Kristen A. Nairn. Mathematics Department College of St. Benedict/St. John s University Collegeville, MN (320)

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1 Mathematics Department College of St. Benedict/St. John s University Collegeville, MN (320) Kristen A. Nairn knairn@csbsju.edu Professional Experience present Assistant Professor, Mathematics, College of St. Benedict Mortgage Research Analyst, Risk Management ( ) Yamaichi International. New York, NY. Fixed Income Trader, Risk Management ( ) Cargill, Inc. Minneapolis, MN. Options Trader, PSE ( ) Group One. San Franciso, CA. Accountant ( ) CaseMix, City Department of Boston, MA. Education Ph.D. in Mathematics, Columbia University (2003) Dissertation: Graver Complexity of Monomial Curves in P 3. M.Phil. in Mathematics (algebraic geometry, Lie algebras), Columbia University (1999) M.A. in Mathematics, Columbia University (1997) Arizona State University, Teaching Assistant, Ph.D. program B.A. in Mathematics, Gustavus Adolphus College (1987) Teaching Experience College of St. Benedict/St. John s University Calculus I (8 sections) Calculus II (4 sections) Introduction to Statistics and Probability (4 sections) Math Explorations (4 sections) Linear Algebra (1 section) Foundations and Structures of Mathematics (1 section) Topics in Advanced Mathematics: Differential Geometry (1 section) Differential Equations (2 section) Multivariable Calculus (1 section) Algebraic Structures I (1 section) Algebraic Structures II (1 section) Analysis I (1 section) Complex Analysis (1 section)

2 Kristen A. Nairn 2 Columbia University College Algebra and Analytic Trigonometry (6 sections) Mathematica for Calculus I, II for Engineers Linear Algebra (1 section) Graduate Lie Groups and Representations Seminar (1 section) Invited Seminars and Publications On the Graver Complexity of some codimension 2 matrices, Beitrage zur Algebra und Geoemtrie, July 2008, to appear On the Gröbner complexity of Matrices, with R. Hemmecke, Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra, February 2008, to appear The Complexity of computing the Graver Complexity, October 2006, University of MN -Morris, North Central Section (MAA) meeting. The Poincare Conjecture, College of St. Catherine, April 2006, invited talk. Projects for Undergraduate Research, October 2005, University of Sioux Falls, SD, North Central Section (MAA) Project NExT meeting. Graver Complexity of Some Monomial Curves in P 3, SCSU, October 2004, Mathematics Colloquium. Syzygies and The Twisted Cubic Curve, Gustavus Adolphus College, March 2004, Mathematics Departmental Seminar. The Graver Complexity of the Twisted Cubic, October 2003, University of Sioux City, SD, North Central Section (MAA) meeting. Graver Complexity: an algebro-geometric description, November 2002, UC Davis, Combinatorics Seminar. Scholarship Presented at CSB/SJU Introduction to Stock Market Analysis, Investment Club, October Chilly Climates: warming up the chilly climates for women on campus, Hot Chocolate Talk, CSB Women s Center, September Options Trading in the Current Economic Environment, September 2005, St. John s University, Investment Club. The Poincare Conjecture, Collegial Conversation, College of St. Benedict, March Stock Options - Part I, March 2005, St. John s University, Investment Club. The Yield Curve: What your parents never told you, October 2004, St. John s University, Investment Club.

3 Kristen A. Nairn 3 The Life of a Trader, April 2004, St. John s University, Investment Club. The 3-body Problem, March 2004, CSB/SJU, Math Society Seminar. Research Interests Algebraic Geometry, Toric Varieties, Lattice Polytopes, Gauge Theory, Tropical Geometry (compactifications of subvarieties of tori) Professional Development Attended two graduate courses (Tropical Geometry and The Representations of Quivers), University of New Brunswick, Canada, 12 July - 9 August Topological Geometry Seminar, University of Minnesota, September present Combinatorics Seminar, University of Minnesota, present St. Cloud State Math Colloquium, Fall present Clay Mathematics Institute workshop on K3 s: Modular Forms, Moduli and String Theory, Boston, MA, March 2008 IMA Applications in Algebraic Geometry, September June 2007, weekly seminars IMA Tutorial: Algebraic Algorithms in Optimization, January 12-12, 2007 Senior Honors Thesis Matthew Voigt (2007, advisor) The Graver Complexity of Stars Michael Karp (2007,co-advisor) A Virtual East Gemini Lake: Technical Report Nick McClure (2005, advisor) A Study of Pollen Tree Dispersal Models Senior Projects Thomas Hartman (2007, co-advisor) A Review of Pressure-Sensitive Paint as an Alternative to Pressure Taps in Wind Tunnel Research Natalie Bly (2007, on defense committee) Carrots Love Tomatoes Ben Bennett (2008, defense committee) Latin America s Next Top Model: Prdicting Chagas Prevalence

4 Kristen A. Nairn 4 Theodore Leonard (2008, defense committee) Where to Aim to Minimize Risk and Maximize Expected Value Trevor Kollmann (2005, advisor) Analysis of the United States Housing Market since 1975 Charlie O Connor (2005, on defense committee) Semi-Direct Product of Edge Colored Graphs Supervision of Mathematics Summer Research Fellows Vincent Wheeler (Summer 2007) Modeling Nineteenth Century Economic Growth: A Quantitative Approach Matthew Voigt (Summer 2006) The Graver Complexity of Stars Trevor Kollmann (Summer 2004) Analysis of the United States Housing Market since 1975 Individual Learning Projects Devon Beau Hammel (Fall 2005) Multivariable Calculus Liza Krzenski (Fall 2005) Mathematical Climate Change Models Liza Krzenski (Spring 2005) Mathematical Education issues related to minorities in St. Cloud, MN. Edward Malnor (Spring 2005) A mathematical description of neurological research pertaining to number sense. Edward Malnor (Spring 2005) Teaching Mathematics Awards and Honors Carl B. Boyer Memorial Fellowship, 2001 Columbia University. VIGRE Scholarship, Mathematics Departmental Teaching Award, Arizona State University Mathematics Departmental Scholarship National Science Foundation Award, Advising at CSB/SJU Faculty Advisor to 10 students, Faculty Advisor to 13 students, Faculty Advisor to 6 students, Faculty Advisor to 6 students, Faculty Advisor to 4 students,

5 Kristen A. Nairn 5 Service at CSB/SJU Member, Higher Learning Commission Self-Study committee, Criterion 5: Service and Engagement, June October 2008 Member, Faculty Handbook and Election Committee, August August 2010 Heritage Day 2007: served on a discussion panel What s in the Box? Unwrapping the Gift of Community Wrote an NSF S-STEM grant for CSB with Andy Holey, Lynn Ziegler and Jim Crumley, July 2008 Faculty Participant in the Fall 2008 Orientation Session Member, Center for Women Advisory Board, CSB, August Organizer for the Pi Mu Epsilon Conference at CSB/SJU, August present Member of the Math Department Proficiency Exam Committee, August present Member, Math Department Summer Research Committee, August present Member, Intercultural Directions Council, September present Member, Mathematics Assessment Committee, Spring present Advisor, The Investment Club, Spring Spring 2008 Mathematics Departmental Representative for Careers in Mathematics, Fall present Co-organizer for the Pi Mu Epsilon Conference at CSB/SJU, March 2005-August 2006 Mentor, Erin Miller, Nutrition, Academic year Interviewed for faculty video, Advancement Publications and Communications, November Member, committee on Women in Science, Mathematics and Technology, Fall present Co-organizer (with Sean Dwyer) of the CSB/SJU Faculty Writing Retreat, Academic year Professional Activities Member, MAA North Central Section Executive Committee, July Co-organizer of the North Central Section of Project NExT, January present Member, Project NExT (National and Local groups), AMS, MAA & AWM. Article Reviewer, PME Journal Article Reviewer, Journal of Online Mathematics and its Applications (JOMA) Organizer, Junior Colloquium, Columbia University

6 Kristen A. Nairn 6 Judge, Undergraduate Poster Session at the Joint AMS/MAA meetings, Arizona 2004 and Texas SAUM workshop participant UMTYMP Instructor, academic year Graduate Student Representative, Columbia University,