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1 Hongli Gao (Ms.) 4382 Okemos Road, Apt G214, Okemos, MI Tel: Teaching Portfolio Website: Education PhD Candidate in Mathematics (A.B.D.) GPA: 3.9/4.0 Aug Sep (Expected) Thesis: Minimization of a Non-Smooth Convex Functionals on an annulus domain Faculty Advisor: Baisheng YAN, Professor Certification in Teaching College Mathematics Aug May (Expected) Teaching Portfolio: M.Sc in Statistics Jan. Dec GPA: 4.0/4.0 Faculty Advisor: Dennis GILLILAND, Professor Jilin University China M.Sc in Operational Research and Control Theory Sep June 2009 Thesis: Waiting Time Phenomena of Solutions for Degenerate Parabolic Equations Faculty Advisor: Jingxue YIN, Professor Jilin University China B.Sc in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics Sep June 2007 Fellowships and Honors Future Academic Scholars in Teaching (FAST) Fellowship One of the ten FAST fellows in at Acquisition of knowledge, skills, and competencies in teaching and learning in STEM disciplines Graduate Teaching Assistant Award Department of Mathematics, 2013 Two of over ninety teaching assistants in the Department of Mathematics

2 Academic Appointment Instructor Aug present Course Instructor Courses: MTH 132 Calculus I Spring 2013 MTH 133 Calculus II Summer 2012, Fall 2012, Summer 2013 MTH 124 A Survey of Calculus I Spring 2011, Summer 2011 MTH 103 College Algebra Fall 2010 MTH 103 College Algebra (online) Spring 2010, Summer 2010 MTH 1825 Intermediate Algebra (online) Fall 2009 Independently develop syllabi and write the schedule of the classes Conduct classes, distribute the class notes and create in-class activities Implement the use of technology in lesson preparation and teaching Plan, set and evaluate quizzes and exams Hold office hours and identify the needs of individual students in their classes and help develop their potential Provide extra assistance to students with special needs, such as those with physical and mental disabilities Recitation Instructor Courses: MTH 133 Calculus II Fall 2013 MTH 235 Ordinary Differential Equations Fall 2011, Spring 2012 Present subject to students under the direction and guidance of instructor/supervisor Tutor and assist students individually or in small groups in order to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers. Academic Coach Charles Drew Science Scholars Program, Sep present Courses: MTH 132 Calculus I Fall 2013 MTH 133 Calculus II Fall 2013 Gao 2

3 Coordinate students in Drew program and establish weekly meeting schedules Organize and prepare for instructional materials for lectures and offer coaching demonstrations meeting the needs of diverse students Offer advise to students on their learning process and help improve the students course performance Supervisor Math Learning Center, Aug May 2013 Hold large review sessions for (about ) students monthly Supervise and coordinate work of the monitor, proctor and 30 math tutors Suggest several constructive ideas to effectively improve the service quality and students satisfactory Observe other Calculus instructors/tas teaching and offer suggestions Instructor MSU Chinese School Sep present Courses taught: Algebra I Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2013 Algebra II Fall 2012, Fall 2013 Geometry Spring 2013 Pre-Calculus Fall 2010, Spring 2011 Tutor Math Learning Center, Sep present Courses: All undergraduate-level math classes Other Professional Experience QED Environmental System Inc. Data Analyst Jan May Performed data analysis on large (incomplete) data set and utilized the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) method to select variables Contributed to team effort by establishing a model of prediction and optimization of the target variables on MATLAB Provided suggestions on future data collecting and recommendations to optimize methane gas capture while maintaining safety guidelines for QED Environmental System Inc. Consumers Energy Company Data Analyst & Model Developer Jan May Used a data mining tool to select the most possible variables from historical data Gao 3

4 Designed a program to estimate a customer s probability of defaulting on a payment on R Provided several models used in industry for Consumers Energy Company to predict a customer s likelihood of defaulting on a future payment Research Interests and Projects Research Interest Partial Differential Equations, Calculus of Variations, Math education, Industrial Mathematics Teaching As Research (TAR) Project, How Does the Students Demo Effect a College-Level Calculus ClassSep Apr Supervisor: Dr. Rique Campa Mentor: Dr. Milos Savic Research in Industrial Mathematics, Segmenting Customer Profiles by Modeling Default Probabilities Jan Apr Supervisor: Dr. Peiru Wu Mentor: Dr. Albert Cohen Optimization of Methane Gas at Landfills Jan Apr Supervisor: Dr. Peiru Wu Mentor: Mr. Pavel Sikorskii Conference & Professional Presentations Joint Mathematics Meetings of the AMS and MAA Baltimore, MD Baltimore Convention Center Jan , 2014 Future Academic Scholars in Teaching (FAST) Program Symposium East Lansing, MI Apr Title: How Does the Students Demo Effect a College-Level Calculus Class 10 th Student Math Conference Apr , 2013 Title: Optimization of Methane Collection at Landfills MSU Math Colloquium in Partial Differential Equations Department of Mathematics, Apr Title: Reports on Asymptotic Convergence of Nonlinear Contraction Semigroups in Hilbert Space Gao 4

5 Institutional Service Co-leader of Orientation for New Off-campus Instructors May 2013 Led the teaching preparation component, helped the new off-campus instructors get prepared Coordinator of MLC International Welcome Event Department of Mathematics, Sept Managed the entire event including preparation work, coordinated speakers and students Skills And Qualifications Languages: English (fluent), Chinese (native), French (Ph.D. language exam passed, reading only) Computer skills: Matlab, R, SAS PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) American Mathematical Society (AMS) Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) References Casim Abbas Professor, Associate Chair and Director of the Graduate Program Department of Mathematics (517) Gao 5

6 Rebecca Leefers Course Supervisor, Teaching Specialist Department of Mathematics (517) Zhengfang Zhou Professor, Director of the Graduate Program Department of Mathematics (517) Baisheng Yan Professor of Mathematics (517) Gao 6