Recent M.A./M.S. Grads
This section gives information about all students who completed Master's
degrees in Mathematics since 1992.
August 2008
M.A.
TBA
May 2008
M.S.
- Jennifer Leahy. Mathematical identity of students enrolled in an accelerated mathematics and connected mathematics class. Advisor: Marta Civil.
August 2007
M.S.
- Wieke de Boer. The role of definitions in mathematics.. Advisor: Rebecca McGraw.
May 2007
M.S.
- Bridget Kennedy. Modeling of light pulses in optical nanocomposite materials.. Advisor: Ildar Gabitov.
December 2006
M.S.
- Donna Harris. The Role of General Education Mathematics Courses in Fulfilling the Goals of the University.. Advisor: Rebecca McGraw.
August 2006
M.S.
- Sarah Hoffman. Utilizing Random Matrix Theory to Track the Course of the Economy. Advisor: Kenneth McLaughlin.
May 2006
M.S.
- Joshua Chesler. The Four-Color Theorem. Advisor: Dinesh Thakur.
- Grethe Hystad. Sum of Lowest Eigenvalues of the Discrete Laplacian. Advisor: Daniel Ueltschi.
- Melvin Koppens. Topics in the Theory of Quadratic Forms. Advisor: Kirti Joshi.
- Belin Tsinnajinnie. Generalizations of Mutiresolution Analysis and Wavelet Theory to Arbitrary Fields. Advisor: Klaus Lux.
December 2005
M.S.
- Shripad Sinari. Introduction to Derived Equivalences of Group
Algebras. Advisor: Klaus Lux.
August 2005
M.S.
- Justin Miller. q-definability and Algebraicity of Laurent series over F_q(t). Advisor: Dinesh Thakur.
December 2004
M.S.
- Alejandra Alvarado. A Brief Introduction to Some Algorithms in Elliptic Curve Cryptography. Advisor: Kirti Joshi.
- Ali Amjad. On the Spectrum of Some Weighted Graphs. Advisor: Hermann Flaschka.
- Cristi Guevara. Scattering and Bound States for the Two Dimensional Dirac Equation. Advisor: John Palmer.
- Selin Kalaycioglu. Construction of Expanders and Ramanujan Graphs and their Applications. Advisor: Dinesh Thakur.
M.A.
- Michael Heerey. Developing Logical Skills Using Mathematical Games: A Study of High School Students. Advisor: Fred Stevenson.
August 2004
M.S.
- Yun Kang. The Expander Coefficient of Random K-Regular Graphs and Ramanujan Graphs. Advisor: Juan Restrepo.
- Alan Von Hermann. Isomorphism of Subgroups in Finite Groups. Advisor: Larry Grove.
May 2004
M.S.:
- Mohamed Maagoul. The Importance of Mathematics History in the Educational Process and Its Necessary Incorporation into the Modern Classroom. Advisor: Daniel Madden.
- Sacha Swenson. Singularities and Knots. Advisor: Minhyong Kim.
May 2003
M.S.:
December 2002
M.S.:
M.A.:
- Eric Roberts. Sets of integers with 1 terms in arithmetic progression. Advisor: Dennis Eichhorn.
- Debra Wood. The Impact of Reform Calculus at the University of Arizona. Advisor: Deborah Hughes Hallett.
August 2002
M.S.:
- Omar Zuniga. Applications of Gröbner Bases to Coding Theory. Advisor: Klaus Lux.
M.A.:
- Todd Cadwallader. Constructing Symmetric Maps of Maximal Coloring on Orientable Surfaces. Advisor: Leonid Friedlander.
May 2002
M.S.:
- Marco Herrera-Valdez. Advisor: Joceline Lega.
- Gregory Houser. Combinatorial Proofs of Classical Congruences for the Number of Partitions of N in H Colors. Advisor: Dennis Eichhorn.
- Ben Van Der Linden. Global Curvature: A Criterion for Compactness and Ideality. Advisor: Alain Goriely.
December 2001
M.S.
- Boonyarit Intiyot. Testing Rijndael-Based Pseudo-Random Number Generators. Advisor: Doug Ulmer.
- Monica Haynes. PDE and Probability Densities. Advisor: William Faris.
May 2001
M.S.:
- Steve Phillips. Representations of Quivers. Advisor: Warren May.
M.A.:
- Rebecca Hailey. Projects in the Classroom: Helpful or Extra Work. Advisor: Marta Civil.
December 2000
M.S.:
- Maria Agrotis. Complete Integrability of the Electromagnetic Bubble (EMB) Equations and their Generalizations to the Case of Permanent. Advisor: Nicholas Ercolani.
- Paul Baloun. 3-Ramified, Galois Extensions of Q with Degree Less Than or Equal to 48. Advisor: Doug Ulmer.
- Guadalupe Lozano. Symplectic Structure of Polygons in Euclidean Space. Advisor: Nicholas Ercolani.
- Jennifer Smith. The Understanding of Algebraic Concepts in Undergraduate Mathematics. Advisor: David Gay.
- Yuhong Wang. The Application of Wavelets in Statistics. Advisor: Klaus Lux.
August 2000
M.S.:
- John Duchnowski. Log-linear Models and Splines for Analysis of Nominal and Ordinal Categorical Data. Advisor: W.M. Greenlee.
- Rebecca Judith Reed. Quaternary Codes. Advisor: Klaus Lux.
M.A.:
- Laura Kondek. The Effects of Using Mathematical Games on Students' Logical Thinking. Advisor: Marta Civil.
May 2000
M.S.:
- John Friese. The Peter-Weyl Theorem and Frobenius Reciprocity with Examples. Advisor: Doug Pickrell.
- Rebecca Lamkin. The Effective Use of Graphing Calculators as Problem Solving Devices. Advisor: Marta Civil.
December 1999
M.S.:
August 1999
M.S.:
May 1999
M.S.:
- Micaela Avila de Brau. Risk Sensitive Optimality Criteria in Controlled Markov Processes. Advisors: W.M. Greenlee and Emmanuel Fernandez.
- Christopher J Pelton. Group Theoretic Search and an Application to the Data Encryption Standard. Advisor: Robert Beals.
- Michael Yarbrough. Functions of Bounded Variation. Advisor: Carl DeVito.
M.A.:
- John Larson. Time Series Prediction with Reconstruction Based Natural Networks. Advisor: Marek Rychlik.
- Martha Maiers. Probability Models in Human Genetics: A Curriculum for High School Students. Advisor: Joseph Watkins.
December 1998
M.A.:
- Scott Sakamoto. A Study of the Use of the Cranmer Abacus in Teaching Mathematics to Students with Visual Impairments. Advisor: Steve Willoughby.
May 1998
M.S.:
- Jason K Belnap. Ideal Class Groups. Advisors: Marta Civil and Dinesh Thakur.
- Jia-Ling Dai. Stochastic Integrals with Respect to Brownian Motion. Advisor: Doug Pickrell.
- Mai Dang. Schubert Polynomials in the Cohomology Ring of G/B. Advisor: Sam Evens.
- Kevin S Griffin. Advisor: W.M. Greenlee.
- Margie Lyscas. Automata Grammars and Phase-Type Distributions. Advisor: W.M. Greenlee.
- Mark C Moelich. Introduction to Gröbner Bases with Applications. Advisor: Larry Grove.
- Jing-Yue Liu. Random Matrices and the Distributions of their Eigenvalues. Advisor: Doug Pickrell.
M.A.:
- Kirk D Mehtlan. No Piston Stirling Engines. Advisor: W.M. Greenlee.
- Scott D Lietz. Introducing Higher Mathematics in High School. Advisor: David Gay.
December 1997
M.S.:
- Duncan M Russell. The Exceptional Nature of Nonassociative Algebra. Advisor: W.M. Greenlee.
M.A.:
August 1997
M.S.:
May 1997
M.S.:
M.A.:
OTHER 1997?
M.S.: Titus Dorstenstein, Catherine Yslas
December 1996
M.S.:
August 1996
M.S.:
- Stephan Schaub. Algebraic Structures and Symmetry in Western Music. Advisor: Larry Grove.
- Agnieszka Walsh. Advisor: W.M. Greenlee.
May 1996
M.S.:
December 1995
M.S.:
- David Hrencecin. Representations of the Virasoro algebra. Advisor: Doug Pickrell.
May 1995
M.S.:
Other 1995?
M.S.: Melanie Ayers, Geoffrey Cunningham,
Wei-Ye Li, Eileen Murray
December 1994
M.S.:
August 1994
M.S.:
May 1994
M.S.:
M.A.:
December 1993
M.S.:
M.A.:
May 1993
M.S.:
M.A.:
Other 1993?
M.A.: Hiroshi Hamada,
M.S.: Jeffrey Saunders
December 1992
M.S.:
August 1992
M.S.:
May 1992
M.S.:
M.A.:
December 1991
M.S.:
M.A.:
