R.
Bruce Mattingly
Curriculum
Vita
EDUCATION
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Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, NC; 1988
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M. Eng., Applied Mathematics, University of Louisville,
Louisville, KY; 1982
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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
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,
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,
CONFERENCE
PRESENTATIONS
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,
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
22. Using the CUPM Curriculum Guide 2004: Assessing and
improving the program for the major in mathematics, Joint Mathematics Meetings,
23. Proofs We Thought Our Students Could Do,
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,
4. A
Computer Laboratory for Mathematics Instruction (PI: J. Buoni), National
Science Foundation
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 (
PROFESSIONAL
SERVICE
Reviewer
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First International Workshop on the Numerical Solution of
Markov Chains (1989)
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ORSA Journal on Computing (1990)
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DIMACS Implementation Challenge Workshop on Network Flows
and Matching (1992)
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Mathematical Programming (1992)
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SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis (1998)
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External reviewer, Promotion application (to full professor)
for Dr. L. Tyler, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of
Louisville (2002)
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American Mathematical Monthly (2003)
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Textbook reviewer for John Wiley and Sons publishing (2003)
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Judge,
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Linear Algebra and its Applications (2008)
National
Workshops
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MasPar Training Workshop, Carnegie-Mellon University,
Pittsburgh PA, November 1992.
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ATLAST Workshop for Teaching Linear Algebra, Salve Regina University,
June 1996.
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ATLAST Developers' Workshop, (invited participant), La
Jolla, CA, June 1997.
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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
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Mathematical Association of America
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Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honorary Society
HONORS
University of
Louisville
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Member, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, Awarded
Spring 1980.
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Member, Interscholastic Programming Team, First Place in
regional contest, sixth place in national contest sponsored by the Association
for Computing Machinery, 1980‑81.
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Outstanding Graduate, Applied Mathematics and Computer
Science, 1982.
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Professional Award in Engineering, Computer Engineering and
Computer Science, 2002.
North Carolina
State University
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Team captain, Interscholastic Programming Team, First Place
in regional contest, third place in international contest sponsored by the
Association for Computing Machinery, 1982‑83.
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Summer Research Award, Department of Mathematics, 1983.
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Graduate Student Certificate for Outstanding Teaching, 1987.
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Maltbie Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistants
in Mathematics, 1987.
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Winton Award, Department of Mathematics, 1988.
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Research Professorships, 1989‑90 and 1991‑92.
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Graduate Faculty, Membership awarded 12/4/89, Distinguished
Membership awarded 3/8/94.
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Associate Member, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society. Awarded 2/6/90.
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Master Teacher, Arts and Sciences Master Teacher Recognition
Program, 1995‑99.
SUNY Cortland
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Discretionary Salary Increase, Most Highly Recommended, Fall
2000
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Discretionary Salary Increase, Recommended, Fall 2001
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Discretionary Salary Increase, Highly Recommended, Fall 2003
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Excellence in Research and Scholarship Award, May 2005
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Discretionary Salary Increase, Highly Recommended, Fall 2006
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Discretionary Salary Increase, Highly Recommended, Fall 2007