Curriculum Vitae

Brian Heinold
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Mount Saint Mary's University
Emmitsburg, MD 21727
(301)-447-5820 (ext. 4823)

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D., Mathematics, Lehigh University, May 2006. Thesis topic: Sum list coloring and choosability. Advisor: Garth Isaak.
  • M.S. Mathematics, Lehigh University, May 2003.
  • B.S. Physics, Montclair State University, May 2001, magna cum laude. Additional majors in mathematics and classics.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Positions held
    • Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Mount St. Mary's University, 2006-present.
    • Teaching Assistant, Department of Mathematics, Lehigh University, 2001-2006.
    • Adjunct Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Montclair State University, Summer 2001.
  • Courses Taught
    • Courses taught at Mount St. Mary's University --- Precalculus, Calculus I, Calculus II.
    • Courses taught at Lehigh --- Basic Statistics, Survey of Linear Algebra, Survey of Calculus II, Calculus I Part B.
    • Courses TA-ed at Lehigh --- Basic Statistics, Calculus I,II,III, Calculus I Part B.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

  • Interests
    • Graph Theory and Combinatorics, and in particular, graph coloring problems including list coloring and L(2,1)-labeling. My dissertation was on sum list coloring - lists of colors are assigned to the vertices of a graph, and one seeks the minimum sum of the list sizes such that no matter what lists of those sizes used, one can always find a choice of colors from those lists where adjacent vertices get different colors.
  • Publications
    • A survey of sum list coloring. Graph Theory Notes of New York, LII (2007).
    • Sum choice numbers of some graphs. Submitted.
  • Presentations
    • Sum list coloring. AMS Special Session on Graph Theory and Combinatorics, Hoboken, NJ, 2007.
    • Sum list Coloring. Graph Theory Day 51, Montclair State University, 2006.
    • Choosability of complete bipartite and related graphs. Lehigh Graph Theory and Combinatorics Seminar, 2005.
    • Five presentations at Lehigh Mathematics Graduate Student Colloquium, 2004-2006. Topics included transcendental and surreal numbers, graph theory and fractal images.
    • Four presentations at Sigma Xi Student Research Conference, Montclair State University, 1999-2001. Topics included fractal images, computer simulation of a magnetic pendulum, and audio-visual experiments with waves and modulation.

SERVICE

  • Library Committee, Mount St. Mary's University, 2006.
  • Grader for Lehigh University High School Math Contest 2003-2006.
  • Numerous activities in Lehigh University Mathematics Department, including helping at the Mathematics department LaTeX seminar and the new graduate student orientation.

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Teaching Assistantship. Department of Mathematics, Lehigh University, 2001-present.
  • Outstanding Baccalaureate Award - Physics. Montclair State University, 2001.
  • Kibbe Scholarship. Department of Classics and General Humanities, Montclair State University, 1999-2000.
  • 'Meritorious' designation in 1999 COMAP Mathematical Contest in Modeling.

MEMBERSHIPS

  • AMS, MAA.
  • Project NExT Section Fellow, MD-DC-VA section, 2006-2008.