Elizabeth A. Arnold

Department of Mathematics and Statistics
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
www.math.jmu.edu/~arnoldea
arnoldea@math.jmu.edu


Education

University of Maryland,College Park, Maryland
Ph.D in Mathematics, May 2000
Advisors: Dr. William W. Adams and Dr. Philippe Loustaunau
Thesis: "Computing Groebner Bases with Hilbert Lucky Primes"

George Mason University,Fairfax, Virginia
M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Mathematics, August 1993.

Georgetown University,Washington, District of Columbia
B.A. in Government, May 1989


Academic Experience

James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia

Assistant Professor Fall 2004 - present
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Undergraduate Courses Taught: Calculus I, II, Abstract Algebra I, II, Intro to Proofs, Fundamentals of Mathematics I, II, Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometry, Fundamentals of Geometry 
Graduate Course Taught: Geometry for Teachers, Geometry for Middle School Teachers

 

Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

Visiting Assistant Professor Fall 2000 - Spring 2003
Department of Mathematics
VIGRE postdoctoral fellow
Undergraduate Courses Taught: Engineering Calculus I, Engineering Calculus II
Graduate Course Taught: Introduction to Groebner Bases and Applications

Visiting Scholar Spring 2003 - 2004

University of Maryland College Park, Maryland

Graduate Teaching Assistant/Instructor Fall 1994-Spring 2000
Department of Mathematics, Courses Taught:Introduction to Linear Algebra, Elements of Geometry for Elementary Education Majors,
Elementary Mathematical Models

Recitations: Elementary Calculus I and II, Introduction to Linear Algebra

George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia

Graduate Teaching Assistant/InstructorFall 1993-Summer 1995
Department of Mathematics, Courses Taught: Calculus I for Business, Concepts of Mathematics
Recitations: Engineering Calculus I

Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia

High School Mathematics Teacher 1991-1993


Publications

"Modular Algorithms for Computing Groebner Bases" , Journal of Symbolic Computation , April 2003, Volume 35, (4), p. 403-419.


Invited Talks and Conferences

James Madison University Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium, Harrisonburg, VA. November 12, 2007

Georgetown University Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium, Washington, DC. February 15, 2008

American Institute of Mathematics Workshop on Computational Algebraic Statistics, Palo Alto, CA. December 14-18, 2003

Central Texas Algebra Conference, Baylor University, Waco, TX, February 22, 2003.

IMACS-ACA '2001, Special Session: Groebner Bases and Applications, Albequerque, New Mexico, June, 2001.

Kolchin Seminar in Differential Algebra, City College of the City University of New York, NY, February 17, 2001.

Commutative and Computational Algebra Seminar, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, February 15, 2001.

AMS Fall Eastern Sectional Meeting, Special Session: Differential Algebra and Related Topics, Columbia University, New York, NY, November 5, 2000.

Algebra/Combinatorics Seminar, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, September 14, 2000.

Colloquium, Research Institute for Symbolic Computation, Linz, Austria, May 29, 2000.

Mathematics Department Colloquium , United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, March 2000.

Student/Faculty Colloquium, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, February 14, 2000.

Algebra/Combinatorics Seminar, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, February 3, 2000.

AMS Joint Mathematics Meetings, Special Session: Effective Methods in Commutative Algebra, Washington DC, January 20, 2000.

Mathematics Department Colloquium, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, November 19, 1999.

Algebra-Number Theory Seminar, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, November 15, 1999.

Women in Math Seminar, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, October 27, 1999.

Association for Women in Math, Olga Taussky-Todd Celebration , MSRI, Berkely, CA, July 17, 1999.

Women in Math Seminar, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, November 19, 1997.


Service

Co-Organizer, Special Session, "Groebner Bases and their Applications", ACA 2008, RISC-Linz, Austria.  July 27-30, 2008.

Co-Director, Conference, "Expanding Your Horizons", James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.  April 26,  2008.

Panelist, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, February 2007.

Organizer, Mid-Atlantic Algebra Conference, James Madison University, April 29-30, 2006.

Panelist, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, February 2006.

Co-Editor, Special Issue of Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, Vol. 67, issues 1-2, September 3, 2004..

Co-Organizer, Algebra and Combinatorics Seminar, Texas A/&M University. Fall 2001, Spring 2002.

Co-Organizer, Special Session, "Applications of Groebner Bases", ACA 2002, June 2002, Volos, Greece.

Co-Orgainizer, Special Session, "Computational Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry", Joint Meetings, January 2002.

Referee, Journal of Symbolic Computation, AAECC, Mathematics of Computation.

College of Mathematics and Physical Sciences Dean Search Committee
, University of Maryland, Fall 1998, Spring 1999.

Graduate Committee, Mathematics Department, University of Maryland, Graduate Student Representative, Fall 1998, Spring 1999.

Excellence in Teaching Awards Committee, University of Maryland, Fall 1997.

Women in Math, University of Maryland, Co-Organizer, Fall 1998, Spring 1999.

University of Maryland Equestrian Team, Faculty Advisor, Fall 1998-Spring 2000.


Grants Awarded 

NISS University Affiliates Proposal Development Fund Co-PI with Dr. Kimberly Sellers. Awarded September 2003. $10,000.


Honors and Awards

Excellence in Teaching Departmental Award, Mathematics Department, University of Maryland, Spring 1997.

Maryland English Institute's International Teaching Assistant training video, One of four graduate teaching assistants featured on an instructional video for new international teaching assistants, Fall 1997.


Professional Societies

American Mathematical Society

Mathematical Association of America

Association for Women in Mathematics