North Carolina State University
Applied Mathematics Graduate
Student
Email: njgiffen@ncsu.edu
Research:
- I study granular
materials, particularly particle-size segregation in granular
avalanches under Dr.
Michael Shearer. We collaborate with Dr.
Karen Daniels and her students and with other students studying Dynamics of Thin
Material Layers.
Education:
- I graduated with a B.S. in Applied Mathematics and a Minor in Music in May 2005 from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. I studied differential equations under Dr. James Sochacki.
Teaching:
Classes I have taught:- MA 141 (Fall 2006)
- MA 107 (Spring 2007)
- MA 111 (Fall 2005)
- MA 131 (Spring 2006)
- MA 107 (Summer 2006, Summer 2007)
Funding:
- I have been supported by the NSF Research Training Group (RTG): Mathematics of Materials since May 2007.
About Me:
- I was born in Charlottesvile, Virginia and lived there until I
attended college at James Madison University, so I am a big Virginia
sports fan. My other favorite sports teams are the Washington
Redskins (football), St. Louis Cardinals (baseball), and D.C. United
(soccer). Some of my hobbies include watching and playing soccer,
playing trombone, subbuteo, running, playing golf, watching football
and racing, and eating
fruit. I live in
Raleigh with my 7 year old cat JJ.
Some Fun Links:
- My Photos
- Applied Mathematics Graduate Student Seminar (AMGSS)
- Particle-Size Segregation in an
Avalanche
- Double Pendulum (my undergraduate research project, with a program run on the JMU Video Wall)
- Modified
Picard Method by Dr. James Sochacki and Dr. Edgar Parker (both
James Madison University)
- Subbuteo
- USA Soccer
- Youtube
video I created