Graduate participants in VIGRE, Department of Mathematics at Texas A&M University

*Graduate student VIGRE participants*
Name	VIGRE course participation	Other information
Kevin Abbott	Matrix Analysis and Wavelet Theory, summer 2002 Shape Theory: Geometry and Statistics, spring 2004	VIGRE fellow, fall 2001-spring 2002, summer 2003, fall 2004-spring 2005 TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, summer 2002 December 2003, Master's
Gaik Ambartsoumian	Matrix Analysis and Wavelet Theory, summer 2002 Introduction to Mathematical Methods of Classical Mechanics, spring 2003
Tatevik Ambartsoumian	Modeling Complex Ecosystems, summer 2002	August 2003 Master's Lecturer, Math Dept., TAMU
David Arnold	Modeling Algae Blooms in the Oceans, fall 1999	August 2000 PhD Financial Engineer, Duke Energy
Cristina Bacuta		TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, summer 2001 December 2001 PhD Asst. Professor, State University of New York at Cortland
Eric Charles Bahuaud	Modeling Algae Blooms in the Oceans, fall 1999 Signal Analysis, summer 2000 Problems in Matrix Analysis and Wavelet Theory, fall 2000 Problems in Matrix Analysis and Wavelet Theory, spring 2001	May 2001 Master's
Xue Bai	Mathematical Problems in Biomedical Engineering, summer 2000
Silas Barta	Algebraic Methods in Combinatorics and Graph Theory, summer 2003	mechanical engineering student
Jeb Belcher	Modeling Complex Ecosystems, summer 2003	May 2004 Master's
Rajanikant Bhatt	Modeling Complex Ecosystems, summer 2002	TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, summer 2001
Aysu Bilgin		TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, spring 2001 August 2001 PhD Quantitative Analyst, Dynegy Inc.
Joanna Boyette	Introduction to Scientific Computing, spring 2001	May 2001 Master's
Anthony Castaldo	Matrix Analysis & Wavelets, summer 2004
Mehmet Celik	Matrix Analysis and Wavelet Theory, summer 2002	TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, spring 2002
Xianjin Chen	Tapas of Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics, summer 2002 Modeling Complex Ecosytems, summer 2003 Matrix Analysis & Wavelets, summer 2004
Woonjung Choi	Numerical Analysis, fall 2000 Gröbner Basis Theory and Applications, fall 2001	TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, spring 2004 May 2004 Ph.D.
Dylan Copeland	Ecological Modeling, summer 2001 Modeling Complex Ecosystems, summer 2002	VIGRE fellow, fall 2000-fall 2001, summer 2002-spring 2003, spring 2005 May 2002 Master's
Hasan Coskun		TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, summer 2001, spring 2002 December 2003 Ph.D. Asst. Professor, TAMU-Commerce
Christopher Cowan		VIGRE fellow, spring 2005
Guido David	Modeling Algae Blooms in the Oceans, fall 1999 Soft Tissue Modeling, spring 2000	December 2000 Master's
Radu Dascaliuc	Invariant Subspace Problem for Operators on Hilbert Space, spring 2003	TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, fall 2002-spring 2005
Marvin Decker	Introduction to Computational Algebraic Geometry, spring 2002 Tapas of Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics, summer 2002 Introduction to Computational Algebraic Geometry, fall 2002	VIGRE fellow, fall 2001-spring 2002 TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, summer 2002
Arturo Diaz	Signal Analysis, summer 2000	December 2001 Master's
Zijian Diao		TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow fall 2000, summer 2001 December 2001 PhD Visiting Asst. Professor, Math Dept., TAMU
Venkata Dinavahi	Graph and Number Theory, fall 2002	December 2003 Master's
Veselin Asenov Dobrev	Numerical Analysis, fall 2000 Introduction to Scientific Computing, spring 2001
Detelin Dosev	Matrix Analysis and Wavelets, summer 2003	TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, fall 2002-summer 2003, spring 2005
Paul Dostert	Numerical Analysis, fall 2000 Mathematical/Computational Modeling of Traffic Flow, spring 2002 Modeling Complex Ecosystems, summer 2003	VIGRE fellow, fall 2000- spring 2001, spring 2003, spring 2005 December 2002 Master's
Nandini Duraiswamy	Soft Tissue Modeling, spring 2000	bioengineering student
Robert Eby	Elliptic Curves, spring 2000	August 2001 Master's Lecturer, Math Dept., TAMU
Sara Eisenbarth	Shape Theory: Geometry and Statistics, spring 2004
Scott Evans	Tapas of Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics, summer 2002	Graduate Merit Fellowship Recepient 2001-2002
Xiang Fang	Introduction to Computational Algebraic Geometry, spring 2002	August 2002 PhD postdoc at Univ. of Florida
Michael Flanagan	Soft Tissue Modeling, fall 2000	VIGRE fellow fall 2000, fall 2001 December 2002 PhD Postdoc, University of Montana
Daniel Freeman	Matrix Analysis & Wavelets, summer 2004	VIGRE fellow fall 2003-summer 2004
Kaibin Fu	Soft Tissue Modeling, fall 2000	aerospace engineering student
Michael Fulkerson		VIGRE fellow, spring 2004, fall 2004-spring 2005
Edward Fuselier	Introduction to Computational Algebraic Geometry, spring 2002 Modeling Complex Ecosystems, summer 2003	TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, fall 2001-summer 2002, fall 2003-spring 2004
Nadine Galler	Modeling Complex Ecosystems, summer 2002	December 2002 Master's
Cesar Garcia	Modeling Algae Blooms in the Oceans, fall 1999 Random Walks and Electric Networks, Uniform Spanning Trees, summer 2000	August 2001 PhD Asst. Professor, ITAM
Quoc Le Gia	Modeling Algae Blooms in the Oceans, fall 1999 Signal Analysis, summer 2000 Problems in Matrix Analysis and Wavelet Theory, fall 2000 Problems in Matrix Analysis and Wavelet Theory, spring 2001 Wavelets, summer 2001	August 2000 Master's TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, summer 2001 August 2003 Ph.D. Postdoc, A&M, 2003-04 Postdoc, U. of New So. Wales
Jenny Gilmore		VIGRE fellow, fall 2002-summer 2003, fall 2004-spring 2005
Victor Eralin Ginting	Introduction to Scientific Computing, spring 2001 Algorithmic Number Theory and Applications, spring 2003	May 2004 Ph.D. postdoc, Institute for Scientific Computation, Texas A&M University
Rudolph Gleason	Soft Tissue Modeling, fall 2000	bioengineering student
Kevin Gruber	Complex Dynamics, spring 2000	May 2000 Master's
Teresa Guagliardo	Gröbner Basis Theory and Applications, fall 2001	TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, fall 2001
Hong Guo	Math Models in Cardiovascular Mechanics, fall 2003	biomedical engineering student
Wei Guo	Mathematical Problems in Biomedical Engineering, summer 2000	May 2001 Master's
Kevin Gupta	Algebraic Methods in Combinatorics and Graph Theory, summer 2003	computer science student
Sami Hamid	Soft Tissue Modeling, spring 2000 Complex Dynamics, spring 2000 Signal Analysis, summer 2000 Invariant Subspace Problem for Operators on Hilbert Space, spring 2003	May 2001 Master's
Adam Harbaugh	Modeling Algae Blooms in the Oceans, fall 1999 Signal Analysis, summer 2000
Bharati Hedge	Modeling Complex Ecosystems, summer 2004	biomedical engineering student
Troy Henderson	Complex Dynamics, spring 2000 Signal Analysis, summer 2000 Problems in Matrix Analysis and Wavelet Theory, fall 2000 Problems in Matrix Analysis and Wavelet Theory, spring 2001 Wavelets, summer 2001 Introduction to Computational Algebraic Geometry, spring 2002 Matrix Analysis and Wavelet Theory, summer 2002 Group Representations and Wavelets, spring 2003 Matrix Analysis and Wavelet Theory, summer 2003 Matrix Analysis & Wavelets, summer 2004	VIGRE fellow, fall 2003-spring 2004
Mitch Hitchcock	Matrix Analysis and Wavelet Theory, summer 2003 Computational Algebraic Geometry, summer 2004	VIGRE fellow, summer 2003-summer 2004
Luan Hoang	Invariant Subspace Problem for Operators on Hilbert Space, spring 2003	TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, fall 2002-spring 2004, spring 2005
Trae Holcomb	Signal Analysis, summer 2000	May 2002 PhD position at Air Force Research Lab, New Mexico
Larry Holifield	Tapas of Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics, summer 2002	VIGRE fellow, fall 2001-spring 2002, fall 2003, spring 2005 TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, summer 2002
Jin-Jia Hu	Math Models in Cardiovascular Mechanics, fall 2003	biomedical engineering student
Tingwen Huang		TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, summer 2001 December 2002 PhD Visiting Asst. Professor, TAMU-Qatar
Ali-Amir Husain	Problems in Matrix Analysis and Wavelet Theory, fall 2000 Invariant Subspace Problem for Operators on Hilbert Space, spring 2003	TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, fall 2000 May 2004 Ph.D. postdoc University of Alberta
WonJun Hwang	Seminar in Mathematical Biology, spring 2004	mechanical engineering student
Nikolas Ivanov		TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, spring 2002, fall 2004
Sachindrana Jayaraman	Elliptic Curves, spring 2000 Random Walks and Electric Networks, Uniform Spanning Trees, summer 2000	May 2003 Master's
Lijian Jiang	Modeling Complex Ecosystems, summer 2003 Seminar in Mathematical Biology, spring 2004
Scott Johnson	Introduction to Computational Algebraic Geometry, spring 2002	VIGRE fellow, summer 2001 May 2002 Master's
Choon-Sik Jhun	Math Models in Cardiovascular Mechanics, fall 2003 Seminar in Mathematical Biology, spring 2004	biomedical engineering student
Joshua Jones		VIGRE fellow, spring 2005
Lavanya Kannan	Tapas of Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics, summer 2002 Graph and Number Theory, fall 2002	TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, summer 2003, fall 2004
Dinara Khalmanova	Mathematical Problems in Biomedical Engineering, summer 2000 Modeling Complex Ecosystems, summer 2003 Math Models in Cardiovascular Mechanics, fall 2003 Seminar in Mathematical Biology, spring 2004	May 1999 Master's May 2004 Ph.D. postdoc Penn State University
Chisup Kim		TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow 2000-2001 December 2001 PhD postdoc Duke University
Taejong Kim	Introduction to Scientific Computing, spring 2001 Matrix Analysis and Wavelet Theory, summer 2002 Math Models in Cardiovascular Mechanics, fall 2003
James Kimball	Modeling Complex Ecosystems, summer 2004	VIGRE fellow, spring 2004 May 2004 Master's
Yuliya Klygunova	Modeling Complex Ecosystems, summer 2002	August 2003 Master's
Youngdeug Ko	Tapas of Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics, summer 2002	May 2003 Master's
Tzanio Valentin Kolev	Signal Analysis, summer 2000 Numerical Analysis, fall 2000 Introduction to Scientific Computing, spring 2001	TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, spring 2001 August 2004 Ph.D. Postdoc, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Dimitrije Kostic	Introduction to Computational Algebraic Geometry, spring 2002 Algebraic Methods in Combinatorics and Graph Theory, summer 2003	VIGRE fellow, fall 2002-spring 2003, fall 2004-spring 2005 December 2003 Master's
Theodoros Kyriopoulos	Algebraic Methods in Combinatorics and Graph Theory, summer 2003 Computational Algebraic Geometry, summer 2004	TAMU-Funded VIGRE fellow, fall 2002-summer 2003
Vince LeMoine	Introduction to Computational Algebraic Geometry, spring 2002 Tapas of Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics, summer 2002	VIGRE fellow, fall 2001-spring 2002 TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, summer 2002 December 2003, Master's
Yan Li	Math Models in Cardiovascular Mechanics, fall 2003 Modeling Complex Ecosystems, summer 2004
Svenja Lowitzsch		TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, spring 2001 May 2002 PhD postdoc at West Virginia University
Robert Main	Elliptic Curves, spring 2000 Computational Algebra and Representation Theory, summer 2000 Ecological Modeling, summer 2001 Gröbner Basis Theory and Applications, fall 2001	VIGRE fellow, summer 2001-fall 2001
Yuliya Marchanka	Modeling Complex Ecosystems, summer 2003	statistics student
Alison Marr	Graph and Number Theory, fall 2002	VIGRE fellow, fall 2002-summer 2003 May 2004 Master's
Myla Matus	Complex Dynamics, spring 2000	December 2001 Master's
Terry McDonald	Shape Theory: Geometry and Statistics, spring 2004	May 2002 Master's VIGRE fellow, spring 2003, fall 2003
Tao Mei		TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, fall 2002-spring 2004
Clark Meyer	Math Models in Cardiovascular Mechanics, fall 2003	biomedical engineering student
Amie Moch	Elliptic Curves, spring 2000 Soft Tissue Modeling, fall 2000	VIGRE fellow, fall 2000 PhD May 2001 position at DOD
Damali Moore	Modeling Algae Blooms in the Oceans, fall 1999 Soft Tissue Modeling, spring 2000	May 2001 Master's
Roel Morales	Tapas of Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics, summer 2002	May 2003 Master's
Walter Moreira	Computational Algebraic Geometry, summer 2004
Yevgen Muntyan	Shape Theory: Geometry and Statistics, spring 2004
Michael Muzheve	Algebraic Methods in Combinatorics and Graph Theory, summer 2003 Computational Algebraic Geometry, summer 2004
Sungsod Na	Soft Tissue Modeling, fall 2000	bioengineering student
Dukjin Nam	Numerical Analysis, fall 2000 Modeling Complex Ecosytems, summer 2002 Math Models in Cardiovascular Mechanics, fall 2003
Haewon Nam	Modeling Algae Blooms in the Oceans, fall 1999 Mathematical Problems in Biomedical Engineering, summer 2000 Soft Tissue Modeling, fall 2000	TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, summer 2001 August 2002 Ph.D. postdoc at University of Minnesota
Jeffrey Nash		VIGRE Fellow, fall 2002-summer 2003 May 2004 Master's Geo-Physicist, Veritas
Amy Neff	Wavelets, summer 2001	VIGRE fellow, fall 2000-summer 2001 May 2002 Master's
Nga Nguyen	Group Representations and Wavelets, spring 2003 Matrix Analysis and Wavelet Theory, summer 2003 Matrix Analysis & Wavelets, summer 2004
Timothy Nix	Algorithmic Number Theory and Applications, spring 2003
Luke Oeding	Computational Algebraic Geometry, summer 2004
Thomas Oliver		VIGRE fellow, spring 2003
Beng Ong	Matrix Analysis and Wavelet Theory, summer 2002 Introduction to Mathematical Methods of Classical Mechanics, spring 2003	TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, summer 2001 May 2001 Master's
Constantin Onica	Invariant Subspace Problem for Operators on Hilbert Space, spring 2003
Koji Ouchi	Introduction to Computational Algebraic Geometry, spring 2002 Algorithmic Number Theory and Applications, spring 2003	computer science student
Jennifer Owens	Modeling Complex Ecosystems, summer 2004
Mahendra Panagoda	Mathematical Problems in Biomedical Engineering, summer 2000	May 2000 Master's
Sudhir Pargaonkar	Graph and Number Theory, fall 2002	mechanical engineering student
Chun Park	Numerical Analysis, fall 2000	statistics student
Robert Parr		TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, fall 2001 December 2002 Master's
Ryan Pedrigi	Math Models in Cardiovascular Mechanics, fall 2003	biomedical engineering student
Varma Penmethsa	Introduction to Mathematical Methods of Classical Mechanics, spring 2003	December 2003 Master's
Wendy Poling	Mathematical Problems in Biomedical Engineering, summer 2000	August 2000 Master's
Dalibor Prazak	Complex Dynamics, spring 2000
Tongbin Qu	Mathematical/Computational Modeling of Traffic Flow, spring 2002	civil engineering student
Kendra Quesenberry		VIGRE fellow, spring 2001 December 2002 Master's
Lovasoa Nirina Randrianarivony	Modeling Algae Blooms in the Oceans, fall 1999 Random Walks and Electric Networks, Uniform Spanning Trees, summer 2000 Problems in Matrix Analysis and Wavelet Theory, fall 2000 Problems in Matrix Analysis and Wavelet Theory, spring 2001 Invariant Subspace problem for Operators on Hilbert Space, spring 2003	TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, summer 2001
Parag Ravindran	Mathematical Problems in Biomedical Engineering, summer 2000	mechanical engineering student
Darren Rhea	Elliptic Curves, spring 2000 Random Walks and Electric Networks, Uniform Spanning Trees, summer 2000 Problems in Matrix Analysis and Wavelet Theory, fall 2000 Problems in Matrix Analysis and Wavelet Theory, spring 2001 Wavelets, summer 2001	VIGRE fellow, fall 2000-summer 2001 August 2000 Master's entered graduate program UC Berkeley, fall 2001
Elaina Rodriguez	Introduction to Mathematical Methods of Classical Mechanics, spring 2003 Modeling Complex Ecosystems, summer 2004
Christopher Romero	Soft Tissue Modeling, fall 2000	VIGRE fellow 2000-2001 August 2002 Master's
Ryan Romero	Modeling Complex Ecosystems, summer 2002	physics student
Marco RoqueSol		TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, spring 2005
James Ruffo		VIGRE fellow, fall 2004-spring 2005
Alicia Russell	Computational Algebra and Representation Theory, summer 2000	May 2000 Master's
John Ryan	Soft Tissue Modeling, spring 2000 Mathematical Problems in Biomedical Engineering, summer 2000 Ecological Modeling, summer 2001	VIGRE fellow, spring 2001 December 2004 Ph.D. Commodities Trader, Shell Trading
Sonmez Sahutoglu		TAMU-Funded VIGRE fellow, spring 2003
Dymtro Savchuk	Shape Theory: Geometry and Statistics, spring 2004
Paul Schumacher	Elliptic Curves, spring 2000 Random Walks and Electric Networks, Uniform Spanning Trees, summer 2000 Discovery Using Calculus, spring 2001
Jenny Schnautz	Shape Theory: Geometry and Statistics, spring 2004
Tsvetanka Sendova	Modeling Complex Ecosystems, summer 2003 Math Models in Cardiovascular Mechanics, fall 2003 Seminar in Mathematical Biology, spring 2004	TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, fall 2003
Swaminatha Sethuraman	Graph and Number Theory, fall 2002 Algebraic Methods in Combinatorics and Graph Theory, summer 2003	electrical engineering student
Stephen Shauger	Topics in Combinatorics and Topology, spring 2000 Random Walks and Electric Networks, Uniform Spanning Trees, summer 2000 Soft Tissue Modeling, fall 2000	December 2001 PhD assistant professor at Coastal Carolina University
Kristi Shryock	Discovery Using Calculus, spring 2001 Introduction to Scientific Computing, spring 2001 Wavelets, summer 2001	aerospace engineering student
Ruchi Singhal	Soft Tissue Modeling, fall 2000	bioengineering student
Katherine Smith	Soft Tissue Modeling, fall 2000	bioengineering student
Troy Snowden	Modeling Complex Ecosystems, summer 2002	urban & regional science student
Lisa Sparrgrove	Algebraic Methods in Combinatorics and Graph Theory, summer 2003	May 2004 Master's
Casey Stella	Computational Algebraic Geometry, summer 2004
Sarah Stovall	Elliptic Curves, spring 2000	December 2001 PhD assistant professor at Stephen F. Austin State University
Stefan Tohaneanu	Shape Theory: Geometry and Statistics, spring 2004
Stanimire Zdrav Tomov	Introduction to Scientific Computing, spring 2001	May 2002 PhD postdoc Brookhaven National Lab
Carlos Trenado Colin	Math Models in Cardiovascular Mechanics, fall 2003 Computational Algebraic Geometry, summer 2004
Dimitar Trenev	Matrix Analysis and Wavelet Theory, summer 2003	TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, fall 2002-spring 2005
Gabriel Tucci		TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, fall 2003-summer 2004
Ediz Tufekcioglu	Soft Tissue Modeling, spring 2000
Justin Turner		VIGRE fellow, fall 2004
Lelitha Vanajakshi	Mathematical/Computational Modeling of Traffic Flow, spring 2002	civil engineering student
Jiakou Wang	Graph and Number Theory, fall 2002
Yanqiu Wang	Numerical Analysis, fall 2000 Introduction to Scientific Computing, spring 2001 Ecological Modeling, summer 2001	August 2004 Ph.D. Postdoc, Purdue University
Jeffrey Warren	Random Walks and Electric Networks, Uniform Spanning Trees, summer 2000	industrial engineering student
Aaron Watson	Mathematical/Computational Modeling of Traffic Flow, spring 2002	nuclear engineering student
Weerapol Welamas	Shape Theory: Geometry and Statistics, spring 2004
Paul Wells	Soft Tissue Modeling, fall 2000	bioengineering student
Alan Wiggins		VIGRE fellow, fall 2004-spring 2005
Jody Wilson	Mathematical/Computational Modeling of Traffic Flow, spring 2002 Tapas of Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics, summer 2002 Introduction to Computational Algebraic Geometry, fall 2002	August 2003 Master's Computer Scientist, Naval A Warfare Command
Wuxiang Wu	Signal Analysis, summer 2000
Ge Xia	Algebraic Methods in Combinatorics and Graph Theory, summer 2003	computer science student
Yuan Xu	Soft Tissue Modeling, spring 2000	bioengineering student
Ryoji Yamamoto	Problems in Matrix Analysis and Wavelet Theory, spring 2001
Conrad Yang	Modeling Algae Blooms in the Oceans, fall 1999 Topics in Combinatorics and Topology, spring 2000	May 2000 Master's actuarial position at Watson Wyatt
Haibo Yang	Modeling Complex Ecosystems, summer 2002 Algebraic Methods in Combinatorics and Graph Theory, summer 2003
Xudong Yao	Mathematical Problems in Biomedical Engineering, summer 2000	TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, spring 2002 August 2004 Ph.D. Postdoc, University of Connecticut
Wei Yuan	Modeling Complex Ecosystems, summer 2002	May 2003 Master's
David Zeigler	Modeling Algae Blooms in the Oceans, fall 1999 Soft Tissue Modeling, spring 2000	VIGRE fellow spring 2001 PhD May 2001 postdoc at Sandia National Laboratory
Xiaofei Zhang	Random Walks and Electric Networks, Uniform Spanning Trees, summer 2000 Problems in Matrix Analysis and Wavelet Theory, fall 2000 Problems in Matrix Analysis and Wavelet Theory, spring 2001 Wavelets, summer 2001	TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, summer 2001 December 2001 PhD
Zhigang Zhang	Tapas of Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics, summer 2002 Introduction to Computational Algebraic Geometry, fall 2002 Modeling Complex Ecosystems, summer 2003 Matrix Analysis & Wavelets, summer 2004	TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, fall 2003
Bentuo Zheng	Matrix Analysis and Wavelet Theory, summer 2003 Algebraic Methods in Combinatorics and Graph Theory, summer 2003	TAMU-funded VIGRE fellow, fall 2003, fall 2004
Qu Zhou	Mathematical Problems in Biomedical Engineering, summer 2000	December 2000 Master's