Curriculum Vitae J.F. (Jim) Nystrom, Ph.D. Visiting Assistant Professor School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WV 25443-3210 Research Interest Areas Algorithm design for time-domain simulations and visualizations, computational science and computational physics, computational electromagnetics, computer organization and architecture, cellular automata, electromagnetic theory, quantum mind, the simulation argument, and computational cosmography. Professional Preparation University of Idaho Electrical Engineering Ph.D. 2000 University of Idaho Physics M.S. 1996 University of Idaho Computer Science M.S. 1994 Texas A&M University Electrical Engineering B.S. 1986. Appointments Visiting Assistant Professor Shepherd University (CS & Math) 2006 - Assistant Professor University of Akureyri, Iceland (CS) 2004-2006 Assistant Professor Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (CS) 2001-2004 Visiting Assistant Professor Adams State College (CS & Math) 2000-2001 Lecturer University of Idaho (Physics) 2000 Lecturer University of Idaho (Electrical Engineering) 1998-1999 Research Assistant University of Idaho (Electrical Engineering) 1997-1999 Teaching Assistant University of Idaho (Physics) 1994-1996 Teaching Assistant University of Idaho (Computer Science) 1993-1994 Sr. Systems Engineer 3M Company (Austin, TX) 1987-1993. 1
Journal Publications J.F. Nystrom, High-Order Time-Stable Numerical Boundary Scheme for the Temporally Dependent Maxwell Equations in Two-Dimensions, Journal of Computational Physics 178, 290-306 (2002). J.F. Nystrom, An Exact Finite Field Renormalization Group Calculation on a Two Dimensional Fractal Lattice, Int. Journal of Modern Physics C 11, 257-275 (2000). J.F. Nystrom and J.L. Young, k-space Transfer Function Design of Discrete Operators: Application to Maxwell s Time-Domain Equations, Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications 13, 781-806 (1999). Refereed Conference Publications and Journal Proceedings J.F. Nystrom and Carryn Bellomo, Isotropic Vector Matrix Grid and Face-Centered Cubic Lattice Data Structures, (presented as a poster) ICCS 2005: Fifth International Conference on Computational Science, Atlanta, GA USA, May 2005. [Published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science 3516, 1096-1099 (2004).] J.F. Nystrom, On the Omni-directional Emergence of Form in Computation, (presented as a poster) ACRI 2004: Sixth International Conference on Cellular Automata for Research and Industry, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 2004. [Published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science 3305, 632-641 (2004).] J.F. Nystrom, Grid Construction and Boundary Condition Implementation for the Isotropic Vector Field Decomposition Methodology, ACES 2003: 19th Annual Review of Progress in Applied Computational Electromagnetics, Monterey, CA USA, March 2003. J.F. Nystrom, The Isotropic Vector Field Decomposition Methodology, ACES 2002: 18th Annual Review of Progress in Applied Computational Electromagnetics, Monterey, CA USA, March 2002. J.F. Nystrom, Tensional Computation: Further Musings on the Computational Cosmography, 7th Bellman Continuum, Santa Fe, NM USA, May 1999. [Published in Applied Mathematics and Computation 120, 211-225 (2001).] Other Conference Presentations, Abstracts and Posters J.F. Nystrom, On the Design of Diffusion Constants for Random Walks of Squares, Triangles and Cubes, (to be presented at the) SIAM Conference on Computational Science & Engineering, Costa Mesa, CA, February 2007. 2
J.F. Nystrom, Moore s Law and the Visualization of Electromagnetic Quanta, PIERS 2003 in Hawaii: Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Honolulu, HI, October 2003. J.F. Nystrom and C. Bellomo, Efficient Grid Generation for the IVMCEM Solver, (presented by C. Bellomo) PIERS 2003 in Hawaii: Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Honolulu, HI, October 2003. J.F. Nystrom, In Search of a Geometrical Basis for the Ubiquitous Electromagnetic Energy, PIERS 2002: Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Boston, MA, July 2002. J.F. Nystrom and J.L. Young, High-Order, Finite-Difference Procedure for the Temporally Dependent Maxwell s Equations, 1998 AP-S International Symposium and URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Atlanta, GA, June 1998. J.L. Young and J.F. Nystrom, Designing High-Order, Time-Domain Numerical Solvers for Maxwell s Equations, 1998 AP-S International Symposium and URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Atlanta, GA, June 1998. J.F. Nystrom, In Search of: Computational Cosmography, Pions and Beyond, Moscow, ID, April 1998. Seminars and Colloquia Mechanism for the Simulation Argument (to be presented) Nexus of Science and Spirit Lecture, Shepherdstown, WV, December 2006. Icelandic Centre of Excellence in Theoretical Computer Science Research Seminar, Reykjavik, Iceland, December 2005. Iceland Express Seminar in Advanced Computer Science, Akureyri, Iceland, March 2005. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Computing & Mathematical Sciences Department Seminar, Corpus Christi, TX, February 2003. On the Modeling and Computation of Physical Phenomena Adams State College Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics Department Seminar, Alamosa, CO, April 2000. 3
Was that an electric or magnetic force pulling on me? University of Idaho Department of Electrical Engineering Research Colloquium, Moscow, ID, January 2000. Geometry in the Afternoon University of Idaho Department of Electrical Engineering Research Colloquium, Moscow, ID, August 1999. In Search of: Computational Cosmography University of Idaho Department of Physics Seminar, Moscow, ID, December 1996. Ph.D. Dissertation J.F. Nystrom (2000), On the design of time-stable high-order Cartesian-based FDTD CEM methods, University of Idaho (Electrical Engineering). M.S. Thesis J.F. Nystrom (1996), An exact two-dimensional finite field real-space renormalization group calculation, University of Idaho (Physics). Classes Taught/Teaching Computer Science Concurrent Computation/SR Programming (S05, S06), Computer Organization (S01, S02-S03, S04), Operating Systems (F00, S07), Compiler Construction (S02, S06), Programming Language Theory (S07), C++ Programming I (F01-F03), C++ Programming II (S04), Fortran90 Programming (F00), 8086 Assembly Language (F01, F02, F03-S04), Windows Programming (with Visual basic) (F06), Introduction to Computer and Information Sciences (with Python) (F06), Computer Literacy (S01, Summer04). Mathematics Discrete Mathematics (F06-S07), Finite Mathematics (F00-S01, S07), Intermediate Algebra (Summer03), Physics, Computational Science, Electrical Engineering Electromagnetic Theory (F98-F99), Numerical Analysis (F04, F05), Fundamentals of Physics (S00), Introduction to Electrical Engineering (F99). 4
Patents J.F. Nystrom, Isotropic vector field decomposition method for use in scientific computations, a U.S. Patent Application. (U.S. Application Publication Number 20030046043.) Research and Institutional Funded Grant Activity Computational Cosmography Initiative, a KEA University Fund 2005 grant, partially funded at $8,500 (conversion from 500,000 Icelandic krona). MII: Improving the Pipeline in Applied Computer Science, co-principal investigator with J.D. Fernandez, M. Garcia, D.C. Kar, and R.S. Dannelly, principal investigator. An NSF MII grant, 9/1/03-8/31/08, NSF MII 03-30822 for $1,350,000. Institutional Service 2004-2006 Director of Postgraduate Affairs for the Faculty of Information Technology at the University of Akureyri, Iceland. 2002-2003 TAMU-CC Undergraduate CS Program Review Committee. 2002-2003 TAMU-CC CS Introduction Sequence Committee. 2002 TAMU-CC CS Faculty Search Committee. Professional Service 2007 Session Chair, SIAM Conference on Computational Science & Engineering, Costa Mesa, CA, February 2007. 1999-2000 Reviewer, IEEE Antennas & Propagation Society Magazine. Miscellaneous University of Texas Management Institute Certificate, 1991-1992. Enumerated Publication List: http://webpages.shepherd.edu/jnystrom/nys_pubs.html Email: jnystrom@shepherd.edu 5