DANIELA VALDEZ-JASSO 3314 Pollock Place Apt #3 Raleigh NC 27607 (919) 271 0508 dvaldez@ncsu.edu http://www4.ncsu.edu/~dvaldez RESEARCH INTEREST Mathematical modeling of physiological systems. Biomechanical modeling with cardiovascular applications. Parameter estimation, sensitivity analysis, and statistical data analysis. EDUCATION Ph.D. Candidate, Biomathematics Aug 2008 Summer 2010 Title: Pressure-Area Dynamics of Ovine Arterial Wall Properties. Advisor: Mette S. Olufsen Co-Advisor: Mansoor A. Haider M.S. Applied Mathematics Aug 2005 -May 2008 Title: Modeling the Mechanical Properties of the Large Arteries in the Ovine System. Advisor: Mette S. Olufsen Co-Advisor: Mansoor A. Haider B.S. Applied Mathematics, Summa Cum Laude May 2005 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY August 2005 to Present - Teaching Assistantship (August 2005-May 2006) o Lecture assistant for Calculus III for Engineers and Mathematicians (MA 242), Differential Equations (MA 341), Calculus I for Social Sciences (MA 121) o Responsibilities included grading, holding office hours, and tutoring. - Teaching Assistantship (Aug 2006-Present) o Instructor for Pre-calculus (MA 107), Calculus I & II for Life Sciences (MA 131&231), Calculus II for Engineers and Mathematicians (MA 241), Mathematics of Finance (MA 105). o Responsibilities included lecture and exam preparations, grading, creating Web Assign homework assignments, office hours, and tutoring. - Research Experience for Graduate Students (Summer 2007) o Mentored a junior graduate student: M. Fair, 1
o Advisor: Dr. Campbell o Research Topic: Control Formulation of a Soft Tissue Model. - Research Experience for Undergraduate Students (Summer 2008) o Graduate student mentor of five undergraduate students: K. Cromptoon, S. Ito, A. Davis, G. Morton, A. Olson. o Advisor: Dr. Olufsen o Research Topic: Viscoelasticity of the Arterial Wall Using In-vivo Data. - Mathematics Multimedia Center (August 2009 - present) o Matlab Computer Consultant PUBLICATIONS Journal Articles Valdez-Jasso D, Haider MA, Banks HT, Bia D, Zocalo Y, Armentano RL, Olufsen MS. Viscoelstic Mapping of the Arterial Ovine System using a Kelvin Model. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. Feb 2009, Vol. 56(2), pp. 210-219. DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2008.2003093. Valdez-Jasso D, Banks HT, Haider MA, Bia D, Zocalo Y, Armentano RL, Olufsen MS. Viscoelastic Models for Passive Arterial Wall Dynamics. Advanced Applied Mathematics and Mechanics. April 2009, Vol. 1(2), pp. 151-165. Abstract Valdez-Jasso D, Haider MA, Campbell SL, Bia D, Zocalo Y, Armentano RL, Olufsen MS. Modeling viscoelastic wall properties of ovine arteries. Proceedings of the ASME 2009 Summer Bioengineering Conference. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS PARTICIPATION Poster Presentation. Southeastern Atlantic Mathematical Sciences Workshop (SEAMS) Conference, at the University of South Carolina, September 17-19, 2004, Charleston, South Carolina. Poster Presentation. Triangle Undergraduate Research Symposium at the McKimmon Conference Center, NC State University, November 6, 2004, Raleigh, North Carolina. Oral Research Presentation, Jeopardy Contest for Undergraduates, and Optimal Control for Disease short course. 29th Annual Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Southeastern Atlantic Meeting, at the University of South Carolina, March 25-26, 2005, Charleston, South Carolina. (Gave oral research presentation, participated in an Optimal Control for Disease short course, and was in a jeopardy contest for undergraduates.) Poster Presentation. 14th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at the McKimmon Conference Center, NC State University, April 28, 2005, Raleigh North Carolina. 2
Oral Research Presentation. Carolinas Mathematics Undergraduate Research Conference, April 9, 2005, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina. Undergraduate Program Summer Session of the Institute for Advanced Study, Park City Mathematics Institute, June 26-July 16, 2005, Park City, Utah. Oral Research Presentation. SEAMS Workshop (Cha-Cha Days) at University of NC at Chapel Hill, Oct 31-Nov 2, 2008, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Poster Presentation. SAMSI Special Workshop 2008 Blackwell-Tapia Conference. November 14-15, 2008, Durham, North Carolina. Poster Presentation. 14th Annual Graduate Research Symposium at the McKimmon Conference Center, NC State University, March 18, 2009, Raleigh, North Carolina. Poster Presentation. ASME 2009 Summer Bioengineering Conference. Lake Tahoe, California, June 17-21, 2009. Poster Presentation. North Carolina Alliance to Create Opportunity Through Education, Greensboro Coliseum Complex, October 2, 2009, Greensboro, North Carolina. Poster Presentation and Session Chair. Mathematical Biosciences Institute Workshop on Computational Challenges in Integrative Biological Modeling, October 5-8, 2009, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. SEMINAR TALKS Applied Mathematics Graduate Student Seminar,. Six presentations: Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Spring 2010. Biomathematics Seminar,. Three presentations: Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009. HONORS & AWARDS & ACTIVITIES 2001-2003 Dean s list at Wake Technical Community College 2004-2005 Society of Undergraduate Mathematics (SUM) at NC State University. President. 2005 Undergraduate Research Award for Spring 2005. Division of Undergraduate Affairs of NC State University 2005 Graduated Summa Cum Laude, NC State University. 2005-2007 Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Student Chapter at NC State University. Secretary. 3
2007-2008 Mathematics Graduate Student Association (MGSA) at NC State University. Vice-President. 2009 Research Experience for Undergraduates Mentor. Mentee won Student Poster Award, Viscoelasticity of the Arterial Wall. Joint Mathematics Meetings for American Math Society (AMS) and Mathematics Association of America (MAA), Jan 7-10, 2009. 2009 American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2009: Summer Bioengineering Conference. Resort at Squaw Creek, Lake Tahoe, CA, June 17-21, 2009. Finalist in Poster Presentation. 2010 Outstanding Teaching Assistant from the Mathematics Department at NC State University. GRADUATE COURSEWORK Mathematics Dynamical Systems and Multivariable Control I & II, Ordinary Differential Equations, Partial Differential Equations I & II, Numerical Analysis I & II, Matrix Theory I & II. Statistics Experimental Statistics for Biological Sciences I & II, Probability in Biology. Life Sciences Physiology I & II, Genetics, Biomechanics. LANGUAGES Spanish English Portuguese French Chinese First Language. Advanced conversation, reading and writing. Advanced conversation, reading and writing. Intermediate conversation, reading and writing. Basic conversation. REFERENCES Dr. Mette Olufsen (Thesis Advisor) Associate Professor, 27695 Email: msolufse@ncsu.edu Phone: (919) 515-2678 Dr. Mansoor Haider (Thesis Co-Advisor) Associate Professor, 27695 Email: mahaider@ncsu.edu Phone: (919) 515-3100 Dr. Stephen Campbell (Thesis Committee Member) 4
Professor, Director of Graduate Program, 27695 Email: slc@ncsu.edu Phone: (919) 515-3300 5