Full Time Faculty
See also the complete list of all current faculty of the Department of Mathematical Sciences.
James Adams
Lecturer of Mathematics
Science West 339
Phone: 989-964-4320
E-mail: jadams@svsu.edu
B.S., Saginaw Valley State University, M.S., Michigan State
University
Professional interests: Differential Equations, Physics, Applied
Mathematics
Cyrus P. Aryana
Professor of Mathematics
Science West 302
989-964-4971
E-mail: aryana@svsu.edu
Website: www.svsu.edu/~aryana
B.S., University of Tehran
M.S., Sharif University of Technology
Ph.D., University of Georgia
Professional interests: Real Analysis; Complex
Analysis;Functional Analysis; Topology
Boehm, Jerry R.
Instructor of Mathematical Sciences
Pioneer Hall 204
Phone: 989-964-2735
E-mail: jrboehm@svsu.edu
Master of Arts; Master of Education
Nancy Colwell
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Science West 335, Zahnow 202A
Phone: 989-964-4353, 989-964-4648
E-mail: nccolwel@svsu.edu
Website: www.svsu.edu/~nccolwel/
B.A., University of California San Diego
M.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Professional interests: Algebra, Number Theory
Anthony Crachiola
Associate Professor of Mathematical
Science
Science West 342
Phone: 989-964-2107
E-mail: acrachio@svsu.edu
Ph.D., Wayne State University
Professional interests: Commutative Algebra, Algebraic Geometry
Jennifer Chubb
Lecturer of Mathematics
Science West 336
Phone: 989-964-7009
E-mail: jchubb@svsu.edu
B.S., Lake Superior State University
M.A., Indiana University
Curtis A. Grosse
Lecturer of Mathematics
Science West 330
Phone: 989-964-2042
E-mail: cgrosse@svsu.edu
B.S., Bethany Southern Nazarene University
M.S., Ohio State University
Professional interests: Actuarial Science, Mathematical Finance
Hasan Al-Halees
Professor of Mathematics
Science West 343
Phone: 989-964-7108
E-mail: hhalees@svsu.edu
B.S., University of Baghdad
M.S., M.A., University of Toledo
M.S., Middle East University
Ph.D., Central Michigan University
Professional interests: Functional Analysis, Combinatorics
(designs), Matrix Theory
Olivier Heubo-Kwegna
Assistant Professor of Mathematical Science
Science West 353
Phone: 989-964-4344
E-mail: oheubokw@svsu.edu
B.S., University of Douala, Cameroon
M.S., University of Yaounde, Cameroon
Diploma., ICTP Trieste, Italy
Ph.D., New Mexico State University, USA
Professional Interests: Commutative Algebra, Ordered Structures, Universal Algebra
Amy Hlavacek
Associate Professor of Mathematical
Science
Science West 357, Zahnow 202A
Phone: 989-964-2090, 989-964-4648
E-mail: ahlavace@svsu.edu
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.A., University of
Pennsylvania, Ph.D., Ohio State University
Professional interests: Graph Theory; Mathematics Education
Jan Hlavacek
Assistant Professor of Mathematical
Science
Science West 359
Phone: 989-964-2004
E-mail: jhlavace@svsu.edu
Website: www.svsu.edu/~jhlavace
Magistr., Charles University, Prague, Ph.D., Ohio State University
Professional interests: Real Analysis, Complex Analysis,
Functional Analysis, TeX
Garry Johns
Professor of Mathematics
Science West 303
Phone: 989-964-7145
E-mail: glj@svsu.edu
B.A., University of Michigan-Flint
M.S., Michigan State University
Ph.D., Western Michigan University
Professional interests: Discrete Mathematics, Mathematics
Education
Bing Liu
Professor of Mathematics
Science West 340
Phone: 989-964-4894
E-mail: bliu@svsu.edu
B.S., M.S., Xinxiang Normal University
M.S., Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
Professional interests: Differential Equations, Analysis,
Numerical Analysis, Singular Perturbations
Gretchen Mooningham
Professor of Mathematics
Science West 304
Phone: 989-964-7010
E-mail: agm@svsu.edu
Website: www.svsu.edu/~agm
A.B., Converse College
M.A., University of South Carolina
Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Professional interests: Algebra (Lattice Theory), Real Analysis,
Teacher Education
John Mooningham
Professor of Mathematics and Departmental
Chairperson
Science West 308
Phone: 989-964-4183
E-mail: jwm@svsu.edu
Website: www.svsu.edu/~jwm
A.B., Western Kentucky University
M.S., University of South Carolina
Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Professional interests: Several Complex Variables, Complex
analysis, Topology, Teacher Education
Emmanuel Kengni Ncheuguim
Assistant Professor of Mathematical Science
Science West 338
Phone: 989-964-4015
E-mail: ekenagni@svsu.edu
B.S., University of Dschang, Cameroon
M.S., University of Yaounde I, Cameroon
Ph.D., New Mexico State University
Professional interests: Mathematical Finance, Differential Equations, Numerical Analysis
Todorka Nedeva
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Science West 358
Phone: 989-964-2135
E-mail: tnedeva@svsu.edu
B.S., M.S. University of Plovdiv
Ph.D. University of Kentucky
Professional interests: Algebra, Analytic Number Theory
Patrick Pan
Professor of Mathematics
Science West 306
Phone: 989-964-7357
E-mail: pan@svsu.edu
B.S., Beijing University
M.S., Ph. D., University of Connecticut
Professional interests: Functional Analysis, Operator Theory,
Operator Algebra
David Schall
Lecturer of Mathematics
Science West 334
Phone: 989-964-7048
E-mail: dschall@svsu.edu
B.A., Mount Union College
M.A.T., M.A.., Kent State University
Professional interests: Teacher Education, Writing in Mathematics
Nicholas Scheall
Lecturer of Mathematics
Science West 350
Phone: 989-964-2045
E-mail: nsscheal@svsu.edu
Master of Science; Bachelor of Science
Steven Sepanski
Professor of Mathematics
Science West 305
Phone: 989-964-7047
E-mail: sepanski@svsu.edu
B.A., University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
M.S., Michigan State University
Ph.D., Texas A and M University
Professional interests: Probability, Stochastic Processes,
Statistics
Andrew Tierman
Lecturer of Mathematics
Science West 337
Phone: 989-964-7019
E-mail: tierman@svsu.edu
Website: www.svsu.edu/~tierman
B.A., Wayne State University
M.L.S., University of Michigan
M.A., Central Michigan University
J.D., Detroit College of Law
Ph.D., Wayne State University
Professional interests: Statistics, Data Analysis, Psychometrics
William R. Vautaw
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Science West 341
Phone: 989-964-4318
E-mail: wvautaw@svsu.edu
B.S., University of Michigan
M.S., Purdue University
Ph.D., Michigan State University
Professional Interests: Geometric Topology, Graph Theory
Thomas Zerger
Professor of Mathematics
Science West 307
Phone: 989-964-4334
E-mail: zerger@svsu.edu
Website: www.svsu.edu/~zerger
B.A., Bluffton College
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Professional interests: Algebraic Geometry, Geometry, Mathematics
Education
Recently Retired
Tyler H. Haynes
E-mail: haynes@svsu.edu
Website: www.svsu.edu/~haynes
A.B., B.S., M.A., University of Chicago
M.S., M.Ph., PhD., George Washington University
Professional interests: Semi-topological Semi-groups, Linear
Algebra, Matrices