Reza Abbasian

Biography

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics/Engineering Mechanics (Computational Fluid Dynamics), The University of Texas at Austin

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Dynamical Systems), The University of Texas at Austin

M.A. in Mathematics (Numerical Analysis), The University of Texas at Austin

B.S. in General Engineering, Abadan Institute of Technology

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

• Numerical Analysis (Iterative Methods, Extrapolation Techniques) and Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Technology in Mathematics Education
• Non-Parametric Statistics

RESEARCH/FACULTY-STUDENT COLLABORATION

Collaborative summer research, 2010: “Use of Maple+ Iterative methods to Biological Processes,” with Ryan Michaels Math/Computer Science double major who is currently working on a Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of North Texas.

Collaborative summer research, 2012: “Benford’s Law and its Applications to Beta-decay,” with Wako Tasisa Bungula who presented his paper in Alpha Chi's Convention in Baltimore in 2012. He is currently working on his Ph.D. in computational mathematics at the University of Iowa.

Collaborative summer research, 2012: “Investigating free open-source online Mathematics/Statistics software:SAGE and WOLFRAM-ALPHA,” with Allison Clark. She graduated in May 2014 with a math (pre-actuarial) degree and has accepted a position with USAA in San Antonio.

FACULTY RESEARCH

In the past 5 years, conducted research in the areas of use of technology in mathematics, inverted classrooms and Iterative methods which led to more than 24 presentations and publications.

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITIONS

2012 Distinguished Service Award, Texas Section of Mathematical Association of America (MAA)

PUBLICATIONS

(With A. Ionescu) Vector Calculus with Maple, 3rd edition, Textbook, Houghton Mifflin (2003) ISBN: 0-618-43924-2

"Exploring Limits with Maple," Proceedings of the 20th Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, San Antonio, March 2008.

"Use of Technology in Undergraduate Student Research," Proceedings of the 21st Annual International Conference in Collegiate Mathematics, New Orleans, March 2009.

"A Survey of the Use and Effectiveness of Technology-based Mathematics Instruction Among Texas High Schools, Colleges and Universities," Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference in Collegiate mathematics, Chicago, March 2010.

(With John Sieben), "Use of TED.com and Gapminder.org in Teaching Applications of Mathematics and Statistics," Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Conference in Collegiate mathematics, ICTCM, Denver, March 2011.

PUBLISHED JOURNAL ARTICLES

"Selecting Upwind Parameters for Improved Iterative Performance," Journal of Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol. 11, 235-242 (1995).

"A Note on Richardson Extrapolation as an error estimator for solving nonlinear Reaction-Diffusion Problems," Journal of Communication in Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol. 13, 533-540 (1997).

"Hybrid MPE-Iterative Methods for Solving Linear and Nonlinear Systems," Applied Numerical Mathematics, 26, 277-291(2002).

RECENT PRESENTATIONS

"A Note on Finding Non-Linear Least-Squares Parameters," Texas Section, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas, April 2014.

"Math videos: comparing platforms and software," ICTCM, San Antonio, March 2014.

"Mini-course on Creating Math Videos: Comparing Platforms and Software," ICTCM, San Antonio, March 2014.

"Several Devices and Softwarefor creating Math Videos,"Annual joint meeting of MAA-AMS, Baltimore, Md., January 2014.

"Inverted Classrooms: The What, the Why, and the How," Texas Section, Lubbock, Texas, April 2013.

"Creating an Inverted Classroom," ICTCM, Boston, March 2013.

"A Brief Tutorial on Building a 'Flipped' Classroom," Annual joint meeting of MAA-AMS, San Diego, January 2013.

"Time for Change in College Algebra," MAA-Texas Section, Dallas, April 2012.

"Weight Loss Plan, BMI, and Body Model, "Annual meeting of of MAA-Texas section, UT-Tyler, April 2011.

"New Trends in free Web Resources for Mathematics and Statistics," Annual meeting of MAA-Texas section, UT-Tyler, April 2011.

"Use of TED.com and Gapminder.org in Teaching Applications of Mathematics and Statistics," ICTCM, Denver, March 2011.

"Report on Our Summer Work (Creating 10-minute Videos for Applied Calculus)," TLU faculty development workshop, November 2012.

"IRAN, then and now," TLU Schola, November 2010.