Portland-State-University 2016-2017 Bulletin

Fariborz Maseeh Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Faculty

Steven A. Bleiler (1988) Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1981 University of Oregon.

Steven J. Boyce (2014) Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Education. Ph.D. 2014 Virginia Tech.

John S. Caughman, IV (2000) Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1998 University of Wisconsin.

Branford R. Crain (1978) Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1972 Oregon State University.

Dacian Daescu (2003) Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 2001 University of Iowa.

Ian Dinwoodie (2011) Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1990 Northwestern University.

Joseph R. Ediger (1993) M.S.

Senior Instructor in Mathematics and Statistics. M.S. 1994 Portland State University.

Marek Elzanowski (1988) Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1975 Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Science (Poland).

Brittany A. Erickson (2014) Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 2010 University of California, Santa Barbara.

Andrew Flight (2002) M.S.

Senior Instructor in Mathematics and Statistics. M.S. 1994 Portland State University.

Robert L. Fountain (1992) Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1985 University of New Mexico.

Derek Garton (2013) Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 2012 University of Wisconsin.

Sylvia Giroux (2005) M.S.

Senior Instructor II in Mathematics and Statistics. M.S. 2006 Portland State University.

Jay Gopalakrishnan (2011) Ph.D.

Maseeh Distinguished Chair in Mathematical Sciences. Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1999 Texas A&M University.

Nadeeshani Jayasena (2016) M.S.
Senior Instructor I in Mathematics and Statistics. M.S. 2012 Sam Houston State University.

Bruno Jedynak (2015) Ph.D.

Maseeh Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1995 Université Paris XI Orsay (France).

Bin Jiang (2003) Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1999 University of California, Santa Barbara.

Jong Sung Kim (1999) Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1999 University of Iowa.

Subhash C. Kochar (2005) Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1979 Panjab University.

Beatriz M. Lafferriere (1993) Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1987 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

Gerardo A. Lafferriere (1990) Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1986 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

Sean P. Larsen (2004) Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 2004 Arizona State University.

M. Paul Latiolais (1989) Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1984 Tulane University.

Karen A. Marrongelle (2001) Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 2001 University of New Hampshire.

Mau Nam Nguyen (2012) Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 2007 Wayne State University.

Jennifer Noll (2007) Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 2007 Portland State University.

Joyce O’Halloran (1987) Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1979 University of Washington.

Jeffrey Ovall (2013) Ph.D.

Maseeh Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 2004 University of California, San Diego.

Jeanette R. Palmiter (1990) Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1986 Ohio State University.

Serge Preston (1989) Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1978 Steklov Institute of Mathematics (USSR).

Mara Tableman (1990) Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1984 Pennsylvania State University.

Eva Thanheiser (2008) Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 2005 University of California, San Diego.

Panayot Vassilevski (2014) Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1984 St. Kliment Ohridski, University of Sofia (Bulgaria).

J.J.P. Veerman (2001) Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1986 Cornell University.

Rachel Webb (2003) M.S.

Senior Instructor II in Mathematics and Statistics. M.S. 2003 Portland State University.

Emeriti Faculty

Charles B. Balogh (1964) Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Sciences. Ph.D. 1965 Oregon State University.

F. Rudolf Beyl (1983) Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1972 Cornell University.

Gavin Bjork (1966) Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Sciences. Ph.D. 1966 Washington State University.

John B. Butler (1961) Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Sciences. Ph.D. 1954 University of California, Berkeley.

Frank S. Cater (1965) Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Sciences. Ph.D. 1960 University of Southern California.

Mary Lou Daily (1963) Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emerita of Mathematical Sciences. Ph.D. 1972 Oregon State University.

Eugene A. Enneking (1968) Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1966 Washington State University.

John M. Erdman (1966) B.A.

Associate Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Statistics. B.A. 1957 Lehigh University.

Phillip J. Gold (1964) Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Sciences. Ph.D. 1961 New York University.

Bruce A. Jensen (1966) Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Sciences. Ph.D. 1966 University of Nebraska.

Leonard T. Nelson (1977) Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Sciences and Education. Ph.D. 1968 University of Michigan.

Michael Shaughnessy (1993) Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1976 Michigan State University.

Leonard G. Swanson (1964) Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Sciences. Ph.D. 1970 Oregon State University.

Associated Faculty

Farag Abdel-Salam Attia (1990) Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1969 Oregon State University.

Dongseok Choi (2002) Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1999 University of Chicago.

Linda Foreman (2002)

Adjunct Senior Instructor of Mathematics and Statistics.

Rochelle Fu (2006) Ph.D.

Adjunct Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 2003 University of Connecticut.

John Gorman (2005) Ph.D.

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1994 Brown University.

Douglas A. Hanes (2006) Ph.D.

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1999 University of Michigan.

Robert Knighten (2003) Ph.D.

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Jodi Lapidus (2001) Ph.D.

Adjunct Associate Professor. Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1998 University of New Mexico.

Gin McCollum (2010) Ph.D.

Adjunct Research Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1975 Yeshiva University.

Motomi Mori (2002) Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1989 University of Iowa.

Joel Shapiro (2006) Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Ph.D. 1970 University of Michigan.