C.V.
EDUCATION
Ph.D, Mathematics, Wesleyan University, May 2007.
M.A., Computer Science, Wesleyan University, May 2006.
B.S., Applied Mathematics, Anhui University, China, July 2000.
Classification of reducts for \omega-categorical graphs, Ph.D. thesis, Advisor: Carol Wood, Wesleyan University
Estimating bacterial diversity from environmental DNA: a maximum likelihood approach, M.A. thesis, Advisor: Danny Krizanc, Wesleyan University
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS
RENCENT PUBLICATIONS
Estimating bacterial diversity from environmental DNA: a maximum likelihood approach, Frederick Cohan, Danny Krizanc and Yun Lu, International Symposium on Bioinformatics Research and Applications 2007, LNBI 4463, pp. 133-144, 2007
Classification of reducts for \omega-categorical graphs, in preparation (with Carol Wood)
Graphs reconstructions, in preparation (with Danny Krizanc)
Optimization of the parameters in Ant Colony Problems, in preparation (with Francis Vasko)
Graph theory topics, in preparation (with Karen Collins)
RECENT TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS
Reducts of Countably Categorical Graphs, Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, CA, January 2008
A maximum likelihood approach to estimate bacterial diversity from environmental DNA, ISBRA 2007, Georgia State University, May 2007
Reducts of \omega-categorical Graphs, NY Graduate students Logic Conference, March 2007
RECENT CONFERENCES ATTENDED
Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, CA, January 6-9, 2008
Wesleyan Dynamical Systems Conference, Wesleyan University, CT, October 13-14, 2007
2007 International Symposium on Bioinformatics Research and Applications, Georgia State University, May 7-10, 2007
Second New York Graduate Student Logic Conference, St. John's University, NY, March 17-18, 2007
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Tenure-track faculty, Kutztown University, Fall 2007-present
Fall 2007, Instructor for Precalculus, Calculus II and Math for Business
Spring 2008, Instructor for Calculus I, Math for Business and Abstract Algebra
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Wesleyan University, Fall 2002-Fall 2007:
Fall 2006, Math Facilitator for Graduate Pedagogy.
Fall 2005, Instructor for Introduction to Calculus, Part I, Math Facilitator for{Graduate Pedagogy,
Spring 2005, Instructor for Introduction to Calculus, Part II,
Lecturer, Anhui University, China, July 2000-November 2001:
Fall 2000, Instructor for Probability and Statistics.
HONORS & AWARDS
Travel Assistance Grant ($601.00), Kutztown University, November, 2007
MEMBERSHIPS
SERVICE
Member of Math Graduate Program Committee, Kutztown University, 2007-2008.
Member of Chinese Search Committee, Kutztown University, 2007-2008