Ecological Statistics
• Interface of Applied Math and Statistics

• John Stevens, Asst. Professor
• Meta-Analysis, Bioinformatics, Applied Statistics

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Stat Research (Bio/Ecological)

• Richard Cutler, Professor
• Environmental and Ecological Statistics
  Applications in Epidemiology, Economics and
  Business

• Mevin Hooten, Asst. Prof
• Spatio-Temporal Ecological Statistics
• Interface of Applied Math and Statistics

• John Stevens, Asst. Professor
• Meta-Analysis, Bioinformatics, Applied Statistics

• Chris Corcoran, Assoc. Professor
• Public Health Biostatistics, Statistical Genetics

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Computational Stat Research

• Adele Cutler, Professor
• Data mining, visualization, machine learning

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Computational Stat Research

• Adele Cutler, Professor
• Data mining, visualization, machine learning

• Piotr Kokoszka, Professor
• Time Series analysis applications in space
  physics, financial econometrics and network
  traffic

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Computational Stat Research

• Adele Cutler, Professor
• Data mining, visualization, machine learning

• Piotr Kokoszka, Professor
• Time Series analysis applications in space
  physics, financial econometrics and network
  traffic

• Juergen Symanzik, Assoc. Professor
• Computational and Graphical Statistics

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Computational Stat Research

• Adele Cutler, Professor
• Data mining, visualization, machine learning

• Piotr Kokoszka, Professor
• Time Series analysis applications in space
  physics, financial econometrics and network
  traffic

• Juergen Symanzik, Assoc. Professor
• Computational and Graphical Statistics

• Dan Coster, Assoc. Professor
• Optimal Design and Computational Statistics

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Applied Mathematics

• Jim Powell, Professor
• Mathematical Modeling, Dynamical Systems,
  Asymptotic Analysis Applications in Ecology,
  Fluids, Industry

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Applied Mathematics

• Jim Powell, Professor
• Mathematical Modeling, Dynamical Systems,
  Asymptotic Analysis Applications in Ecology,
  Fluids, Industry

• Joe Koebbe, Assoc. Professor
• Numerical Analysis, Numerical PDE, Applied Math,
  Computational Fluid Mechanics

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Applied Mathematics

• Jim Powell, Professor
• Mathematical Modeling, Dynamical Systems,
  Asymptotic Analysis Applications in Ecology,
  Fluids, Industry

• Joe Koebbe, Assoc. Professor
• Numerical Analysis, Numerical PDE, Applied Math,
  Computational Fluid Mechanics

• Peg Howland, Asst. Professor
• Numerical Analysis, Numerical Linear Algebra,
  Text Mining and Pattern Recognition

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Applied Mathematics

• Jim Powell, Professor
• Mathematical Modeling, Dynamical Systems,
  Asymptotic Analysis Applications in Ecology,
  Fluids, Industry

• Joe Koebbe, Assoc. Professor
• Numerical Analysis, Numerical PDE, Applied Math,
  Computational Fluid Mechanics

• Peg Howland, Asst. Professor
• Numerical Analysis, Numerical Linear Algebra,
  Text Mining and Pattern Recognition

• Brynja Kohler, Asst. Professor
• Mathematical Biology, Immune System and
  Neuro-muscular Modeling, Math Education

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Formal Geometry Mathematical Physics

• Ian Anderson, Professor
• Differential Geometry and Global Analysis
  Computational Symbolic Approaches to Differential
  Geometry

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Formal Geometry Mathematical Physics

• Ian Anderson, Professor
• Differential Geometry and Global Analysis
  Computational Symbolic Approaches to Differential
  Geometry

• Mark Fels, Assoc. Professor
• Differential Geometry and Global Analysis,
  Differential Equations

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Combinatorics Discrete Math

• LeRoy Beasley, Professor
• Combinatorics, Combinatorial Matrix Theory,
  Linear Algebra

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Combinatorics Discrete Math

• LeRoy Beasley, Professor
• Combinatorics, Combinatorial Matrix Theory,
  Linear Algebra

• Dave Brown, Asst. Professor
• Discrete Math, Combinatorics, Graph Theory,
  Mathematics Education

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Combinatorics Discrete Math

• LeRoy Beasley, Professor
• Combinatorics, Combinatorial Matrix Theory,
  Linear Algebra

• Dave Brown, Asst. Professor
• Discrete Math, Combinatorics, Graph Theory,
  Mathematics Education

Has excellent kidneys!
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Core Mathematics
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Core Mathematics
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Core Mathematics
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Core Mathematics
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Core Mathematics
Very youthful kidneys!
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Math-Stat Education

• Bob Heal, Professor
• Interactive Math Technology, Computer-Based K-12
  Math Manipulatives

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Math-Stat Education

• Bob Heal, Professor
• Interactive Math Technology, Computer-Based K-12
  Math Manipulatives

• Jim Cangelosi, Professor
• Constructivism in Math Education, Psychometrics,
  Behavior Management

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Math-Stat Education

• Bob Heal, Professor
• Interactive Math Technology, Computer-Based K-12
  Math Manipulatives

• Jim Cangelosi, Professor
• Constructivism in Math Education, Psychometrics,
  Behavior Management

• Kady Schneiter, Asst. Professor
• Math and Statistics Education

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Math-Stat Education

• Bob Heal, Professor
• Interactive Math Technology, Computer-Based K-12
  Math Manipulatives

• Jim Cangelosi, Professor
• Constructivism in Math Education, Psychometrics,
  Behavior Management

• Kady Schneiter, Asst. Professor
• Math and Statistics Education

• Brynja Kohler, Asst. Professor
• Mathematical Biology, Immune System and
  Neuro-muscular Modeling, Math Education

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Questions?
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Questions?

• Lets go eat some sandwiches and hobnob with
  other students and faculty!
• See you at 430PM, Lund Hall Foyer

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Questions?

• Lets go eat some sandwiches and hobnob with
  other students and faculty!
• See you at 430PM, Lund Hall Foyer
• Bring your kidneys!