Faculty & Staff | Math and Computer Science

Faculty

Adjunct/Contingent Faculty

Graduate Teaching Assistants

Staff & General Office

Faculty

Dr. Randy R. Appleton

Professor

rappleto@nmu.edu

Faculty Website

Office Location:

2214 Jamrich Hall

Degrees:

B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S., University of Kentucky.
Ph.D., University of Kentucky.

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

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

Dr. Michael R. Kowalczyk

Professor

mkowalcz@nmu.edu (906) 227-1600

Faculty Website

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

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

Dr. J. D. Phillips

Department Head and Professor

jophilli@nmu.edu (906) 227-2020

Faculty Website

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

Dr. Andrew A. Poe

Professor

apoe@nmu.edu (906) 227-1598

Faculty Website

Office Location:

2230 Jamrich Hall

Degrees:

B.A., Cornell University
M.S., University of Michigan
Ph.D., University of Michigan

Dr. Daniel Rowe

Associate Professor

darowe@nmu.edu (906) 227-1594

Faculty Website

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

John W. Sarkela

Instructor

jsarkela@nmu.edu

Office Location:

2224 Jamrich Hall

Degrees:

A.B., Bowdoin College
M.S., University of Illinois at Champaign

Dr. Joshua J. Thompson

Assistant Professor

joshthom@nmu.edu (906) 227-1609

Faculty Website

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

Dr. Bao Q. Truong

Professor

btruong@nmu.edu (906) 227-1610

Faculty Website

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

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

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

Jason Haskell

Instructor

jhaskell@nmu.edu

Office Location:

Jamrich 2235

Graduate Teaching Assistants

Skylar Korf

Graduate Teaching Assistant

skorf@nmu.edu

Office Location:

Jamrich 2234

Evan Phillips

Graduate Teaching Assistant

evphilli@nmu.edu

Office Location:

Jamrich 2234

Sam Mullholland

Graduate Teaching Assistant

mmulholl@nmu.edu

Office Location:

Jamrich 2235

Trent Holmgren

Graduate Teaching Assistant

holmgre@nmu.edu

Office Location:

Jamrich 2232

Shelby Juidici

Graduate Teaching Assistant

sjuidici@nmu.edu

Office Location:

Jamrich 2232

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

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

Dr. John O. Kiltinen

Emeritus Professor

Faculty Website

Degrees:

B.A., Northern Michigan University
Ph.D., Duke University

Retired: 2007