A C A D E M I C S Education   Student, Doctor of Philosophy   Cornell University, School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   2003 Fall - Present   Passed Q-Exam Fall 2004, DOE CSGF Fellow   Advisor: Christine Shoemaker; Minor Advisors: David Ruppert, Charles Van Loan     Master of Science   University of Colorado, Department of Applied Mathematics   2001 Fall - 2003 Spring   Thesis: "Seeding Non-Negative Matrix Factorizations with the Spherical K-Means Clustering."   Advisors James Curry and Anne Dougherty     Bachelor of Science   University of Colorado, Department of Applied Mathematics   1998 Fall - 2003 Spring; Enrolled in Concurrent BS/ MS Program   Research Interests   Continuous and Numerical Optimization   Trust Region Methods   Calibration of Computationally Expensive Mathematical Models   Non-Negative Matrix Factorization   Teaching   Instructor: University of Colorado, Department of Applied Mathematics   FCQ (Faculty Course Questionaire) results   2004 Summer APPM 2350 - Calculus III     TA: Cornell University, School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   2004 Spring OR&IE 436 - A Mathematical Examination of Fair Representation   2003 Fall OR&IE 435 - Introduction to Game Theory     TA: University of Colorado, Department of Applied Mathematics   FCQ (Faculty Course Questionaire) results   Awarded Outstanding Teaching Assistant 2003   2003 Spring APPM 3310 - Matrix Methods   2002 Fall APPM 2350 - Calculus III   2002 Spring APPM 1360 - Calculus II   2001 Fall APPM 1350 - Calculus I   2001 Spring APPM 1350 - Calculus I   Papers   "Improving Non-Negative Matrix Factorizations Through Structured Initialization." Journal of Pattern Recognition. Vol. 37 (11), pp. 2217-2232, 2004. (With James Curry and Anne Dougherty)     "Motivating Non-Negative Matrix Factorizations." In Proceedings of the Eighth SIAM Conference on Applied Linear Algebra. July 2003. (With James Curry and Anne Dougherty)     "Probabilistically Optimized Airline Overbooking Strategies." Journal of Undergraduate Mathematics and Its Applications. Vol. 23, No.3, 2002. (With Kevin Leder and Saverio Spagnolie)   Recent Talks   “Trust Region Models for Derivative Free Optimization in Environmental Engineering.” INFORMS 2005: San Francisco, CA (November 16, 2005).     “Optimization of Computationally Expensive Functions Using Function Approximation Methods with Applications in Environmental Engineering.” Argonne National Laboratory Seminar: Argonne, IL (October 10, 2005).     "Motivating Non-Negative Matrix Factorizations." SIAM Conference on Applied Linear Algebra: Williamsburg, VA (July 19, 2003).   Graduate Coursework   Cornell University, School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   CEE 631 - Computational Simulation of Flow and Transport in the Environment - Philip Liu   CEE 655 - Transport, Mixing, and Transformation in the Environment - Philip Liu   COMS 621 - Matrix Computations - Charles Van Loan   COMS 622 - Numerical Optimization & Nonlinear Algebraic Equations - Tom Coleman   COMS 681 - Analysis of Algorithms - Dexter Kozen   COMS 685 - The Structure of Information Networks - Jon Kleinberg   OR&IE 626 - Adv. Prod. & Inventory Planning (Stochastic Dynamic Prog.) - Huseyin Topaloglu   OR&IE 630 - Mathematical Programming I - Robert Bland   OR&IE 631 - Mathematical Programming II - Leslie Trotter   OR&IE 632 - Nonlinear Programming - Adrian Lewis   OR&IE 633 - Graph Theory and Network Flows - David Williamson   OR&IE 650 - Applied Stochastic Processes - Narahari Prabhu   OR&IE 670 - Statistical Principles - Bruce Turnbull   OR&IE 674 - Statistical Learning Theory for Data Mining - David Ruppert   OR&IE 677 - Sequential Methods in Statistics - Bruce Turnbull   OR&IE 678 - Bayesian Statistics and Data Analysis - David Ruppert   OR&IE 680 - Simulation - Shane Henderson     University of Colorado, Department of Applied Mathematics   APPM 5120 - Introduction to Operations Research - Brian Bloechle   APPM 5470 - Partial Differential and Integral Equations - Jerrold Bebernes   APPM 5520 - Introduction to Mathematical Statistics - John Williamson   APPM 5580 - Statistical Methods for Data Analysis - Jeff Luftig   APPM 5600 - Numerical Analysis I - Tom Manteuffel   APPM 5610 - Numerical Analysis II - Bengt Fornberg   APPM 7400 - Stochastic Simulation - Jem Corcoran