Brian Alan Snyder, Ph. D.

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1 Brian Alan Snyder, Ph. D. Current work address Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Work phone: (906) Lake Superior State Home phone: (906) West Easterday Ave. Department FAX: (906) Sault Sainte Marie, MI USA Education December 1999, Ph.D. in Mathematics, The Ohio State, Columbus, OH Thesis: Hyperdifferential Operators on Function Fields and Their Applications Advisor: Professor David Goss December 1994, M.S. in Mathematics, The Ohio State, Columbus, OH June 1992 B.S. in Mathematics, of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA Teaching Experience September Present Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Lake Superior State, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan (Tenure received September 2005) Courses taught: Developmental Mathematics, Intermediate Algebra, Explorations in Mathematics, College Algebra, Calculus for Business and Life Sciences, Calculus I, Calculus II, Calculus I and II via Interactive Television, Calculus for Engineering I and II, Calculus and Linear Algebra for Engineers, Calculus III, Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics, Discrete Mathematics, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations (traditional course and with Mathematica), History of Mathematics, Abstract Algebra, Special Topics Introduction to Mathematica, Special topics Number Theory, Special topics - Cryptography, Introduction to Microcomputer Applications, Introduction to Computer Programming Lab, Honors Ideas Seminar Art of Mathematics. January July 2000 Lecturer, The Ohio State, Columbus, Ohio Courses Taught: Calculus and Analytic Geometry I and II, Calculus and Mathematica IV, Partial Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems. September December 1999 Graduate Teaching Associate, The Ohio State, Columbus, Ohio Fourteen Quarters as recitation instructor. Courses taught: Mathematical Analysis for Business II, College Algebra, Elementary Functions, Calculus with Review I and II, Calculus with Graphing Calculators I, Calculus and Analytic Geometry II and III, Accelerated Calculus I, II and III (equivalent to Calculus I-IV). Eleven Quarters as course instructor. Courses taught: Mathematical Analysis for Business III, Elementary Functions, Calculus and Analytic Geometry II and III, Calculus and Mathematica I and II. Courses taught with reform methods and/or technology: Mathematical Analysis for Business II, Calculus with Review I and II, Calculus with Graphing Calculators I, Calculus and Analytic Geometry II, Calculus and Mathematica I, II and IV Reader, of California at Santa Barbara Courses graded: Calculus with Applications I and II, A Transition to Higher Mathematics, Introductory Linear Algebra I, Introduction to Number Theory I, Elementary Real Analysis.

2 Refereed Publications SuDoku as a Bridge to Advanced Mathematics, accepted by PRIMUS (in preparation) Hyperdifferential Operators and Zeta Measures on v-adic Completions of F r [T] (with E.-U. Gekeler) Drinfeld Modules over Finite Fields, appearing in The Proceedings of the Workshop on Drinfeld Modules, Modular Schemes and Applications, World Scientific Press (1997) pp Books (pilot testing Spring 2008) Algebraic Geometry through Problems, Park City Mathematics Institute (co-author and editor) Student Theses Supervised Douglas Anger, An Implementation of Internet Voting, Lake Superior State, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, May 2009 (expected) David Partyka, Beyond the Quadratic Formula: A Lesson Plan for High School Teachers, Lake Superior State, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, December 2005 Jennifer Betcher, On the Mathematics of Two Games, Lake Superior State, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, April 2001 Presentations and Invited Lectures October 23, 2008 A Brief Introduction to Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Management Information Systems Course, Lake Superior State August 27, 2008 DIY Interactive Whiteboard and Presenter for Under $100, Faculty Development Day, Lake Superior State October 1, 2005 Using Puzzles to Introduce Methods of Proof, Mathematical Association of America Upper Peninsula Regional Meeting, Marquette, MI July 23, 2005 An Introduction to Computational Technology at Lake Superior State, LSSU School of Mathematics and Computer Science Reunion, Sault Sainte Marie, MI May 7, 2004 Art of Mathematics and the Mathematics in Art, Joint Meeting of the Michigan Section of the Mathematical Association of America and Michigan Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, Rochester Hills, MI November 8, 2003 Homework and the Distance Education Course, Mathematical Association of America Upper Peninsula Regional Meeting, Marquette, MI March 13, 2003 Workshop for Honors Teaching, Lake Superior State Honors Program, Sault Sainte Marie, MI November 17, 2001 Magic Numbers in the Arithmetic of Function Fields, Mathematical Association of America Upper Peninsula Regional Meeting, Marquette, MI April 10, 2000 A History of Number Theory (revised), Ohio State Graduate Student Seminar, Columbus, OH March 2, 1999 Hyperdifferential Operators on Function Fields, Ohio State Number Theory Seminar, Columbus, OH September 10, 1996 Drinfeld Modules over Finite Fields, Alden-Biessen Workshop on Drinfeld Modules, Modular Schemes and Applications, Alden-Biessen, Belgium Page 2 of 5

3 Honors and Awards 2008 Recipient, Institute for Advanced Study Funding for Park City Mathematics Institute Exxon-Mobil Project NExT Fellow - Mathematical Association of America Project NExT Fellow - Michigan Section of the Mathematical Association of America 1999 Team recipient, Boyer Teaching Award, College of Engineering, The Ohio State Summer 1994 Recipient, United States Department of Education Fellowship Summer 1992 Recipient, Ohio State Head Start Fellowship Conferences and Workshops Attended September 12 13, 2008 Upper Peninsula Regional Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America, Lake Superior State, Sault Sainte Marie, MI July 6 26, 2008 Park City Mathematics Institute - Undergraduate Faculty Program, Prospector Square Conference Center, Park City, UT February 29 March 2, 2008 Teachers Teaching with Technology (T 3 ) International Conference, Hyatt Regency, Dallas, TX October Upper Peninsula Regional Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America, Northern Michigan, Marquette, MI May Joint Meeting of the Michigan Section of the Mathematical Association of America and Michigan Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, of Michigan Dearborn, Dearborn, MI February 1 3, 2007 Bargaining, Political Action, and Public Relations Conference, Michigan Education Association, Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI February 14 15, 2006 High School Content Expectations: Academic Review, Michigan Department of Education, Kellogg Center, East Lansing, MI September 30 October 1, 2005 Upper Peninsula Regional Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America, Northern Michigan, Marquette, MI April 28 - May 1, th Annual Legacy of R.L. Moore Conference, Educational Advancement Foundation, Austin, TX October 8 9, 2004 Upper Peninsula Regional Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America, Lake Superior State, Sault Sainte Marie, MI July 19-21, 2004 Teaching Differential Equations from a Dynamical Systems Viewpoint, National Science Foundation Chautauqua Series, Boston, Boston, MA May 7-8, 2004 Joint Meeting of the Michigan Section of the Mathematical Association of America and Michigan Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, Oakland, Rochester Hills, MI November 7-8, 2003 Upper Peninsula Regional Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America, Northern Michigan, Marquette, MI October 23 25, 2003 Changing Institutional Priorities: Developing a Shared Understanding of the Value of Assessing Student Learning, sponsored by the American Association for Higher Education, Telcordia Technologies Learning Center, Lisle, Illinois May 2 3, 2003 Joint Meeting of the Michigan Section of the Mathematical Association of America and Michigan Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, Saginaw Valley State, Center, MI July August 2002 MathFest Summer Meeting of the Mathematical Association of Page 3 of 5

4 America, Burlington Sheraton Hotel, Burlington, VT July 2002 Project NExT workshop, of Vermont, Burlington, VT May 10 11, 2002 Project NExT workshop and Joint Meeting of the Michigan Section of the Mathematical Association of America and Michigan Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, Lawrence Technological, Southfield, MI January 6 9, 2002 Annual Joint Mathematics Meetings of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America, Greater San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA August 2 4, 2001 MathFest Summer Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America, Monona Terrace Convention Center, Madison, WI July 31 August 1, 2001 Project NExT workshop, of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI April 27 28, 2001 Project NExT workshop and Joint Meeting of the Michigan Section of the Mathematical Association of America and Michigan Mathematical Association of Two- Year Colleges, Hope College, Holland, MI April 7 8, 2001 Best Assessment Practices IV Symposium, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana January 2000, Annual Joint Meetings of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America, Washington, DC October 2 3, 1999 Eastern Sectional Meeting of American Mathematical Society, Providence College, Providence, RI September 12 13, 1998 Central Sectional Meeting of the American Mathematical Society, DePaul Loop Campus, Chicago, IL September 9 14, 1996 Alden-Biessen Workshop on Drinfeld Modules, Modular Schemes and Applications, Alden-Biessen, Belgium January 1994, Annual Joint Meetings of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America, Cincinnati Convention Center, Cincinnati, OH Service September Present Member, Intercollegiate Athletics Committee, Lake Superior State March 2008 September 2008 Organizer, Upper Peninsula Regional Meeting, Mathematical Association of America June 2002 June 2008 Reader, Advanced Placement Calculus Exam, Educational Testing Service September 2003 August 2008 Chair, General Education Committee, Lake Superior State September 2002 August 2008 Member, General Education Committee, Lake Superior State July 2002 May 2008 Director, High School Visiting Lecturer Program, Michigan Section of Mathematical Association of America January 2007 October 2007 Member, Lake Superior State Faculty Association Contract Bargaining Team June 2004 May 2006 Vice President, Faculty Association, Lake Superior State June 2004 October 2004 Co-organizer, Upper Peninsula Regional Meeting, Mathematical Association of America September 2002 April 2003 Member, Strategic Planning Committee, Lake Page 4 of 5

5 Superior State January 2002 Co-Organizer, Project NExT Special Session, Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, California September 2001 June 2004 Chair, President's Committee for Undergraduate Research, Creative and Scholarly Activity, Lake Superior State September 2000 June 2004 Member, President's Committee for Undergraduate Research, Creative and Scholarly Activity, Lake Superior State September March 2000 Member, Department of Mathematics Graduate Studies Committee, The Ohio State February September 1997 Math Coordinator, Student-Athlete Support Services Office, The Ohio State September December 1999 Organizer, Department of Mathematics Graduate Student Seminar, The Ohio State September August 1996 Member, Department of Mathematics Graduate Studies Committee, The Ohio State Professional Society Memberships Mathematical Association of America Mathematical Association of America Special Interest Group Mathematics and Art References available upon request Page 5 of 5