Core Faculty
Johnathan Bardsley Professor of Mathematics
Office: Math 210Email: bardsleyj@mso.umt.edu
Fax: (406) 243-2674
Office Hours:
Official: 2pm Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Un-official: I am open to meeting at other times, just let me know.
Research Interests
Inverse Problems, Uncertainty Quantification, Computational Mathematics, Computational Statistics
Eric Chesebro Associate Professor
Office: Math 308Email: Eric.Chesebro@mso.umt.edu
Office Hours:
By appointment via Zoom.
Research Interests
Geometric topology, especially knot theory and hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
I also used to be a sculptor and printmaker. Most of my artwork was designed using random numbers and elementary mathematics.
Lauren Fern Lecturer and Student Success Coordinator in Mathematics
Office: onlineEmail: fernl@mso.umt.edu
Office Hours:
Monday
3:00-4:00 https://umontana.zoom.us/j/95455645542
Wednesday
11:00-12:00 https://umontana.zoom.us/j/94953605414
Friday
2:00-3:00 https://umontana.zoom.us/j/92248218324
and by appointment
Elizabeth Gillaspy Assistant professor
Office: MATH 012Email: elizabeth.gillaspy@mso.umt.edu
Office Hours:
For M 514: Tuesday 9-10 (in person); Friday 10-11 (via Zoom); or by appointment.
For M 307: Monday 11-12 (via Zoom); Tuesday 1-2 (via Zoom); Wednesday 10-11 (in person); Friday 2-3 (in person); or by appointment.
Jon Graham Professor, Data & Modeling Core Director
Office: Math 204Email: jgraham@mso.umt.edu
Fax: 406-243-2674
Office Hours:
Tuesday (1-2) on Zoom, Wednesday (12-1) in room 211, Thursday (11-1) on Zoom, Thursday (2-4) in room 211
Research Interests
Mathematical & Applied Statistics
Leonid Kalachev Statistical and Mathematical Consulting
Office: Math 309Email: Kalachev@mso.umt.edu
Research Interests
Applied Mathematics, Asymptotic Methods
Mark Kayll Professor
Office: MATH 209Email: mark.kayll@umontana.edu
Office Hours:
Tuesday 2:00 -- 2:50pm and Thursday: 2:00 -- 2:50pm; and by appointment (informal or otherwise)
Meetings are by Zoom; please see course syllabus for information; if you are not registered for one of my courses, please send an email request.
Research Interests
Discrete Mathematics, Optimization, Theoretical Computer Science
Kelly McKinnie Associate Professor and Associate Chair - Graduate Program
Office: Math 111Email: kelly.mckinnie@mso.umt.edu
Office Hours:
Research Interests
Finite dimensional division algebras, the Brauer group, valuation theory and algebraic geometry
Cory Palmer Associate Professor
Office: Math 004EEmail: cory.palmer@umontana.edu
Office Hours:
TBA
Research Interests
Graph theory and combinatorics
David Patterson Professor
Office: Math 208Email: david.patterson@umontana.edu
Office Hours:
Spring 2021: I am teaching remotely this semester. Please contact me via email to set up a Zoom or phone meeting.
Research Interests
Applied statistics, classification
Frederick Peck Assistant Professor
Office: Math 201Email: frederick.peck@umontana.edu
Office Hours:
MWF 11-12 via Zoom
If these office hours don't work for you, I'm happy to meet at another time (Zoom or in-person)! Just go to www.fapeck.com/meeting to schedule a meeting at a time that is convenient for you.
STAT 216 students: You can meet with any instructor to get help. Please see the section on our course Moodle site called "how to get help."
Research Interests
My research draws on two traditions in mathematics education and the learning sciences: Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) and cultural-historical perspectives on learning. RME starts with the premise that mathematics is, first and foremost, an activity, the human activity of structuring the world. Cultural-historical perspectives on learning are also concerned with human activity. From a cultural-historical perspective, the primary features of human activity are (a) that it is productive, and (b) that it is intertwined with the products of prior activity. Thus my research examines the following big question:
“what gets produced as people engage in mathematical activity?”
In short, my answer is, activity, artifacts, community, and identity are all “productively intertwined,” with each producing and being produced by, the others:
I view all aspects of this mutual production to be at play in all mathematical activity. However, I find it productive to focus different strands of my research on particular aspects, as described in the "Projects" section, below.
Javier Perez Alvaro Assistant Professor
Office: Math 301Email: javier.perez-alvaro@mso.umt.edu
Office Hours:
Monday: 10am-11am
Wednesday: 3pm-4pm
Friday: 10am-11apm
If these times don't work for you, please contact me to make an appointment (or knock if I am in my office.)
Research Interests
My main interest are Matrix Analysis and Numerical Linear Algebra and its applications. These fields are a fundamental part of Numerical Analysis, Scientific Computing, and Computational Mathematics. More specifically my interests include (i) polynomial eigenvalue problems, matrix polynomials, and their linearizations; (ii) conditioning and backward error analyses; (iii) nonlinear eigenvalue problems.
Matthew Roscoe Associate Professor
Office: Math 213Email: matt.roscoe@umontana.edu
Office Hours:
By Appointment
Research Interests
Mathematics Education
Regina Souza Lecturer
Office: MATH 104Email: regina.souza@umontana.edu
Office Hours:
Please make an appointment:
You can use email, leave a voice mail (406) 243-2166, or directly schedule a meeting time.
Link to my Zoom Meeting Room, Meeting ID: 260 089 6966
Research Interests
Differential Geometry
Bharath Sriraman Professor
Office: Math 310Email: sriramanb@mso.umt.edu
Office Hours:
Spring 2021: By appointment
Research Interests
Creativity; Cognition; Interdisciplinarity (Math-Art-Science); International Mathematics Education; Philosophy; Encyclopaedism
Brian Steele Professor
Office: Math314Email: brian.steele@umontana.edu
Office Hours:
MWF 2:00-3:00 PM and by apointment
Research Interests
Predictive analytics
Emily Stone Department Chair, Professor
Office: Math 004BEmail: MathChair@mso.umt.edu
Office Hours:
Spring 2021 Semester
Office hours for non-course related issues are by Zoom. Please email me to make an appointment: emily.stone@umontana.edu
Research Interests
Applied Math and Dynamical Systems
Karel Stroethoff Professor
Office: MA 307Email: karel.stroethoff@umontana.edu
Office Hours:
Monday: 4:10-5:00
Tuesday: 5:00-5:50
Wednesday: 5:00-5:10
Friday: 4:10-5:00
Research Interests
Complex & Functional Analysis, Operator Theory
Nikolaus Vonessen Professor and Associate Chair - Undergraduate Program
Office: Math 207Email: nikolaus.vonessen@umontana.edu
Office Hours:
Zoom (or Phone) Office Hours (by appointment only):
Please email me for an appointment. Let me know in your email a couple of times that would work for you (and whether you want a Zoom appointment or a phone call from me).
I'll be happy to meet with you - we just have to set up a time that works for both of us!
Research Interests
Algebra, in particular non-commutative ring and invariant theory.
Ke Wu Professor
Office: Math 304Email: Ke.Wu@mso.umt.edu
Research Interests
STEM integration, STEM education, Mathematics Education, Mentoring, Multicultural STEM curriculum