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Numerical Analysis
All Graduates
Aug 2009 - Fengrong Wei
Thesis Title: High-dimensional Regression with Grouped Variables
Supervisors: Professor Jian Huang (Statistics and Actuarial Science)
Position: Tenure-track, University of West Georgia, Carrollton
Aug 2009 - Le Gui
Thesis Title: Use of Operator Theory and Sub-band Filters in the Analysis and Encoding of Signals and Images
Supervisors: Professor Palle Jorgensen (Mathematics)
Position: Tenure-track, Upper Iowa University
May 2009 - Yu Jiang
Thesis Title: Inference and Prediction in a Multiple Structural Break Model of Economic Time Series
Supervisors: Professor John Geweke (Economics)
Position: School of Business, Nanjing University, China
May 2009 - Brian Gillispie
Thesis Title: Instabilities of Elastic Objects in Motion
Supervisors: Professor David Stewart (Mathematics)
Position: Kirkwood College, Cedar Rapids
Aug 2008 - Kamran Kazmi
Thesis Title: Mathematical Theory and Numerical Analysis of Integrated Bioluminescence Tomography and Diffuse Optical Tomography
Supervisors: Professor Weimin Han (Mathematics)
Position: Tenure-track, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
Aug 2008 - Sujin Kim
Thesis Title: The Role of Bases and Wavelets in Stochastic Processes
Supervisors: Professor Palle Jorgensen (Mathematics)
Position: Full-time instructor, Savannah State University
July 2008 - Omayra Ortega
Thesis Title: Evaluation of Rotavirus Vaccination Programs
Supervisors: Professors Herb Hethcote and Tong Li (Mathematics)
Position: Tenure-track, Arizona State University - west campus
May 2008 - Jerome Pansera
Thesis Title: Local Risk Minimization, Consistent Interest-Rate Modeling, and Applications to Life-Insurance
Supervisors: Professor Elias S. W. Shiu (Statistics and Actuarial Science)
Position: Tenure-track in Statistics and Actuarial Science, U of Iowa
Dec 2007 - Ram Kishore Medikonduri
Thesis Title: Tabulation of Tangles and Solving Tangle Equations
Supervisors: Professor Isabel Darcy (Mathematics)
Position: Pyxis Solutions, New York
July 2007 - Ricardo Ortiz-Rosado
Thesis Title: Newton/AMG Algorithm for Solving Complementarity Problems Arising in Rigid Body Dynamics with Frictional Impacts
Supervisors: Professor David Stewart (Mathematics)
Position: Postdoc, Tulane University
July 2007 - Hun Kwon
Thesis Title: W^{2,p }Estimates for Linear Fourth Order Elliptic Equations with BMO Coefficients in Reifenberg Flat Domains
Supervisors: Professor Lihe Wang (Mathematics)
Position: Postdoc, UT Austin
July 2007 - Yang Ho Choi
Thesis Title: Curvature Arbitrage
Supervisors: Professor Florin Radulescu (Mathematics)
Position: Tenure-track, D'Youville College, Buffalo, NY
December 2006 - Victoria Shimanovich
Thesis Title: Optimization of large scale sparse nonlinear systems for flexible protein conformations
Supervisors: Professor Alberto Maria Segre (Computer Sciences)
Position: Tenure Track Professor, Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, D'Youville College, Buffalo, NY
July 2006 - Huseyin Coskun
Thesis Title: Mathematical Models for Ameboid Cell Motility And Model Based Inverse Problems
Supervisors: Professor Yi Li (Mathematics)
Position: Post-Doctoral Associate, Department of Mathematics, University of Minnesota
May 2006 - Roberto Saenz
Thesis Title: Mathematical Models for Two Species Sharing an Infectious Disease
Supervisors: Professor Herbert Hethcote (Mathematics)
Position: Postdoc, University of Cambridge, UK
July 2005 - Jose Candelaria
Thesis Title: Construction and Analysis of Two Habitat Specific Dispersal Models
Supervisors: Professor Herbert Hethcote (Mathematics), Professor Steve Hendrix (Biological Sciences)
Position: Visiting Assistant Professor, Cornell College
July 2005 - Sara Del Valle
Thesis Title: Effects of Behavioral Changes and Mixing Patterns in Mathematical Models for Smallpox Epidemics
Supervisors: Professor Herbert Hethcote (Mathematics)
Position: Technical Staff Member, Los Alamos National Laboratory
July 2005 - Jiehua Zhu
Thesis Title: Image Reconstruction and Geometric Modeling in Computed Tomography
Supervisors: Yangbo Ye (Mathematics), Ge Wang (Radiology), Shiying Zhao (Radiology)
Position: Assistant Professor, Georgia Southern University
July 2005 - Hyounkun Oh
Thesis Title: Spark Methods for Mixed Daes of Index 2 and 3 and their Application in Mechanics
Supervisors: Professor Laurent Jay (Mathematics)
Position: Assistant Professor, Savannah State University
December 2004 - Xiaoxu Han
Thesis Title: Local Z Buffer Algorithms in Real Time Rendering of Large Complex Scenes
Supervisors: Professor Jim Cremer (Computer Science)
Position: Assistant Professor, Eastern Michigan University
August 2004 - Viorel Bostan
Thesis Title: A Posteriori Error Analysis and Adaptive Finite Element Solution of Variational Inequalities of the Second Kind
Supervisors: Professor Weimin Han (Mathematics)
Position: Assistant Professor, Technical University of Moldova
August 2004 - Li Zhang
Thesis Title: The P-Hub Center Allocation Problem and the Q-Upgrading Arc Problem
Supervisors: Professor Ann Campbell (Management Sciences)
Position: Assistant Professor, The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina
August 2003 - Hong Jiang
Thesis Title: Exploring Algorithms for Network Capacity Dimensioning and Traffic Modeling
Supervisors: Professor Dennis Bricker (Industrial Engineering)
Position: Motorola, Chicago
August 2003 - Changki Kim
Thesis Title: Modeling Surrender/Lapse Rates and Valuing Surrender Options in Korean Interest Indexed Annuities
Supervisors: Professor Elias Shiu (Statistics and Actuarial Science)
Position: University of Texas at Austin
August 2003 - Koung-Hee Leem
Thesis Title: Solving Linear Systems for Meshfree Discretizations
Supervisors: Professors Suely Oliveira (Computer Science), Professor David Stewart (Mathematics)
Position: Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
May 2003 - Imad Benjelloun
Thesis Title: A Dynamic Programming Model Integrating the Analytical Hierarchy Process
Supervisors: Professor Dennis Bricker (Industrial Engineering)
Position: Delaware Valley College
May 2003 - Chris Cartwright
Thesis Title: A Parallel Algorithm for Matrix Assembly in Meshfree Methods
Supervisors: Professors David Stewart (Mathematics), Professor Suely Oliveira (Computer Sciences)
Position: Lawrence Tech University, Michigan
December 2002 - Jaehoon Seol
Thesis Title: Analysis of the Radiosity Equation Using the Collocation Method
Supervisors: Professor Ken Atkinson (Mathematics and Computer Science)
Position: Valdosta State University, Georgia
December 2002 - Qinghong Zhang
Thesis Title: The Interior Point Method for Variational Inequalities and Perfect Duality for Semidefinite Programming
Supervisors: Professor Weimin Han (Mathematics), Professor Ken Kortanek (Management Sciences)
Position: Northern Michigan University
December 2001 - Sean Forman
Thesis Title: Torsion Angle Selection and Emergent Non-Local Secondary Structure in Protein Structure Prediction
Supervisors: Professor Alberto Segre (Management Sciences)
Position: St. Josephs University in Philadelphia
December 2001 - Li Hong
Thesis Title: Nonlinear Algorithms for Image Resolution Enhancement and Image Compression
Supervisors: Professor Jarkko Kari (Computer Science)
Position: ST Microelectronics in San Diego
July 2001 - Wei Chen
Thesis Title: Pricing Fixed Income Securities with a Class of Markov Regime Switching Models
Supervisors: Professor Raj Jagannathan (Management Sciences)
Position: Financial Software Group at SAS in North Carolina
July 2001 - Dacian Daescu
Thesis Title: Data Assimilation for Air Pollution Models
Supervisors: Professor Greg Carmichael (Chemical and Biochemical Engineering)
Position: Portland State University
December 2000 - Mirela Iancu
Thesis Title: The Null-Space Method for Solving Differential-Algebraic Equations
Supervisors: Professor Jeff Freeman (Mechanical Engineering)
Position: Delphi Automotive in Sandusky, Ohio
July 2000 - Matt Schuette
Thesis Title: Modeling the Transmission of the Varicella-Zoster Virus
Supervisors: Professor Herb Hethcote (Mathematics)
Position: Georgia Southern University
July 1999 - Rob Aulwes
Thesis Title: Computational Methods in Dual Representations and Invariant Theory
Supervisors: Professors Tuong Ton-That (Mathematics), Professors Bill Klink (Physics)
Position: Los Alamos National Laboratory
July 1998 - Steve Benson
Thesis Title: Solving Large Scale Combinatorial Optimization Problems
Supervisors: Professor Yinyu Ye (Management Sciences)
Position: Towers Perrin
July 1997 - Mihai Anitescu
Thesis Title: Modeling Rigid Multibody Dynamics with Contact and Friction
Supervisors: Professor Florian Potra (Mathematics)
Position: Argonne National Laboratory
July 1997 - Adrian Sandu
Thesis Title: Numerical Aspects of Air Quality Modeling
Supervisors: Professor Greg Carmichael (Chemical and Biochemical Engineering), Professor Florian Potra (Mathematics)
Position: Virginia Tech University
July 1996 - Rob Dittmar
Thesis Title: Dynamic Economics with Nonconvexites
Supervisors: Professor Dean Corbae (Economics)
Position: Research Division, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
December 1996 - Goran Lesaja
Thesis Title: Interior-Point Methods for P*-complementarity Problems
Supervisors: Professor Florian Potra (Mathematics)
Position: Georgia Southern University
July 1996 - Rick Adkins
Thesis Title: Continuation and Bifurcation Methods for Mechanism Workspace and Controllability Analysis
Supervisors: Professor Ed Haug (Mechanical Engineering)
Position: Assistant Professor, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
July 1996 - Lina Xu
Thesis Title: Optimization Methods for Computing Empirically Constrained Extremal Probability Distributions
Supervisors: Professor Dennis Bricker (Industrial Engineering), Professor Ken Kortanek (Management Sciences)
Position: Milliman and Robinson: Actuaries and Consultants
December 1995 - Chi-Mei Luh
Thesis Title: Numerical Methods for Workspace Analysis of Mechanisms and Manipulators
Supervisors: Professor Ed Haug (Mechanical Engineering)
December 1994 - Waizhong Dai
Thesis Title: Numerical Solutions of Unsteady Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations Using an Explicit Finite Analytic Scheme
Supervisors: Professor C.-J. Chen (Mechanical Engineering)
Position: Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Louisiana Tech University, Rushton, Louisiana
December 1994 - Pi-Fang Hung
Thesis Title: An Asymptotical O(NL)-Iterator Path-Following Linear Programming Algorithm that Uses Wider Neighborhood and Its Implementation
Supervisors: Professor Yinyu Ye (Management Sciences)
Position: Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Tung Hai University, Taichung, Taiwan
May 1993 - Hsiao-Ying Chang
Thesis Title: The Analytic Center Method for Entropy Optimization and Smooth Convex Programming Problems
Supervisors: Professor Dennis Bricker (Industrial Engineering)
August 1993 - Hui-Chun Tien
Thesis Title: Finite Analytic Method for Two-Dimensional Flow with Irregular Boundaries
Supervisors: Professor C.-J. Chen (Mechanical Engineering)
Position: Department of Applied Mathematics, Providence University, Taiwan
August 1992 - Ming Gong Lee
Thesis Title: Stability and Convergence Results of Difference Approximation for Overdetermined Differential-Algebraic Equations with Applications to Implicit Integration of Constrained Mechanical System Dynamics
Supervisors: Professor Ed Haug (Mechanical Engineering)
Position: Chung-Hua University, Department of Applied Mathematics, Taiwan, R.O.C.
May 1991 - Richard A. Bernatz
Thesis Title: Development of the Finite Analytic Method for Turbulent Forced and Free Convection
Supervisors: Professor C.J. Chen (Mechanical Engineering)
Position: Associate Professor, Mathematics, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa
December 1991 - Mei-Hsui Chi
Thesis Title: Linear Semi-Infinite and Nondifferentiable Programming Methods for Robot Trajectory Planning Problems
Supervisors: Professor Ken Kortanek (Management Sciences)
Position: Postdoctoral Position, Institute of Applied Mathematics, National Chung-Cheng University, Chia-Yi, Taiwan
December 1991 - Mike Suelzer
Thesis Title: Analysis of Human Quantitative Judgement: Models of Sequential Magnitude Estimation
Supervisors: Professors Don Dorfman (Psychology), Johannes Ledolter (Statistics)
Position: Director of The University of Iowa Statistical Consulting Center and President of DataMasters of Iowa, Inc., Iowa City, Iowa
August 1991 - Huang Zhen
Thesis Title: Mathematical Models and Algorithms for Distribution System Design and Operation
Supervisors: Professor Dennis Bricker (Industrial and Management Engineering)
Position: Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Otterbein College, Westville, Ohio
May 1990 - Randall G. Wills
Thesis Title: Resolution of the Multiplicity Problem for U(N) Using Shift Operators
Supervisors: Professors Tuong Ton-That (Mathematics), Professors Bill Klink (Physics)
Position: Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana
May 1990 - Jeng Yen
Thesis Title: Numerical Methods for Constrained Equations of Motion in Mechanical Systems Dynamics
Supervisors: Professors Ed Haug (Mechanical Engineering), Professor Florian Potra (Mathematics)
Position: Telerobotics, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
May 1988 - Ann Castelfranco
Thesis Title: Nonlinear Feedback Processes in Models of Neuronal Excitability
Supervisors: Professor Peter Getting (Physiology), Professor Herbert Hethcote (Mathematics)
Position: Bekesy Lab/PBRC at University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
May 1986 - Van Kolpin
Thesis Title: Extensions and Application of Effectivity Function Theory
Supervisors: Professor Tatsuro Ichiichi (Economics)
Position: Professor of Economics, University of Oregon
December 1982 - Hung Ly Lam
Thesis Title: Numerical Methods for Iterative Structural Optimization with emphais on Problems with Repeated Eigenvalues
Supervisors: Professor Ed Haug (Mechanical Engineering)
December 1980 - Kyung K Choi
Thesis Title: Optimization of Structures with Repeated Eigenvalues
Supervisors: Professor Ed Haug (Mechanical Engineering)
Position: Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Iowa
1977 - David Fyfe
Thesis Title: Studies in Two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence
Supervisors: Professor David Montgomery (Physics)
1976 - Hayley Shen
Thesis Title: On the Application of Similarity Analysis
Supervisors: Karl Lonngren (Information Engineering)
Position: Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University
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