R. Bruce Mattingly

Curriculum Vita

 

 

EDUCATION

 

·         Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; 1988

·         M. Eng., Applied Mathematics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY; 1982

·         B.S., Applied Science, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY; 1980

 

 

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

 

9/02 - present    Professor and Chair, Mathematics Department, SUNY Cortland

8/99 – 8/02        Associate Professor and Chair, Mathematics Department, SUNY Cortland                     

7/96 ‑ 7/99         Director, Individualized Curriculum Program, Youngstown State University

6/95 ‑ 7/99         Assistant to the Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Youngstown State University

9/93 ‑ 7/99         Associate Professor, Mathematics, Youngstown State University

9/88 ‑ 9/93         Assistant Professor, Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Youngstown State University

 

 

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

 

9/82 ‑ 5/88         Graduate Teaching Assistant, Mathematics, North Carolina State University

9/85 ‑ 5/86         Graduate Research Assistant, Mathematics, North Carolina State University

5/84 - 7/84         Systems Consultant, Human Resources, Northern Telecom, Research Triangle Park, NC

6/81 ‑ 5/82         Graduate Teaching Assistant, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Louisville

5/80 - 8/80         Cooperative Intern, Applied Sciences Division, Naval Weapons Support Center, Crane, IN.

1/79 - 12/79       Cooperative Intern, Armament Development and Test Center, Eglin Air Force Base, FL,

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

1.                   Orthogonal reduction on vector computers (with C. D. Meyer and J. M. Ortega), SIAM J. Sci. Stat. Comp., Vol. 10, No. 2, March 1989, pp. 372‑381.          

2.         Computing the stationary distribution vector of an irreducible Markov chain on a shared‑memory multiprocessor (with C. D. Meyer), Numerical Solution of Markov Chains, Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1991, pp. 491‑510.   

2.                   Implementing an O(ÖN M) cardinality matching algorithm (with N. P. Ritchey), Network Flows and Matching: First DIMACS Implementation Challenge, D. S. Johnson and C. C. McGeoch, editors, DIMACS Series in Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science, Volume 12, American Mathematical Society, 1993, pp. 539‑556.

4.         Solving Markov chains using bounded aggregation on a massively parallel processor, Proceedings of the Fifth IEEE Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing, IEEE Computer Society Press, 1993, pp. 128‑133.

3.                   A revised stochastic complementation algorithm for nearly completely decomposable Markov chains, ORSA Journal on Computing 7 (1995), pp. 117‑124.

4.                   A new faculty orientation program that works, The Department Chair, Vol. 9, Issue 1 (1998), pp. 2-3.

5.                   Tips for new teaching assistants (with A. Burris), Journal of Graduate Teaching Assistant Development, Vol.  6, No. 1(1998), pp.  25-32.

6.                   Even order regular magic squares are singular, The American Mathematical Monthly 107 (2000) 777-782.

7.                   Linearly Dependent Sets of Polynomials, Fallacies, Flaws and Flimflam #249, College Mathematics Journal 37 (March 2006), p. 122.

8.                   Some Problems are NP-Harder Than Others, (with S. Cockburn, B. Coleman and K. Somers) DIMACS Educational Module Series 06-1, Center for Discrete Mathematics & Theoretical Computer Science, Rutgers University, May 2006. http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/Publications/Modules/moduleslist.html

9.                   An Elementary Derivation of the Method of Least Squares, New York State Mathematics Teachers’ Journal, Vol. 57, No. 3 (2007), pp.94-98.

 

 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND COLLOQUIUM TALKS

 

1.         Parallel algorithms for computing stationary distribution vectors, Distinguished Lecturer Series, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright‑Patterson AFB, OH, August 11, 1989.

2.         Parallel algorithms for computing stationary distribution vectors, Poster presentation, Fourth SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing, Chicago, IL, December 11, 1989.

3.         Computing the stationary distribution vector of an irreducible Markov chain on a shared‑memory multiprocessor, First International Workshop on the Numerical Solution of Markov Chains, Raleigh, NC, January 10, 1990.

4.         Roundoff error in Markov chain problems, Department of Mathematical Sciences Colloquium, University of Akron, Akron, OH, January 25, 1991. 

5.         Roundoff error in Markov chain methods, Poster presentation, Fourth SIAM Conference on Applied Linear Algebra, Minneapolis, MN, September 11, 1991.

6.         Serial and parallel algorithms for cardinality matching problems, DIMACS Implementation Challenge Workshop: Network Flows and Matching, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, October 16, 1991.

7.         Block methods for finding steady‑state vectors of Markov chains, Bell Communications Research, Morristown, NJ, March 23, 1992.  

8.         Solving Markov chains using bounded aggregation on a massively parallel processor, Fifth IEEE Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing, Dallas, TX, December 2, 1993.

9.         Using MATLAB to teach numerical analysis, Department of Mathematics Colloquium, Youngstown State University, October 1994.

10.        Student Preconceptions that Inhibit Learning, (co‑presenter), Arts & Sciences Faculty Meeting, Youngstown State University, January 1996.

11.        Teaching Effectiveness, Graduate Assistant Teaching Workshop and Orientation, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Youngstown State University, September 1996.

12.        The "E's'' of Technology in Teaching, (co‑presenter), Arts & Sciences Faculty Meeting, Youngstown State University, April 1997.

13.        The ATLAST Project for Teaching Linear Algebra with Software Tools, Mathematics Colloquium, Youngstown State University, May 1997.

14.        Mentoring New Faculty, Panel Discussion, Council of Colleges of Arts & Sciences National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, November 1997.

15.        Teaching Least-Squares Problems Using Maple, Department of Mathematics & Statistics Computer Seminar, Youngstown State University, March 1998.

16.        Teaching Effectiveness, Graduate Assistant Teaching Workshop, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Youngstown State University, September 1998.

17.        A Study of Modified Mastery Learning in Mathematics, Scholar’s Day, SUNY Cortland, April 12, 2000.

18.        Eigenvalues of Regular Magic Squares, Seaway Section Mathematical Association of America, 2000 Fall Meeting, SUNY Fredonia, November 4, 2000.

19.        Matrix Theory and the Internet, Department of Computer Engineering and Computer Science, University of Louisville, October 18, 2002.

20.        Teaching Precalculus in a Learning Community, Seaway Section Mathematical Association of America, 2002 Fall Meeting, SUNY Potsdam, November 2, 2002.

21.        A Freshman Seminar for Math Majors, Seaway Section Mathematical Association of America, 2004 Spring Meeting, SUNY Cortland, April 24, 2004.

22.           Using the CUPM Curriculum Guide 2004: Assessing and improving the program for the major in mathematics, Joint Mathematics Meetings, Atlanta GA, January 6, 2005.

23.        Proofs We Thought Our Students Could Do, MAA Seaway Section Meeting, Ithaca, NY, April 29, 2006.

 

 

INVOLVEMENT IN GRANT ACTIVITY

 

1.         Parallel Algorithms for Markov Chains, Youngstown State University Research Assistant Program, $1200, 1991.

2.         Solving Linear Systems, (with J. Buoni and N. Ritchey), University Research Council, Youngstown State University,  $ 990.  Award number 831, 1992.

3.         Iterative Methods for Sparse Markov Chain Problems, Youngstown State University Research Assistant Program, $1200, 1994.

4.         A Computer Laboratory for Mathematics Instruction (PI: J. Buoni), National Science Foundation ILI Program. (co‑author of proposal), $41,118.  Award number:  9751407, 1997. 

5.         Investigative approaches in the natural sciences (PI: J. Usis) , National Science Foundation, (co-author of proposal), $183,579.  Award number: 9850079, 1998.

6.         Assessing Preservice Teachers’ Abilities to do Proofs (P.I.: Cristina Bacuta, John Best and Bruce Mattingly) Preparing Mathematician to Educate Teachers (PMET) project, University of Arkansas, sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) and funded by the National Science Foundation (MAA), $4000.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND DEVELOPMENT

 

Reviewer

·         First International Workshop on the Numerical Solution of Markov Chains (1989) 

·         ORSA Journal on Computing (1990) 

·         DIMACS Implementation Challenge Workshop on Network Flows and Matching (1992)

·         Mathematical Programming (1992)

·         SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis (1998)

·         External reviewer, Promotion application (to full professor) for Dr. L. Tyler, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville (2002)

·         American Mathematical Monthly (2003)

·         Textbook reviewer for John Wiley and Sons publishing (2003)

·         Judge, MAA Undergraduate Poster Competition, Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, CA, (2008)

·         Linear Algebra and its Applications (2008)

 

National Workshops

·         MasPar Training Workshop, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA, November 1992.

·         ATLAST Workshop for Teaching Linear Algebra, Salve Regina University, June 1996.

·         ATLAST Developers' Workshop, (invited participant), La Jolla, CA, June 1997.

·         DIMACS Reconnect Conference on Experimental Algorithmics, with a Focus on Branch and Bound for Discrete Optimization Problems, Lafayette College, Easton PA, June 2004.

 

Current Professional Society Memberships

·         Mathematical Association of America

·         Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honorary Society

 

 

HONORS AND AWARDS

 

University of Louisville

·         Member, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, Awarded Spring 1980.

·         Member, Interscholastic Programming Team, First Place in regional contest, sixth place in national contest sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery, 1980‑81.

·         Outstanding Graduate, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, 1982.

·         Professional Award in Engineering, Computer Engineering and Computer Science, 2002.

 

North Carolina State University

·         Team captain, Interscholastic Programming Team, First Place in regional contest, third place in international contest sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery, 1982‑83.

·         Summer Research Award, Department of Mathematics, 1983.

·         Graduate Student Certificate for Outstanding Teaching, 1987.

·         Maltbie Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistants in Mathematics, 1987.

·         Winton Award, Department of Mathematics, 1988.

 

Youngstown State University

·         Research Professorships, 1989‑90 and 1991‑92.

·         Graduate Faculty, Membership awarded 12/4/89, Distinguished Membership awarded 3/8/94.

·         Associate Member, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society.  Awarded 2/6/90.

·         Master Teacher, Arts and Sciences Master Teacher Recognition Program, 1995‑99.

 

SUNY Cortland

·         Discretionary Salary Increase, Most Highly Recommended, Fall 2000

·         Discretionary Salary Increase, Recommended, Fall 2001

·         Discretionary Salary Increase, Highly Recommended, Fall 2003

·         Excellence in Research and Scholarship Award, May 2005

·         Discretionary Salary Increase, Highly Recommended, Fall 2006

·         Discretionary Salary Increase, Highly Recommended, Fall 2007