• Bell, Della D. - Professor
• Chilakamarri, Kiram B. - Associate Professor
• Clarkson, Llayron L. - Joseph A. Pierce Professor
• Dean, Nathaniel - Professor and Chair
• Ekwo, Maurice - Visiting Professor
• Ginn, James E. - Professor
• Guha, Shyamal K. - Associate Professor
• Holmes, Roderick - Visiting Assistant Professor
• Jenkins, Herman - Assistant Professor
• Nehs, Robert M. - Associate Professor
• Obot, Victor D. - Professor and Assistant Dean
• Taylor, Willie E. - Professor
• Wardlaw, Alvin - Associate Professor
• Wu, Tong - Instructor

List Research Interest Keywords:

Mathematics, College Algebra Reform, Calculus Reform, Teaching and Learning of Mathematics

Review Panels:

• Reviewer for TEXes Standard Setting Meeting, Mathematics 8-12, NES, October 30, 2002.
• Reviewer for Mathematics (8-12) Item Review Meeting for EXCET test sponsored by National Evaluation Systems, November 7-9, 2001, San Antonio, Texas.
• Served as a member of the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU/NSF) Graduate Fellowship Evaluation Panel in Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy, and Computer Science, February, 1998
• Served as a member of the National Science Foundation’s Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement(NSF/ILI) Panel for reviewing proposals, January, 1998

Training/Instructional Capability:

• Teacher of College level mathematics courses
• Teacher of Mathematics Content and Methods Courses for Secondary and Elementary School Math Teachers.

Selected Publications:

1. Yu, Lei and Bell, Della D. “Travel Demand Forecasting and Analysis for South Texas.” UMAP/ILAP Modules, COMAP, Inc. 2001.
2. Bell, Della D. and Ahmad Kamalvand.  “The Contemporary College Algebra Program,” Abstracts of Papers Presented to the American Mathematical Society. Vol.21. No. 1, p. 219, 2000.
3. Bell, Della D. “The Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)  College Algebra Program.” National Association of Mathematicians(NAM)Proceedings.  Elizabeth City, NC, p. 49-50, 1999.
4. Ingram, Theodore, Shahryrar  Darayan, Della Bell, et al. “ The Electronic Power Supply.” The Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP), Lexington, Massachusetts, 1998.

Recent Proposals Written:

• Institute for Middle School Mathematics Teachers submitted to HU-LINC Program Houston              Independent School  District, Fall, 2000.

Recent Professional Conferences Attended:

• QEM Workshop on Mathematics and Science Partnerships, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 21-25, 2002.
• National Association of Mathematicians Undergraduate MATHfest XII, Southern University, New Orleans, Louisiana- November 14-16, 2002.
• College Algebra Reform Conference- West Point, New York, February 7-10, 2002.
• Joint Mathematics meetings of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America, San Diego, California, January, 2002.
• Joint Mathematics Meetings of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 10-13, 2001.
• Regional Teacher Quality Institute, U.S. Department of Education, Denver, Colorado, July 11-13, 2000.
• Joint Mathematics Meeting of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of  America, Washington, D.C. January, 2000.

Recent Training Workshops Attended: (TSU or External)

• Participant in the Technical Assistance and Grants Financial Management Workshop.  The Workshop was sponsored by the NASA Johnson Space Center(JSC) Minority University Research and Education Program in Houston, Texas, March 27-28, 2002.
• Participant in the Reforming Teacher Preparation Critical Friends Group Retreat presented by the Partnership  for Quality Education, South Shore Harbour, January 18-20,2001; Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and Houston Annenberg Challenge.
• Participant in the College Algebra Reform Workshop, Clark Atlanta University, June 4-7,2000; and Prairie View A and M University, June 8-10, 2000.
• Participant in the Houston Annenberg Challenge/TSU College of Education “Revitalizing the College of Retreat,” January 13-15, 2000.

List of Professional Activities:

• Member of the Steering Committee for the Partnership for Quality Education.(2000-2004).
• Chairperson of the Editorial Board for the Contemporary College Algebra Textbook. (1997-2001)
• Reviewer for the Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School Journal, an Official Publication of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (1993-present).  
• Technical Reviewer for the SAT I for  Dummies,  4th  Edition, IDG Books Worldwide, 1999.
• Participant in workshop on “Using the World Wide Web in Enhancing Secondary Mathematics Instruction, “ Carroll College, Helena , Montana, May 14-16, 1998.
• Participant in the TSU Faculty Development workshop on  “Measurements of Instructional Effectiveness and Student Development,” February 18, 1999.
• Organizer of the Contributed Paper Session on Interdisciplinary Applications for College Algebra, I and II, MAA Meetings, Wednesday, January 19, 2000, 2:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.; and January 20, 2000, 1:00 p.m.- 3:45 p.m.
• Attended Performance Management Seminars sponsored by the Human Resources Department, Texas Southern University, July 28, 1999.
• Panelist for the MAA Open Discussion on Reforming College Algebra , Joint Mathematics Meetings, January 10-13,2001

List of Community and University Services:

• Member of the University Rank, Tenure, Promotion and Salary Committee, (2000-2001).
• Member of the Graduate School Subcommittee of the TSU 2000 SACS Reaccreditation Project.
• Local Coordinator of MATHfest IX, a conference for Undergraduates in Mathematics, sponsored by the National Association of Mathematicians Inc. (NAM), Oct. 21-23, 1999, Texas Southern University.
• Served as a juror for the District Court of Harris County, Texas, December 14, 1999.
• Served as a member of the Mathematics Program Review Team for Galena Park, I.S.D. , November 8-9, 1999.

Awards and Special Recognitions:

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Chilakamarri, Kiram B. - Associate Professor

List Research Interest Keywords:

• Graph Theory, Geometric graphs, Data encryption and Data compression, Reliability Analysis, Metal Fatigue, Fluid Dynamics, and Protein folding problem.

Review Panels:

Training/Instructional Capability: 

• Discrete Mathematics, Abstract Algebra, and Real and Complex analysis.

Selected Publications:

• Hamilton cycles in planar graphs and Venn diagrams, (w/ P. Hamburger and R. E. Pippert) Journal of Combinatorial Theory ,Ser B, 67 (1996) 296-303.

• Venn diagrams and planar graphs, (w/ P. Hamburger and R. E. Pippert)  Geometriae Dedicata, 62 (1996) 73-91.
• Analysis of Venn diagrams using cycles in graphs, (w/ P. Hamburger and R. E. Pippert)   Geometriae Dedicata, 82 (2000) 193-223.

• A new method in static structural reliability, Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics,17 (2002), 317-325.

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Dean, Nathaniel - Professor and Chair

List Research Interest Keywords:

Dr. Dean’s main research interest is constructing mathematical models of complex systems and developing computer tools to visualize, design and analyze such systems

Review Panels:

Training/Instructional Capability: 

• Improving the teaching and learning of Mathematics
• Enhancing mathematical research at all levels including pre-K and doctorate
• Some specific topics: Graph Theory, Combinatorics, Operations Research, Number Theory, and Geometry

Selected Publications:

1.     N. Dean and Y. Liu, Discrete mathematics software for K-12 education, Discrete Mathematics in the Schools, DIMACS Series, AMS, 36 (1997) 357-372.

2.     N. Dean, C. M. McZeal and P. J. Williams (eds.), African Americans in Mathematics II, American Mathematical Society, Providence, RI (1999).

3.     T.-S. Hsu, V. Ramachandran and N. Dean, Parallel implementation of algorithms for finding connected components in graphs, Effective Parallel Algorithms for Combinatorial Problems, DIMACS Series, AMS, 30 (1997) 23-41.

4.      J. Berry and N. Dean, Exploring Hypergraphs with Link, Congressus Numerantium, Utilitas Mathematica, 124 (1997) 5-13.

5.     J. Berry, N. Dean, M. Goldberg, G. Shannon and S. Skiena, Graph Drawing and Manipulation with LINK, Graph Drawing, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer-Verlag, 1353 (1997) 425-437.

6.     J. Berry, N. Dean, M. K. Goldberg, G. E. Shannon and S. Skiena, LINK: A system for graph computation, Software Practice and Experience, 30 (2000) 1285-1302.

7.     N. Dean and M. Kouider, Gallai's conjecture for disconnected graphs, Discrete Math., 213 (2000) 43-54.

8.     D. Archdeacon, C. P. Bonnington, N. Dean, N. Hartsfield, and K. Scott, Obstruction sets for outer-cylindrical graphs, J. Graph Theory, 38:1 (2001) 42-64.

9.     N. Dean, Mathematical programming model of bond length and angular resolution for minimum energy carbon nanotubes, Proceedings of the 2001 1st IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, (2001) 513-515.

10. N. Dean, Mathematical programming formulation of rectilinear crossing minimization, Technical Report 2002-12, DIMACS, Piscataway, New Jersey (2002).

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Ongoing Grants

• Title: Minority-Serving Institution Faculty Participation in 2004–05 Programs at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute

          Role: Dr. Dean is the Principal Investigator.

          Agency: The National Security Agency

          Duration: August 15, 2004 – August 14, 2005

          Amount: $25,000

• Title: Institute for Biomedical and Health Disparities Research

         Role: Dr. Dean is the Director of the Computational Research Laboratory Core Facility, a sub-proposal.

         Agency: The National Center for Research Resources

         Duration: September 1, 2004 - August 31, 2009(5 years)

         Amount: $9.7M

Awards and Special Recognitions:

• Received the President's Silver Award from Bell Laboratories, 1997

• Bellcore Black Achievement Award in recognition of outstanding work accomplishments and community service, 1988

•  Distinguished Alumnus of the Yazoo School System Award for educational, professional and business accomplishments, 1992

•  Faculty Associate for Brown College at Rice University, 1999-2002

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Ekwo, Maurice - Visiting Professor

List Research Interest Keywords:

Sequential Estimation, Experimental Design and Data Analysis

 Review Panels:

Training/Instructional Capability:

• Probability and Statistics,  Calculus ,  Algebra, and Business Mathematics

Selected Publications:

• Ekwo, M.E., et. al. (1996). Mathematics Text Book Series for Nigerian Secondary Schools, University Press.

• Ekwo, M.E. (1993). A Two-Stage Procedure for the Estimation of the Ratio of Scale Parameters of Two Pareto Distributions with the Shape Parameters Equal But Unknown, Abacus, Vol. 23, No. 2, 109-114.

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Awards and Special Recognitions:

• American Statistical Association and Mathematical Association of America

Ginn, James E. - Professor

List Research Interest Keywords:

Mathematical Statistics

Review Panels:

• Texas Southern University Faculty Manual Advisory Review Panel

Training/Instructional Capability:

• Teaching Mathematics at all levels
• Thesis advisor for Graduate Students

Selected Publications:

1. Passing the Mathematics Section of the TASP: Strategies, Tips, and Suggestions with Henry North, Ph.D.
2. An Analysis of Principal’s Perceptions Regarding Students’ Rights with Henry North, Ph.D.
3. Assistant Editor, TSU Faculty Speaks, selected editions

Recent Proposals Written:

• Salary Equity Proposal at TSU

Recent Professional Conferences Attended:

• The National Association of African American Studies

Recent Training Workshops Attended: (TSU or External)

• Certificate for Professional Mediation Training (40 hrs.); May, 1998
• Certificate of Completion for Research Involving Human Subjects, 2002

List of Professional Activities:

• Speaker at Mathematics Department Seminar, February 25, 1999. Topic: Regression Analysis.
• Speaker at Mathematics Department Seminar, March, 2000. Topic: An Application of LaPlace Transforms in Statistics.
• Speaker at Mathematics Department Seminar, 2002. Topic: From LaPlace to a Normal Distribution to a N(0,1)
• Vice President: Texas Association of College Teachers, Texas Southern University Chapter
• Member:  The Mathematical Association of America
• Senator:  Texas Southern University Faculty Senate Assembly

List of Community and University Services:

• Speaker for  “Boys Day” at Gregory-Lincoln Education Center, Wednesday, April 26, 2000.
• Member of Hearing Committee for the College of Arts & Sciences, 1999.
• Presenter at Blanche Kelso Bruce Elementary School Professional Development Program, March, 2000.
• Member of Faculty Development Committee, (1999 - 2000 academic year).
• Member of Rank, Tenure, and Promotion Committee, College of Arts & Sciences (1999-2000 academic year).
• Assist in Recruitment Activities, Texas Southern University, January, 2001.
• Vice President- TSU Chapter of  TACT, 2000 – present.
• Member of Rank, Tenure, and Promotion Committee, College of Science and Technology (2000-2002), Chairman, 2002-2003.
• Hearing Committee for Texas Southern University, 2002,  Chairman

Awards and Special Recognitions:

• Alpha Kappa Mu - Prairie View A & M University
• Mathematics Teacher Award - Texas Southern University

Guha, Shyamal K. - Associate Professor

List Research Interest Keywords:

Ocean Energy, Environmental Energy, Magnetic Transcription

Review Panels:

Training/Instructional Capability:

Selected Publications:

1. Two papers in Bulletin of Seismological Society of America
2. One paper in Faculty Research Journal, TSU
3. One book on Environmental Energy

Recent Proposals Written:

Recent Professional Conferences Attended:

• American Physical Society, November, 1998

Recent Training Workshops Attended: (TSU or External)

List of Professional Activities:

• I am actively involved in research in two topics (ocean energy and magnetic transportation) in applied physics.

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Holmes, Roderick - Visiting Assistant Professor

List Research Interest Keywords:

• Frames: Uniform (n,k)- Frames, Optimization of Frames for Erasures, and 2-Uniform (n,k)-Frames (equiangular-frames)

 Review Panels:

Training/Instructional Capability:

• Calculus,    Pre-Calculus,    Differential Equations, and Linear Algebra

Selected Publications:

• Optimal Frames for Erasures (with V. I. Paulsen), Lin. Alg. Appl., 377(2004), 31-51.

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Awards and Special Recognitions:

• University of Houston, Teaching Fellow 1996-2000

• University of Houston, Research Assistant 2000-2003

• Participant in the PMET (Preparing Mathematicians to Educate   Teachers) Workshop 2004

Jenkins, Herman. - Associate Professor

List Research Interest Keywords:

Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Complex Variables

Review Panels:

Training/Instructional Capability:

Mathematics courses at the college level

Selected Publications:

Recent Proposals Written:

Recent Professional Conferences Attended:

Recent Training Workshops Attended: (TSU or External)

• Participant in Seminar on Tests and Measurement in Aerospace and Defense.  The Seminar was sponsored by Mathworks Inc. and held at the Nassau Bay Hilton, Houston, Texas, October 24, 2002.
• Participant in the MATLAB Fundamentals and Programming Training Workshop held in Houston, Texas, June 17-18, 2002.
• Houston Community College   T.I. 83 – Calculator Workshop

List of Professional Activities:

List of Community and University Services:

• Volunteer Hot Line
• Sponsored Needy Families
• Retirement Community Volunteer
• H.I.S.D. (Math) Volunteer
• T.S.U. Library Committee
• T.S.U. School Committee
• Mathematics Department Book Committee

Awards and Special Recognitions:

Obot, Victor D. - Associate Professor

List Research Interest Keywords:

Superconductivity, Numerical Methods, Mathematical Modeling, Wave propagation

Review Panels:

Training/Instructional Capability:

• Teacher of applied mathematics.

• Algebra- Integrated chemistry & Physics: A modeling course for high school teachers.

Selected Publications:

1. “Radiation Transport Modeling and Assessment to Better Predict Radiation Exposure, Dose, and Toxicological Effects to Human Organs on Long Duration Space Flights”,  Acta Astronautica Vol. 49, No. 3-10 (2001) 313-319 with P. Denkins, et. al.
2. “Threshold for Creation of Ionization Pinning Centers in YBCO by Heavy Ions” Physica C:  357-360 (2001)  743-746  with R. Weinstein, et. al.
3. “Uranium Fission Fragment Pinning Centers in Melt-Textured YBCO”,     Physica C: 341-348 (2000) 2441-2442  with R. Sawh, et. al.
4. “Permanent High Field Magnets of High Temperature Superconductors”  in High Magnetic Fields:  Applications. Generation. Materials.,  Hans J. Schneider-Muntau,  ed. (World Scientific Press, 1997) p. 99  with R. Weinstein, et. al.
5. “Magnetic bumper-tether system using zero field cooled Y123” in Proc. 3rd. Int. Symp. On Magnetic Suspension Technology., NASA Conference Published.  3336. N.J. Groom and C.P. Britcher, eds. (Washington D.C.: NASA, 1996) P.207. With  R. Weinstein, et. Al
6. “Development and Fabrication of High T Trapped Field Magnets,” J. National Tech. Assoc., 69(3):17 (1995).  With R. Weinstein, et. Al
7. “Uranium fission fragment pinning centers in melt-textured YBCO.”  Physica C. 2000

Externally Funded Projects: (Title of Project and Funding Agency)

1. “High Field permanent magnets of high temperature superconducting materials,” Agency: Texas Coordinating Board
2. “An Urban Outreach Program in Space Science: A collaborative effort between NASA, Hispanic Serving and HBCU’s, and school age minority students      Agency:  NASA
3. “Magnetic Separation of Erythrocytes from Human Blood,” 
4. Agency: TSU Seed Grant
5. “A New Class of High Field, Large Area Permanent Superconducting Dipole      Magnets,”   Agency:  ATP- Texas Coordinating Board

Recent Proposals Written:

• An urban outreach program in space science: A collaborative effort between NASA, Hispanic serving and Historically Black Universities, and school-age minority students
• Magnetic separation of erythrocytes from human blood.

Recent Professional Conferences Attended:

• Joint Mathematics Meeting - 2000, 2001, 2002

Recent Training Workshops Attended: (TSU or External)

• MATLAB

List of Professional Activities:

• MAA
• College Algebra Reform

List of Community and University Services:

• Graduate Council
• Faculty Recognition Program Committee
• Environmental Toxicology Advisory Committee
• President, NTO Annang Foundation- Houston
• Chairman, Trust Fund Committee, Akwa Ibom Association- Houston
• University Faculty Development Committee

Nehs, Robert M. - Associate Professor

List Research Interest Keywords:

Topology, Analysis, Discrete Dynamical Systems

Review Panels:

Training/Instructional Capability:

• Teaching Mathematics at all levels

Selected Publications:

1. “An Empirical Analysis of Five Models for Forecasting Lost Future Earnings”; co authored with  Dr. Sigmund Horvitz and Dr. L. Stern in The Journal of Risk and Insurance, 1992.
2. “Singular Vietoris-Begle Theorem for Relations”; co-authored with Dr. G. Bourgin, Transactions of the Americam Mathematical Society,  1984.

Externally Funded Projects: (Title of Project and Funding Agency)

1. “Development of a New Finite Element Grid for Limited Area Weather Models”; U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, 1987.

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Taylor, Willie E. - Professor

List Research Interest Keywords:

Iteration of piecewise linear functions, Oscillation Theory of Differential Equations, Oscillation Theory of  Difference Equations

Review Panels:

• Judge, AMP Conference, Southwest Texas State University, July, 2002

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Externally Funded Projects: (Title of Project and Funding Agency)

• Alliance for Minority Participation Grant---NSF 1999-2004
• MISIP Grant---  Dept. of Education 2002-2004
• Grants for the amount of $353,200.00 were written over the period 1975-1991

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Recent Professional Conferences Attended:

• AMS-MAA-NAM Joint  Meetings, San Antonio, Texas    January, 2000

Recent Training Workshops Attended: (TSU or External)

List of Professional Activities:

• Conducted several departmental seminars
• Coordinated departmental student seminars
• Supervised student research projects for AMP and McNair Projects

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Awards and Special Recognitions:

• TSU Research Scholar of the Year Award 1991

Wu, Tong - Instructor

List Research Interest Keywords:

Differential Geometry, Real Analysis, Numerical Analysis

Review Panels:

Training/Instructional Capability:

I obtained  M.S. in Mathematics and M.S. in Computer Science. Teach undergraduate math and computer science  at the college level.

Selected Publications:

“Math Group Activity in Vision-Potential.”

Externally Funded Projects: (Title of Project and Funding Agency)

Recent Proposals Written:

Recent Professional Conferences Attended:

• University Forum, Austin, Texas, May 22-25, 2000

Recent Training Workshops Attended: (TSU or External)

List of Professional Activities:

• Member of the Mathematical Association of America
• Member of National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

List of Community and University Services:

• Member of PACE

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