Faculty

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Dr. Randy R. Appleton

Professor

rappleto@nmu.edu
Office Location:

2214 Jamrich Hall

Degrees:
  • B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • M.S., University of Kentucky.
  • Ph.D., University of Kentucky.
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Dr. Amy E. Barnsley

Professor

abarnsle@nmu.edu (906) 227-1608
Office Location:

2210 Jamrich Hall

Degrees:
  • B.S., University of Alaska-Fairbanks
  • MAT, University of Alaska-Fairbanks
  • Ph.D., University of Alaska-Fairbanks
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Dr. Carol J. Bell

Professor

cbell@nmu.edu (906) 227-1603
Office Location:

2212 Jamrich Hall

Degrees:
  • M.S., University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
  • Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
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Dr. Michael R. Kowalczyk

Professor

mkowalcz@nmu.edu (906) 227-1600
Office Location:

2222 Jamrich Hall

Degrees:
  • B.S. Northern Michigan University
  • M.S., University of Wisconsin at Madison
  • M.A., University of Wisconsin at Madison
  • Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison
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Dr. Linda B. Lawton

Professor

llawton@nmu.edu
Office Location:

2206 Jamrich Hall

Degrees:
  • B.M. Baylor University
  • M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Research Interests:
  • Actuarial Mathematics
  • Mathematical Logic
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Dr. J. D. Phillips

Department Head and Professor

jophilli@nmu.edu (906) 227-2020
Office Location:

2204 Jamrich Hall

Degrees:
  • B.S., Briar Cliff College
  • Ph.D., Iowa State University
Research Interests:
  • Nonassociative Algebra
  • Loops
  • Quasigroups
  • Rings
  • Automated Theorem Provers
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Dr. Andrew A. Poe

Professor

apoe@nmu.edu (906) 227-1598
Office Location:

2230 Jamrich Hall

Degrees:
  • B.A., Cornell University
  • M.S., University of Michigan
  • Ph.D., University of Michigan
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Dr. Daniel Rowe

Associate Professor

darowe@nmu.edu (906) 227-1594
Office Location:

2228 Jamrich Hall

Degrees:
  • BMath, University of Waterloo
  • MSc., University of Toronto
  • Ph.D., University of Toronto
Research Interests:
  • Nonassociative Algebra
  • Representation Theory
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John W. Sarkela

Instructor

jsarkela@nmu.edu
Office Location:

2224 Jamrich Hall

Degrees:
  • A.B., Bowdoin College
  • M.S., University of Illinois at Champaign
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Dr. Joshua J. Thompson

Assistant Professor

joshthom@nmu.edu (906) 227-1609
Office Location:

2226 Jamrich Hall

Degrees:
  • B.A., Wofford College
  • M.A., Wake Forest University
  • Ph.D., University of Utah
Research Interests:
  • Geometry
  • Topology
  • Topological Data Analysis
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Dr. Bao Q. Truong

Professor

btruong@nmu.edu (906) 227-1610
Office Location:

2216 Jamrich Hall

Degrees:
  • B.S. Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Sciences
  • Ph.D. Wayne State University
Research Interests:
  • Optimization

  • Generalized Differentiation

  • Variational Principles

  • Applications to Behavioral Sciences

Jennifer Vollenweider

Instructor

jvollenw@nmu.edu (906) 227-2353
Office Location:

2219 Jamrich Hall

Degrees:
  • B.S., University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
  • M.A., Northern Michigan University
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Dr. Qinghong Zhang

Professor

qzhang@nmu.edu (906) 227-1511
Office Location:

2218 Jamrich Hall

Degrees:
  • B.S., Nanjing Normal University
  • M.S., Nankai University
  • Master of Computer Science, University of Iowa.
  • Ph.D., University of Iowa.
Research Interests:
  • Optimization

  • Semi-Infinite Programming

  • Semidefinite Programming

  • Completely Positive and Copositive Cones

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Dr. Roxin Zhang

Professor

rzhang@nmu.edu (906) 227-1596
Office Location:

2208 Jamrich Hall

Degrees:
  • B.A., Lanzhou University
  • Ph.D., University of Washington
Research Interests:
  • Optimization

  • Non-Convex Analysis

Adjunct/Contingent Faculty

Steven H. Annelin

Contingent Instructor

sannelin@nmu.edu
Office Location:

2236 Jamrich Hall

Degrees:
  • B.S., Northern Michigan University
  • M.S., Northern Michigan University

Richard A. Balding

Contingent Instructor

rbalding@nmu.edu
Office Location:

2225 Jamrich Hall

Degrees:
  • B.S., Northern Michigan University
  • M.S., Northern Michigan University

Addie Goymerac

Contingent Instructor

agoymera@nmu.edu
Office Location:

2236 Jamrich Hall

Rosanne M. Parks

Contingent Instructor

rparks@nmu.edu (906) 227-1479
Office Location:

2213 Jamrich Hall

Degrees:
  • B.S., University of Detroit
  • M.Ed., Wayne State University
  • M.A., University of Detroit Mercy

Vanessa Taavola

Contingent Instructor

vtaavola@nmu.edu
Office Location:

2225 Jamrich Hall

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Jason Haskell

Instructor

jhaskell@nmu.edu
Office Location:

Jamrich 2235

Graduate Teaching Assistants

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Skylar Korf

Graduate Teaching Assistant

skorf@nmu.edu
Office Location:

Jamrich 2234

Evan Phillips

Graduate Teaching Assistant

evphilli@nmu.edu
Office Location:

Jamrich 2234

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Sam Mullholland

Graduate Teaching Assistant

mmulholl@nmu.edu
Office Location:

Jamrich 2235

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Trent Holmgren

Graduate Teaching Assistant

holmgre@nmu.edu
Office Location:

Jamrich 2232

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Shelby Juidici

Graduate Teaching Assistant

sjuidici@nmu.edu
Office Location:

Jamrich 2232

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George Mensah

Graduate Teaching Assistant

gmensah@nmu.edu 9062272020
Office Location:

Jamrich 2235

Staff

Mathematics and Computer Science

math_cs@nmu.edu (906) 227-2020
Fax:

(906) 227-2010

Office Location:

2200 Jamrich Hall

Kayla Reynolds

Administrative Assistant

kaylreyn@nmu.edu (906) 227-2020
Office Location:

2200 Jamrich Hall

Student Success Advisors

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Gayle Maurer

Senior Success Advisor/Math Placement Contact

gamaurer@nmu.edu
Office Location:

2200A Jamrich Hall

Office Hours:

Monday Afternoons

Colleen McKay

Student Success Advisor

comckay@nmu.edu
Office Location:

2200A Jamrich Hall

Office Hours:

Thursday Afternoons

Naomi Salfrais

Student Success Advisor

nsalfrai@nmu.edu
Office Location:

2200A Jamrich Hall

Office Hours:

Wednesday Afternoons

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Dr. John O. Kiltinen

Emeritus Professor

Degrees:
  • B.A., Northern Michigan University
  • Ph.D., Duke University

Retired: 2007