Colorado State University Department of Mathematics

Recent M.S. and Ph.D. Graduates

Name Thesis/Dissertation title Advisor Employment

Fall 2006 Ph.D.

Jeff SandelinGlobal Estimate and Control of Model, Numerical, and Parameter ErrorDon EstepPostdoc at Colorado State University
Trent KullCoefficient Recovery in Parabolic Initial Boundary Value ProblemsPaul DuChateau

Fall 2006 M.S.

Elin SmithGeometric Properties of Distributions of Points on SpheresChris PetersonPh.D. at Colorado State University
Nicholas RohrbackerThe PSLQ Algorithm with ApplicationsChris Peterson
Shawn FarnellIntroduction to Algebraic Curves in Coding TheoryRachel PriesPh.D. at Colorado State University

Summer 2006 M.S.

Greg AmesScale based image analysis using the 2D Fourier TransformMichael KirbyPh.D. in Biology at Colorado State University
Janet OienImplementing an Online Precalculus Mastery Program at Colorado State UniversityPaul Kennedy
Jennifer MapleA finite difference approximation to the solution of a (2+1)-dimensional evolution equationJennifer MuellerPh.D. at Colorado State University
Laura WilloughbyThe alignment of curriculum with Poudre Schools District standards: An analysis of two high school mathematics textbook seriesKelly Chappell
Rebecca BrandonSuccessive shortest path algorithm for the assignment problemAubrey Poore
Steven BenoitModeling Ion migration in solution under a nonuniform magnetic fieldPaul DuChateauPh.D. at Colorado State University

Spring 2006 Ph.D.

Sripriya VenkatameranModular Decomposition of k-HypergraphsRoss McConnellSynopsys

Spring 2006 M.S.

Autumn ThayerProducts in Group Cohomology: Two ExamplesJeanne Duflot
Elizabeth Scott-JandaLenz-Barlotti I.4 Perspectivity Groups Are AbelianRobert LieblerPh.D. at Colorado State University
Ellen ZiliakPolycyclic Generating Sets and Normal Form Words for Finite Permutation GroupsAlexander HulpkePh.D. at Colorado State University

Fall 2005 Ph.D.

Eastman SeanAnalysis and Application of the Nonlinear Power MethodDon Estep
Neckels DavidVariational methods for Uncertainty QuantificationDon EstepSandia National Lab

Fall 2005 M.S.

Jesse BrinkerComplex Multiplication and abelian extensions of Q(i)Rachel PriesPh.D. at Colorado State University

Summer 2005 Ph.D.

Hacioglu IlhanThe integral structure of Hecke algebras for finite generalized polygonsRobert Liebler

Summer 2005 M.S.

Buzby MeganQuantitative sensitivity analysis of a vector-borne disease model using adjoint techniquesDon Estep
Jakubikova ElenaNOSER algorithm for solving the inverse conductivity problemJennifer Mueller

Spring 2005 Ph.D.

Grande BeauTime-Stepper Based Numerical Bifurcation Analysis:  An Application to the Taylor-Couette ProblemJim Thomas

Spring 2005 M.S.

Butler TroyNumerical Continuation Using Broyden's MethodEugene Allgower
Horman PeterMONTE CARLO INTEGRATION CONVERGENCE, COMPUTING, AND IMPROVINGDon Estep
Overmyer GeraldA Review of Recent Literature on Cooperative Learning and Achievement in Undergraduate MathematicsPaul Kennedy
Swinburn StaceyAn Investigation of the Impact of the Individualized Mathematics Program Tutoring CenterPaul Kennedy
Yestness NissaAn Investigation of a Math Placement Program and Student Success in Entry-Level Mathematics CoursesPaul Kennedy

Fall 2004 M.S.

Jamshidi ArthurA Spatio-Temporal Resource Allocation Network (ST-RAN)Michael KirbyPh.D. at Colorado State University
Jutta BikowskiA 3D reconstruction algorithm employing the fast multipole method for electrical impedance tomography on planar electrode arraysJennifer MuellerPh.D. at Colorado State University
Maleki TaherehSolution of Eigenvalue Problems of Second Order Vector EquationsEugene Allgower

Summer 2004 M.S.

Anjela GovanClassification of the rotational symmetry groups in three dimensional space and its application to the classification of the compounds of cubesJeanne DuflotPh.D. at North Carolina State
Jen-Mei (Vickie) ChangApplications of classification with tangent distance to face recognition under varying illumination and pose conditionsMichael KirbyPh.D. at Colorado State University
M.Soley JonsdottirAn algorithm to compute automorphism groupsAlexander HulpkePh.D. at Colorado State University
Osnaga SilviaA Mathematical Analysis of the Second Order Blind Identification AlgorithmMichael KirbyPh.D. at Colorado State University

Spring 2004 Ph.D.

Ibraheem Al-OlyanGlobal Minimization of Hopf Bifurcation Surfaces with Application to Nematic ElectroconvectionEugene Allgower,
Iuliana Oprea
Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Jianmin MaSearching for commutative fusion schemes in noncommutative association schemes.Robert LieblerOxford College, Georgia
Roger ThelwellAdjoint approach to parameter identification with application to the Richards equationPaul DuChateauPostDoc, University of Washington

Spring 2004 M.S.

Abdullah Al-AzemiThe effect of increased energy taxes in a general equilibruum model of productionKelly McArthurPh.D. Colorado State University
Christine SchaeferInformation theory and entropyDarel HardyIBM, Boulder, CO
Fritz ObermeyerA Bayesian Network based Tracking DatabaseAubrey PoorePh.D., Simon Fraser University
Itnuit JanovitzCorrespondences of Cremona Lines through Cremona TransformationsRick MirandaPh.D. at North Carolina State
Joshua LaddHeteroclinic cycles in an eight dimensional vector field derived from nematic electroconvectionGerhard Dangelmayr,
Iuliana Oprea
Ph.D., Colorado State University
Michael BrownleeBezout's TheoremJeanne DuflotFront Range Community College
Sarah StanleyAn investigation of success rates in calculusPaul KennedyInstructor, Western Wyoming Community College, Rock Springs
Thomas EdgarFinite Projective Geometries and Linear CodesAnton BettenPh.D. at Notre Dame
Tim WildeyA pseudo-spectral method for the globally coupled Ginzburg-Landau equations in two dimensionsIuliana Oprea,
Gerhard Dangelmayr
Ph.D., Colorado State University
Tracy SolomonAn investigation of study skills, affect, and acchievement in business calculusPaul KennedyInstructor, University of Northern Colorado

Summer 2003 M.S.

Jeffrey SandelinError Analysis of Partial Differentail Equations with Nonhomogeneous Boundary ConditionsSimon TavenerPh.D., Colorado State University

Spring 2003 Ph.D.

Anamaria DentVariations on Methods of Lorentz and Lorentz for Dimensions Two and ThreeRick MirandaArmed Forces Radiological Research Institute, Bethesda, MD

Spring 2003 M.S.

Allen AskayThe Construction and Comparison of Numerical Schemes for Solving Two-Dimensional Scalar Conservation LawsJim Thomas
Ann MaloneTest Cases for the Ten-Point ProblemRick Miranda
Mamoudou DianeImage Analysis using Wavelet and the Singular Value DecompositionEugene Allgower
Mark PorterCSUID: A Drainage-Irrigation Groundwater ModelPaul DuChateauPh.D. in Water Resource Engineering at Oregon State
Mary PilgrimPascGalois Triangles and Other Types of Cellular AutomataJeanne DuflotInstructor, Front Range Community College
Pam PetersGroups formed by Rational Points on Elliptic CurvesHolger KleyPh.D., Colorado State University
Trent KullTrajectory Determination Through Position and Time DataPaul DuChateauPh.D., Colorado State University

Summer 2002 M.S.

Cheryl Lee MessierMathematics, Knots and the Alexander PolynomialJeanne Duflot

Spring 2002 M.S.

Fatemeh EmdadRemoval of Alignment Errors in an Integrated System of Two 3-D SensorsAubrey PoorePh.D., Colorado State University
Hilary T. SpriggsAlgebraic Analysis of Symmetries of Gaits and RhythmsRick Miranda
Jason R. BandlowA Variety of Combinatorial Interpretations of the q-Catalan PolynomialKendra Kilpatrick,
Rick Miranda
Ph.D., University of California, San Diego

Fall 2001 Ph.D.

Abdelhamid ElMoursi BadranIdentification of Physical Properties in Geology, Hydrology and EcologyPaul DuChateau
Suihua LuNetwork Multiple Frame Assignment ArchitecturesAubrey Poore,
Rick Miranda

Summer 2001 Ph.D.

Ann Louise CushmanCyclotomic Coset Association SchemesRobert LieblerUS Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs
Markus Gerhard AnderleModeling Geometric Structure in Noisy DataMichael Kirby
Melissa Claire ErdmannCell Exclusion AlgorithmsEugene Allgower,
Kurt Georg
Assistant Professor, Nebraska Wesleyan University

Summer 2001 M.S.

Anthony B W Todd
Bonnie Jo JonkmanComputational Error Estimates for Numerical Solutions of Linear SystemsDon Estep
Diane Elizabeth DavisThe Galois Field GF256 and the Rijndael Block CipherDarel HardyPh.D., Colorado State University
Jane Farnsworth ViitaPrincipal Component Analysis Using Cross ValidationMichael KirbyLockheed Martin Astronautics
Jonathan Aureal CrossHadamard Matrices with Block StructureRobert LieblerLockheed Martin, Colorado
Jonathan Robert HebertCapstone Courses in MathematicsRobert Liebler
Julia Kaye WaltersThe Impact of Conceptual Teaching on Student Achievement in a Subsequent Calculus CourseKelly ChappellMathematics Instructor, Diablo Valley College, California
Michael Thomas GianvecchioStudy of a Data Structure Analysis AlgorithmMichael Kirby
Nobuaki MatsuoKelly McArthur,
Paul DuChateau
Peter Chen DjangThis Statement is FalseChris Peterson
Ryan Lewis PietropaoloThere Exists a Unique Simple Group of Order 168Robert LieblerPh.D. in Education, Colorado State University
Stephen Lanham ScottA Method for Approximating Surface Areas on the Human BodyRick Miranda

Spring 2001 Ph.D.

Kris RichardsMathematical Applications Within Distributive Environments in Java (MADEinJava)Dave ZachmannSUN Microsystems, Inc.
Shawn MartinTechniques in Support Vector ClassificationMichael KirbySandia National Laboratories

Spring 2001 M.S.

Anamaria DentAutomatic Geometric Theorem ProvingRick MirandaPh.D. at Colorado State University
Ben LinstidAn Algorithm for the Correction of Biased Corrupted Temperature DataMichael KirbyLockheed Martin
Henc BouwmeesterMesh Independence of Preconditioned Krylov Subspace MethodsKurt Georg
Ibraheem Al-OlyanSurvey of Smoothing MethodsEugene Allgower,
Iuliana Oprea
Ph.D., Colorado State University
Matt ChapmanThe Karhunen-Loeve Transformation for Gappy DataMichael Kirby
Matthew KahleChris PetersonPhD., U. Washington
Roger ThelwellNon-Linear Balance EquationPaul DuChateauPh.D. at Colorado State University

Fall 2000 Ph.D.

Sabino-Marco GadaletaOptimal Chaos Control through Reinforcement LearningGerhard Dangelmayr

Fall 1999 Ph.D.

Co LivingstonPeriodic Existence Theorems in Optimal ControlRobert GainesBemidji State University (MN), Assistant Professor

Fall 1999 M.S.

David DreisigmeyerThe Adaptive Temporal KL AlgorithmsMichael KirbyPh.D. at Colorado State University
Jonathan ZeifMathematical Modeling of Biological SystemsPaul DuChateau

Summer 1999 Ph.D.

Brigitte LahmeKarhunen Loeve Decomposition in the Presence of SymmetryRick MirandaArizona State University, Post Doc
Jim SeibertThe Dimension of Planar Linear SystemsRick MirandaWilliamette University, Faculty

Summer 1999 M.S.

Craig Van EnsComparison of Three One-Dimensional Systems and One Two-Dimensional System at Equilibrium Using Linear AlgebraPaul DuChateauI.B.M. (Boulder, CO)
Khalil RubaiiCorrelating Pretest Performance With Student Success in College CalculusKen KlopfensteinPh.D. at Colorado State University
Lynnette HendersonA One Dimensional Time-Dependent Cloud ModelG. D. TaylorI.B.M. (Rochester, MN) Software Engineer
Michelle HegerLearning Styles and Student Efficacy in the Individualized Mathematics ProgramKen KlopfensteinPh.D. at Purdue University
Patrick MoffittA Numerical Solution to a Nonlinear Parabolic InversePaul DuChateauRaytheon (Aurora, CO)
Rebecca FolletteThe J-V AlgorithmAubrey PooreI.B.M. (Boulder, CO)
Xin YanUse of K-Near Optimal Solutions to Improve Data Association in Multi-Frame ProcessingAubrey PooreMicrosoft (Redmond, WA), Software Design Engineer

Spring 1999 Ph.D.

Jerry MorrisThe Hausdorff Dimension of Nondifferentiability Sets of Cantor FunctionsRichard DarstArizona State University, Instructor

Spring 1999 M.S.

John PetherickWINS CREATED, Using Win Probabilities to Evaluate Player Performance and Analyze Strategy in Major League BaseballNicholas KrierConsulting
Julia ThibaultGraph Colorings and ApplicationsBen ManvelThe CNA Corporation (Alexandria, VA)
Keith BuckVisibility Constrained Routing of Unmanned Aerial VehiclesAubrey PooreNumerica, Inc. (Ft. Collins, CO)
Kris RichardsA Parallel Algorithm for Solving Richards EquationDave ZachmannPh.D. at Colorado State University
Maile MatsuiAnalysis of a Differential Equation with Periodic Boundary ValuesKelly McArthurI.B.M. (Boulder, CO), Software Engineer
Paul EhrenbergIterative Methods for Solving A=Y in Radial Basis Function ConstructionMichael KirbyPh.D. at CSU

Fall 1998 Ph.D.

Peter SheaLagrangian Relaxation Based Methods for Data Association Problems in TrackingAubrey PooreSenior Principal Engineer at ORINCON Corporation in San Diego, California
Tim TrenaryA Banach-Hilbert Space Framework for the Study of Parametric Problems in Abstract OptimizationAubrey PooreSoftware Engineer in the Printing Systems Division at IBM Corporation in Boulder, Colorado.

Fall 1998 M.S.

Ryan RomeroThe Connection Between Discretizing Green's Functions and Inverting the Second Order Finite Difference Boundary Value OperatorsKelly McArthurBall Aerospace (Boulder, CO)

Summer 1998 Ph.D.

Doug HundleyLocal Modeling Via Neural ChartsMichael KirbyWhitman College (Wala Wala, WA)
Shannon OverbayGeneralized Book EmbeddingsBen ManvelAssistant Professor of Mathematics at Gonzaga University

Summer 1998 M.S.

Becca BornemannTeaching Computers to LearnMichael KirbyDepartment of Defense (Baltimore, MD)
Bruce ArmbrustThe OctacodeGary McGuire,
Paul DuChateau
Eric OvaskaInterpreting Solutions of Partial Differential Equation's Using MaplePaul DuChateau
Mike TrujilloA Numerical Solution for Conservative Dynamical SystemsPaul DuChateau
Stacy CarpenterElliptic Curve CryptosystemsGary McGuireColorado State University

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