Michele L. Joyner

Department of Mathematics

State University of West Georgia

Carrollton, Georgia 30118

Office: (678)-839-4143

mjoyner@westga.edu

 

Teaching

 

State University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia

      Courses Taught:

                MATH 1111: College Algebra (Summer 2003)

                MATH 1113: Precalculus (Spring 2004)

MATH 1113H: Honors Precalculus (Fall, 2004)

                MATH 1413: Survey of Calculus (Fall 2002, Spring 2003, Summer 2003)

                MATH 1634: Calculus I (Fall 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005)

                MATH 2853: Elementary Linear Algebra (Spring 2003, Fall 2003)

                MATH 3303: Ordinary Differential Equations (Fall 2002)

MATH 3353: Methods of Applied Mathematics (fall 2004)

MATH 4013: Numerical Analysis (Independent Study Spring 2003, taught class Spring 2005)

                MATH 4513: Linear Algebra I (Independent Study Fall 2003)

 

Mount Olive College, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

      Courses Taught:

                MAT 110: Intermediate Algebra (Fall 1998)

                MAT 120: College Algebra (Spring 1999)

 

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

Recitation Sessions Taught:

          MA 107: Pre-calculus (Fall 1996)

          MA 141: Calculus I (Spring 1997)   

 

Education

 

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

Ph.D., August 2001

Major: Applied Mathematics

Concentration: Computational Mathematics

Thesis Title: "An Application of a Reduced Order Computational Methodology for Eddy Current Based Nondestructive Evaluation Techniques"

Thesis Advisor: Prof. H.T. Banks

 

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

M.S., May 1999

Major: Applied Mathematics

 

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia

 

B.S., with highest honors, June 1995

Major: Applied Mathematics

 

Professional Experience

 

State University of West Georgia, Assistant Professor, August 2002 – present

 

MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Technical Staff, July 2001 – July 2002

·      Work on a joint project between MIT Lincoln Laboratory and the Department of Defense to illustrate the effectiveness of electronic and infrared countermeasures on air vehicle survivability (required secret security clearance).

 

North Carolina State University, Center for Research in Scientific Computation, NASA Graduate Student Research Fellow, August 1998 - June 2001

·      Worked on a joint project, under the direction of Dr. H.T. Banks, with the Center for Research in Scientific Computation at North Carolina State University and NASA Langley Research Center to develop and test a fast, efficient algorithm for nondestructive evaluation using the proper orthogonal decomposition algorithm.

 

North Carolina State University, Center for Research in Scientific Computation, Research Assistant, May 1997 - August 1998

·      Worked on a joint project, under the direction of Dr. H.T. Banks, with the Center for Research in Scientific Computation at North Carolina State University and Lord Corporation in Cary, NC to investigate the dipolar heating of adhesives used in the bonding of metals.

 

Mount Olive College, Instructor, November 1998 - April 1999

·         Designed and taught a Pre-Algebra/Algebra sequence for non-traditional students majoring in business administration.

 

North Carolina State University, Teaching Assistant, August 1996 - May 1997

·         Taught recitation classes for pre-calculus and calculus courses for undergraduate students.

 

Research Interests

 

          Mathematical modeling of electromagnetic systems, differential equations, partial differential equations, inverse problems, and numerical methods.

 

Publications

 

1.      Comparison of Two Techniques for Implementing the Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Method in Damage Detection Problems, Mathematical and Computer Modeling, accepted for publication.

 

2.      Jammer Multiplexing Issues, Project Report CMT-210, Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to appear.

 

3.      Real time computational algorithms for eddy current based damage detection (with H.T. Banks, Buzz Wincheski, and William P. Winfree), CRSC Technical Report CRSC-TR01-16, Inverse Problems (18) 2002, 795-823.

 

4.      Electromagnetic interrogation techniques for damage detection (with H.T. Banks, Buzz Wincheski, and William P. Winfree), CRSC Technical Report CRSC-TR01-15, In: Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Electromagnetic Nondestructive Evaluation, Kobe (Japan), May 17-19, 2001.

 

5.      Nondestructive evaluation using a reduced-order computational methodology (with H.T. Banks, Buzz Wincheski, and William P. Winfree), NASA/CR-2000-209870 ICASE Report No. 2000-10; Inverse Problems (16) 2000, p. 929-945.

 

 

6.      A reduced order computational methodology for damage detection in structures (with H.T. Banks, Buzz Wincheski, and William P. Winfree), Nondestructive Evaluation of Aging Aircraft, Airports, and Aerospace Hardware IV, (3994) 2000, p.10-17.

 

7.      Evaluation of material integrity using reduced order computational methodology in structures (with H.T. Banks, Buzz Wincheski, and William P. Winfree), Tech. Rep. CRSC-TR99-30, NCSU, Aug. 1999.

 

8.      On the radio-frequency inputs in dipolar heating of adhesives (with H.T. Banks, S.R. Durso, and M.A. Goodhart), International Microwave Power Institute (33) 1998, p.231-242.

 

Grants

 

·      Generating Enthusiasm for Math and Science at the State University of West Georgia (GEMS) – NSF Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program ($877,093 over 5 years), 2003.

 

·      Travel Grant Award from Association for Women in Mathematics ($717), 2002.

 

Awards

 

·      Distinguished Service Award, State University of West Georgia, 2003.

 

·      Dell Laptop PC Giveaway Award: awarded a Dell Inspiron laptop computer for a proposal developing an online course, State University of West Georgia, 2003.

 

·      NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program Fellow, North Carolina State University, 1998 - 2001.

 

·      Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant, North Carolina State University, 1997.

 

·      Graduated with Highest Honors, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1995.

 

·      Senior Mathematics Prize, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1995.

 

Service

 

·      GEMS Executive Committee, State University of West Georgia, 2003 – present.

 

·      WAC Executive Committee, State University of West Georgia, 2004-present.

 

·      Professional Education Faculty, State University of West Georgia, 2002 – present.

 

·      Organizer Peer-Led Problem Sessions for Precalculus and Calculus funded through GEMS grant, 2004.

 

·      Department of Mathematics Search Committee, State University of West Georgia, 2004-2005.

 

·      Department of Mathematics Recruitment and Public Relations Committee, State University of West Georgia, 2004-2005.

 

·      Department of Mathematics Student / Faculty Activities Committee, 2004-2205.

 

·      Department of Mathematics Faculty Evaluation and Teaching Load Policies Committee, State University of West Georgia, 2002 - 2005.

 

·      Department of Mathematics Scholarship Committee, State University of West Georgia, 2003 - 2005.

 

 

 

·      Department of Mathematics Graduate Committee, State University of West Georgia, 2002 - 2004..

 

·      Department of Mathematics Liaison to Honors College, State University of West Georgia, 2002 - 2003.

 

Invited Presentations

 

“Computational algorithms for electromagnetic interrogation using reduced order proper orthogonal decomposition techniques”, Applied Inverse Problems: Theoretical and Computational Aspects, May 18-23, 2003.

 

Presentations

 

“Implementing a Reduced Order POD Methodology with Electromagnetic NDE Techniques”, Joint Mathematics Meeting, to be presented Jan. 5-8, 2005.

 

"Real time computational algorithms for electromagnetic interrogation of structure ", 2003 SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, Feb. 10-13, 2003.

 

"Jammer multiplexing issues", 2002 Air Force Vehicle Survivability Workshop, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA, May 17, 2002.

 

"Jammer multiplexing issues", MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA, March 22, 2002.

 

"Reduced order modeling of eddy current based nondestructive evaluation techniques", SIAM Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 13, 2001.

 

"Developing and testing of a reduced order methodology for eddy current based nondestructive evaluation techniques", Laboratoire d'Analyse Numerique, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France, April 5, 2001.

 

"A reduced order computational methodology for damage detection in structures" SPIE Smart Materials/Nondestructive Evaluation Conference, Newport Beach, CA, March 4-7, 2000.

 

"Evaluating material integrity using reduced-order computational modeling" 3rd SIAM -Southeastern Atlantic Section Student Conference, Atlanta, GA, March 24-25, 2000.

 

"Application of a reduced order computational methodology with nondestructive evaluation techniques" Invited poster presentation: Conference on Future Direction in Distributed Parameter Systems, Raleigh, NC, October 5-7, 2000.

 

Professional Development

 

·      Writing Across the Curriculum Retreat, State University of West Georgia, Spring 2003.

 

·      Infrared Technology and Applications Short Course, Georgia Institute of Technology, March 26 - 29, 2002.

 

·      Radar Systems Course, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, September 2001 - May 2002.

 

·      New Teaching Assistant Training Workshop, Mathematics Department, North Carolina State University, August 14-20, 1996.

 

 

 

 

Professional Societies

 

·      Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)

 

·      American Mathematical Society (AMS)

 

·      Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)