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.

• THESES

  • 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

  • Operations Research, Optimization, Mathematical Logic, STEM education 

• 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

  • AMS, MAA, AWM, ASL

• SERVICE

  • Member of Math Graduate Program Committee, Kutztown University, 2007-2008.

  • Member of Chinese Search Committee, Kutztown University, 2007-2008

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