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Department of Mathematics

Faculty & Staff

Full-Time Faculty

Amir Barghi (Lecturer)
Ph.D., Dartmouth College
Research interests include: Graph theory, combinatorics, and probability.
Office: FOB S7
Phone: (845) 257-3557
E-mail: barghia@newpaltz.edu

Office Hours:
MTRF 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Office hours in FOB S12/14 conference room. Other times by appointment.

Natalie Cartwright (Assistant Professor)
Research interests include: Asymptotic methods; electromagnetic wave propagation through homogeneous, inhomogeneous and stratified media; application of genetic algorithms to electromagnetics.
Office: FOB S8
Phone: (845) 257-3513
E-mail: cartwrin@newpaltz.edu

Office Hours:
M 12:20 PM - 1:20 PM
W 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM
W 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Other times by appointment.

Melissa Cass (Lecturer, Math Placement Coordinator & Math Lab Coordinator)
M.S., SUNY New Paltz, Elementary Education Coordinator
Office: FOB E7
Phone: (845) 257-3444
E-mail: cassm@newpaltz.edu

Office Hours:
MR 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
T 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
F 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM

Other times by appointment.

David Clark (SUNY Distinguished Professor & Department Chair)
Ph.D., Emory University
Research interests include: Universal Algebra (structure theory, model theoretic applications), topological representation of algebras, natural dualities
Office: FOB E1
Phone: (845) 257-3524
E-mail: clarkd@newpaltz.edu

Office Hours:
MR 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
MR 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Please make appointments by calling Lisa at (845) 257-3532.

Diego Dominici (Associate Professor)
Ph. D in Applied Mathematics from University of Illinois at Chicago
Research interests include: Asymptotic methods, perturbation methods, special functions, orthogonal polynomials, partial differential equations, difference equations, stochastic models, inverse functions, and symbolic computation.
Office: FOB S11
Phone: (845) 257-2607
E-mail: dominicd@newpaltz.edu

Office Hours:
MR 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
W 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Other times by appointment.

Ekaterina Shemyakova (Assistant Professor)
Research Interests include: Integrable PDEs, Differential Geometry
Office: FOB S3
Phone: (845) 257-3572
E-mail: shemyake@newpaltz.edu

Office Hours:
T 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
R 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Stanley Hayes (Associate Professor)
Ph.D., University of Texas
Research interests include: Computer Science, Real Analysis, Mathematical Logic, Topology
Office: FOB E5
Phone: (845) 257-3533
E-mail: hayess@newpaltz.edu

Office Hours:
M 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
T 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
W 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
R 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Other times by appointment.

David Hobby (Associate Professor)
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Research interests include: Universal Algebra (finite algebras, distributive lattices with operations), Computer Science (complexity, neural networks, associative networks)
Office: FOB E11
Phone: (845) 257-3563
E-mail: hobbyd@newpaltz.edu

Office Hours:
TF 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
TF 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM

Other times by appointment.

Krishnamurthi Ravishankar (Professor & Advisor, Actuarial Concentration)
Ph.D., Yeshiva University
Research interests include: Statistical Mechanics, Probability Theory, Mathematical Physics
Office: FOB E4
Phone: (845) 257-3562
E-mail: ravishak@newpaltz.edu

Office Hours:
MR 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
MR 12:05 PM - 1:35 PM

Other times by appointment.

Ryan Schwarz (Lecturer)
Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Research interests include: Commutative Algebra and Homological Algebra
Office: FOB S6
Phone: (845) 257-3526
E-mail: schwarzr1@newpaltz.edu

Office Hours:
MR 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
T 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
F 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Retired Faculty

Michael Adams (SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus)
Email: adamsm@newpaltz.edu
Ph.D., University of Bristol, England
Research interests include: Lattice Theory

Salvatore Anastasio (Professor Emeritus)
Office: FOB E2
Phone: (845) 257-3532
E-mail: anastass@newpaltz.edu

Sunday Chikwendu (Professor Emeritus)

Ph.D., University of Washington
Research interests include: Partial Differential Equations, Fluid Dynamics, Singular Perturbation Methods

Jacqueline Grace (Lecturer Emeritus)
M.S., Western Washington State College
Phone: (845) 257-3532
E-mail: gracej@newpaltz.edu

Elaine Kolitch (Emeritus)
Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder
Research interests include: Mathematics Education, Standardized Testing
Phone: (845) 257-3532
E-mail: kolitche@newpaltz.edu

Hanamantagouda Sankappanavar ( Emeritus)
Ph.D., University of Waterloo
Research interests include: Universal Algebra (distributive lattices with operations, multi-valued logics)

Donald Silberger (Professor Emeritus)
Ph.D., University of Washington
Research interests include: Combinatorics and Algebra (universal terms, words and sequences, composition monoids of functions and binary relations, graph theory)
Phone: (845) 257-3532
E-mail: DonSilberger@hvc.rr.com

Adjunct Faculty

Adjunct Phone
Phone: (845) 257-2633

Louise Ardanowski
Office: HUM 009
Phone: (845) 257-3532
E-mail: ardanowl@newpaltz.edu

Office Hours:
MR 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
MR 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Dan Greenberg
Office: FOBE12
E-mail: greenbed@newpaltz.edu

Office Hours:
MR 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Other times by appointment.

Barbara Heiles
Office: FOB E12
Phone: (845) 257-2633
E-mail: heilesb@newpaltz.edu

Office Hours:
T 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
WF 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Other times by appointment (all days of the week are possible).

No office hour on Friday April 19

Palmer Kocher
Office: HUM 307
E-mail: kocherp@newpaltz.edu

Office Hours:
MR 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Doreen Lyons
Office: FOB E12
E-mail: lyonsd@newpaltz.edu

Office Hours:
T 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Mary Ann Monteverde
Office: FOB E12
E-mail: montevem@newpaltz.edu

Office Hours:
MW 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Other times by appointment.

Ghazi Nesheiwat
Office: FOB E12
Phone: (845) 257-2660
E-mail: nesheiwg@newpaltz.edu

Office Hours:
M 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
F 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Ramon Prusak
Office: HUM 307
Phone: (845) 257-2633

Office Hours:
M 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
W 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Other times by appointment.

Nalinaxi Sankappanavar
Office: FOB E12
E-mail: sankappn@newpaltz.edu

Office Hours:
MR 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Leonard Thambirajah
Office: FOB E12
E-mail: thambirl@newpaltz.edu

Office Hours:
TF 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
F 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Lisa Woodrum
Office: FOB E12
Phone: (845) 257-3527
E-mail: woodruml@newpaltz.edu

Office Hours:
T 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Staff

Lisa Lupini (Secretary 1)
Office: FOB E2
Phone: (845) 257-3532
E-mail: lupinil@newpaltz.edu

Office Hours:
MTWRF 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
MTWRF 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Fax Machine
(845) 257-3571