Harrelson News–2000
The Graduate Program
The graduate program continues to thrive. Thirty two new students entered the department during the year 1998-1999 school year.Fourteen people passed the qualifying examination. Further, twelve students received the doctorate and nine earned a master's degree.
The department instituted a new procedure, called the option B, for obtaining a master's degree. In this process a student who passes the qualifying examination can be awarded a master's degree without writing a master's project. The rest of the requirements for a master's degree must be met. This year, 4 option B master's degrees were awarded.
A new qualifying examination was approved. It will be based on the sequence Ma 531-731, on control theory, and the first examination was given in August 1999. Preparations are under way to institute another examination sequence dealing with computer algebra.
Our recruiting weekend was very successful. Some supplementary funds from the CRSC helped with expenses. Thanks are due to the many faculty and graduate students that contributed time and effort to the weekend. Other factors in our successful recruiting have been the continued development of our web site and of our program brochure. It is clear that the site is reaching a large number of students. The web site has been expanded so that it now carries all the information needed by graduate students. Our brochure, now professionally done, has been revised to reflect the change in the University numbering system and the new qualifying examination sequence.
Finally, our graduate students again earned a number of awards. The Winton- Rose Award went to Lea Jenkins and Matt Matthews while the Maltbie Award went to Craig Bauer, Dan Gagliardi and Michael Horton. The excellent work of our TAs was recognized by the Outstanding Teaching Awards won by Craig Bauer, Chris Dometrius, Dan Gagliardi, Michelle Horton, Michael Horton, Leslie Jones and David Morin.
For more information see http://www.math.ncsu.edu/grad.html
Degrees Conferred 1998-1999
Master of Science
Beymer Bevill
Jennifer Black
Floris Cash
Todd Coffey
Cammey Cole
Karen Klein
Colette Nichols
John Peach
Laura Potter
Doctor of Philosophy
| Graduate | Advisor |
| Jerry Batzel | Hien Tran & John Bishir |
| Craig Bauer | Mohan Putcha |
| Mike Buskas | Tom Banks |
| David Chan | John Franke |
| Ric Del Rosario | Tom Banks |
| Karen Holmes | Ernie Stitzinger |
| Jennifer Hontz | Kailash Misra |
| Cindy Musante | Hien Tran-Tom Banks |
| Franco Obersnel | Gary Faulkner |
| Jeff Schroeter | Kazi Ito |
| Tammy Simon | Kazi Ito |
| John Sprague | Lung Ock Chung |
Degrees Conferred August and December 1999
Master of Science in Applied Mathematics
Kristy Ann Coffey
Leona Ann Harris
Wendy Ann Johnson
Michael Charlse Horton
Michelle Horton
Wen-Shin Lee
John Vivian Matthews
Joseph Walter Schmidt
Michael Gary Zager
Master of Science in Mathematics
Kevin Scott Currie
Kimberly Jean Drake
Michael Allen McLean
Gerald Arthur Seaton
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
George William Yankosky (advisor–Dr. E. Stitzinger)
Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Mathematics
Melissa Goodhart Choi (advisor–Dr. H. T. Banks )
Tony Doungho Choi (advisor–Dr. C.T.. Kelley)