Bonnie C. Jacob. Science and Mathematics Department Phone: (585)

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1 Bonnie C. Jacob Science and Mathematics Department Phone: (585) National Technical Institute for the Deaf bcjntm (AT) rit (DOT) edu Rochester Institute of Technology 52 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NY PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS 1. Assistant Professor, Science and Mathematics Department, National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, 2012-present. 2. Lecturer, Science and Mathematics Department, National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, Research Assistant, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, Graduate Teacher of Record, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, Visiting Graduate Student, Sparsity concepts and applications in optical tomography research collaboration, Universität Bremen Zentrum für Technomathematik, Germany, Fall Research Intern, Air Force Research Laboratory, San Antonio, TX, Summer EDUCATION: Ph.D. in Mathematical Sciences Clemson University Advisor: Taufiquar Khan May 2010 Department of Mathematical Sciences Thesis: Source Optimization in Abstract Function Spaces for Maximizing Distinguishability: Applications to the Optical Tomography Inverse Problem M.S. in Mathematical Sciences Clemson University Department of Mathematical Sciences May 2006 A.B. in Music, cum laude Smith College May 2000 PROFESSIONAL GRANTS AND FUNDING: 1. NSF CAREER Grant, (Pending, applied July 2014). 2. Council for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics (CURM) Mini-grant Extension, PI, June 2014-May Rochester Institute of Technology Grant Writer s Bootcamp Seed Funding, June 2014-May 2015.

2 4. National Technical Institute for the Deaf Grant Writers Support Program Grant, January- May Council for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics (CURM) Mini-grant, PI, June 2013-May TURMS Conference Travel Grant, October REUF Workshop Travel Grant, June NTID Professional Development Mini-grant, March PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS: The symbol indicates that the author was an undergraduate student at the time of research. 1. C. Grood, J. Harmse, L. Hogben, T. Hunter, B. Jacob, A. Klimas and S. McCathern. Minimum rank with zero diagonal. The Electronic Journal of Linear Algebra, K. Fetcie, Bonnie Jacob and D. Saavedra. The failed zero forcing number of a graph. To appear in Involve: a journal of mathematics. 3. H. Adler, B. Jacob, K. Kurz and R. Kushalnagar. Undergraduate research in mathematics with deaf and hard-of-hearing students: four perspectives. Involve: a journal of mathematics, B. Jacob and J. Jacob. Infinite graphs with finite l p -rank number: a characterization. Congressus Numerantium, B. Jacob, B. Jin, T. Khan and P. Maass. Optimal source in optical tomography for maximum distinguishability, Journal of Applied Functional Analysis, J. Zohner, C. Clark, T. Khan, B. McAdoo and R. Thomas. Incorporation of refractive index gradients in the solution of the radiative transport equation. Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series, March R. Laskar and B. McAdoo, Varieties of centers in trees. Congressus Numerantium, December OTHER PUBLICATIONS: 1. B. McAdoo, T. Khan, C. Clark, L. Irvin, I. Noojin, D. Burrows, D. Wooddell, R. Thomas and J. Zohner. 2-dimensional B-spline algorithms with applications to ray tracing in media of spatially-varying refractive index. Air Force Research Laboratory Technical Report. AFRL- RH-BR-TR , August F. Krahmer, Y. Lin, B. McAdoo, K. Ott, J. Wang, D. Widemann and B. Wohlberg. Blind image deconvolution: motion blur estimation. Team Report, Mathematical Modeling in Industry X Workshop, Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, August INVITED TALKS:

3 1. Failed zero forcing sets in graphs. Hobart and William Smith Colleges Mathematics Colloquium, April Choice of an optimal source in optical tomography: a special case and alternative formulation. Mini-symposium on Inverse Problems and Nonsmooth Optimization. American Mathematical Society (AMS) Fall Eastern Sectional Meeting, Rochester, NY, September A network model of optical tomography. Alfred University, February Selection of an optimal source to make the optical tomography problem less ill-posed, AMS Special Session on Set-Valued Optimization and Variational Problems, Joint Mathematics Meetings, Boston, MA, January Classification of nodes based on signal behavior in a network. AMS Spring Western Section Meeting, April A discrete challenge based on optical imaging. SUNY Geneseo Mathematics Colloquium, April Toward improving distinguishability in optical tomography. Center for Applied and Computational Mathematics, Rochester Institute of Technology, October CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS: 1. The minimum rank of the set of symmetric zero-diagonal matrices associated with a graph, AMS Special Session on Trends in Graph Theory, Baltimore, MD, January Identifying vertex types in a graph, 44th Southeastern International Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory, and Computing, Boca Raton, FL, March Optimality of Vertex Rankings on Infinite Graphs, 43rd Southeastern International Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory, and Computing, March The effect of changing the norm on the optimality of a graph ranking, 42nd Southeastern International Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory, and Computing, March Identification of nodes in a network: a discrete analogue of optical tomography, Joint Mathematics Meetings, New Orleans, LA, January Some mathematical excursions from optical tomography, SMath 2010, Smith College, September Maximizing distinguishability in optical tomography through selection of an optimal source: function spaces and inner products. Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Francisco, CA, January Optimal source and inner product space selection in optical tomography. New York Conference on Applied Mathematics, Rochester Institute of Technology, October Using distinguishability criteria to optimally design sources in optical tomography. Joint Mathematics Meetings, Washington, DC, January 2009.

4 10. With T. Khan and P. Maass. Source design for the optical tomography inverse problem. Network Meeting of the Humboldt Foundation, Magdeburg, Germany, October (Poster). 11. Spline approximation of refractive index with applications to raytracing. Computational Biophysics Workshop, San Antonio, TX, July Varieties of centers in trees. 37th Southeastern International Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory and Computing, Boca Raton, FL, March OTHER WORKSHOPS AND PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS: Trends in Undergraduate Research in Mathematical Sciences (TURMS) Conference, Chicago, IL, October Research Experience for Undergraduate Faculty (REUF 4), ICERM, Providence, RI, June Mathematical Biology: Beyond Calculus Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Prep Workshop, June Summer Program in Analysis and Geometry, Princeton University, July - August Special Semester on Quantitative Biology analyzed by Mathematical Methods Bioimaging I Workshop, Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics, Linz, Austria, November Institute for Mathematics and its Applications Mathematical Modeling in Industry X, Team Project: Blind Deconvolution of Images with Linear Motion Blur, August Symmetries and Overdetermined Systems of Partial Differential Equations Summer Program, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, July AMS-MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings, Atlanta, GA, January HONORS: 1. Dolciani MAA Project NExT Fellow, Clemson University Department of Mathematical Sciences Outstanding PhD Student, May Clemson University Distinguished Graduate Achievement Fellowship, Clemson University Distinguished Graduate Recruitment Fellowship, Clemson University Mathematical Sciences Department Graduate Teacher of Record Award for Excellence in Teaching, Clemson University Mathematical Sciences Department Graduate Teacher of Record Award for Excellence in Teaching, Clemson University Mathematical Sciences Department Outstanding Masters Student,

5 8. National Science Foundation GK-12 Fellow, SERVICE: Key faculty for Applied Inverse Problems Track of Ph.D. in Mathematical Modeling, School of Mathematical Sciences, College of Science, RIT, 2014-present NTID Science and Math Department Mathematics Positions Search Committee Co-chair, RIT College of Science Curriculum Committee Member, September 2013-present NTID Middle School Mathematics Competition Scorer, April 2013 NTID Science and Math Department Interim Chair Search Committee Member, Spring 2013 NTID Advisory Board for PI Professional Development, Member, September 2012-present. Undergraduate Research Contributed Paper Session Chair, Joint Mathematics Meetings, January Undergraduate Poster Session Judge, Joint Mathematics Meetings, January NTID Learning Consortium Committee, September 2011-present. Young Mathematicians Conference Abstract Judge, August AMS Session on Calculus of Variations, Optimal Control, and Optimization Session Chair, Joint Mathematics Meetings, January Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Clemson Chapter Treasurer, PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Mathematical Society Council of American Instructors of the Deaf COURSES TAUGHT AT NTID: Laboratory Mathematics (Fall 2014) Integrated Algebra COURSES TAUGHT AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY: Calculus for Scientists and Engineers 1 Business Calculus I Elementary Statistics COURSES SUPPORTED AT THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AT RIT: Abstract Algebra I and II

6 Real Variables I and II Graph Theory Combinatorics Number Theory Differential Equations Vector Calculus Multivariable Calculus Discrete Mathematics I and II Discrete Mathematics for Technologists I and II Project-Based Calculus I and II Calculus A, B and C Precalculus College Algebra Algebra College Physics I GRADUATE COMMITTEE MEMBER: Nathaniel Bush, MS 2013 Daniel Short, BS/MS 2011 NTID-SUPPORTED RESEARCH AND INDEPENDENT STUDY STUDENTS: Peter Yeung (CURM ) Thomas Ansill (CURM ) Daniel Saavedra (Grant Writer s Bootcamp 2014, CURM ) Jaime Penzellna (CURM ) Katherine Fetcie ( ) Tyler Swob ( ) SKILLS: L A TEX, MATLAB, Maple Japanese Proficiency Exam, Level 1 Pass (highest level). American Sign Language, SLPI Rating Advanced.