University High School

University Faculty Resume

I. Personal Information

Karoline Null U.S. Citizen

Assistant Professor, Tenure Track

Phone: 731-***-****

*** **** ********** *************@***.***

Martin, Tennessee 38238 http://www.utm.edu/staff/kpershel/

II. Education

Ph.D. Mathematics, Rice University, Jan 2010.

M.A. Mathematics, Rice University, Jan 2007.

B.S. Mathematics, University of Tennessee at Martin, May 2003

.

III. Employment History

University of Tennessee at Martin Martin, Tennessee

Assistant ProfessorAug 2009{Present

Qingdao University Qingdao, China

Guest LecturerJuly 2012{August 2012

NSF EPSCoRE/TN-SCORE Grant Martin, Tennessee

Principal InvestigatorMay 2011{August 2011

Rice University Houston, Texas

Teaching AssistantAug 2003{May 2009

National Security Agency Fort Meade, Maryland

Research AssistantJun 2005{Aug 2005IV. Scholarly Activity

Fulbright Scholar Award for India by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars.

Approved

by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, Spring 2013. Planned work will

also incor-

porate cultural study of Indian women mathematicians to identify and monitor mitigating

factors

necessary and su cient for degree completion.

Accepted guest lecturer position at Qingdao University (China) for 6 week summer term

(2012).

Courses will include Calculus 3, Statistics and Linear Algebra and Differential

Equations.

Principal Investigator on National Science Foundation Grant through EPSCoRE (Experimental

Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) and TN-SCORE (Tennessee Solar Conversion and

Storage, using Outreach, Research and Education). Assembled and directed team of

professors,

student, and independent corporate researcher. Collaborated with fuel cell developer and

pursuing

future grants for ongoing work.NSF EPS-1004083 Tennessee Solar Conversion and Storage

using

Outreach, Research, and Education (TN-SCORE), $39; 000; Summer 2011. Work also led to

CENS

grant for fuel cell lab development (Fall 2011).

Math Consultant on NSF STEP Grant Proposal for Department of Chemistry Program for

Student

Success. Co-PI's Dr. Katie Stumpo and Dr. Robbie Montgomery. Submitted Fall 2011.

Publications

(preprint) \Information Literacy, the New Mandate: An undergraduate assignment using

popular

mathematics for open-ended research and creative design by requiring students to sort

through their

search engine return," submitted to theOhio Journal of School Mathematics, Summer 2011.

(preprint) \Su cient conditions for recognizing a 3-manifold group," submitted toApplied

General

Topology, Spring 2011.

(preprint) \Understanding 3-manifolds as Permutations," submitted to Applied General

Topology,

Spring 2011.

Invited Talks

Using Permutations to Understand 3-manifolds, Sigma Xi 9th Annual Joint Research

Symposium,

University of Tennessee at Martin, Mar 2011.

The Duality of Heegaard Diagrams, Sigma Xi 8th Annual Joint Research Symposium, Murray

State

University, Mar 2010.

Some conditions for recognizing a 3-manifold group. Ph.D. Thesis Defense, Rice

University, Houston,

Texas, Jul 2009

.

An Introduction to Quiver Representations. Current Mathematics Seminar,

Rice University,

Hous-

ton, Texas, Dec 2007

.

The 97-year History of the

Word Problem. Colloquia, Middlebury College, Middlebury,

Vermont,

Nov 2007

.

An Introduction to Contact Manifolds. Current Mathematics Seminar,

Rice University,

Houston,

Texas, Oct 2006

.

Grad School 101: Answering the questions you did not even know to ask. University

Mathematics

Club, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, Fort Smith, Arkansas Oct 2006.

Using Cayley graphs to understand the word problem. Mathematics Club Colloquia,

University of

Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Oct 2006.

Rohlin's invariant and gauge theory. Current Mathematics Seminar, Rice University,

Houston,

Texas, Oct 2005.

Presented the Graduate Mathematics Program's summer accomplishments to the Director of

the

National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland, Aug 2005.

An introduction top-adic number theory.

Current Mathematics Seminar,

Rice University,

Houston,

Texas, Feb 2005

.

A classification of the Mersenne primes in imaginary quadratic number fields. Current

Mathematics

Seminar,

Rice University, Houston, Texas, Mar 2004

.

A wavelet approach to segmenting handwriting(with Joanna Papakonstantinou). Park City

Mathe-

matics Institute, Park City, Utah, Jul 2003.

Program presentation appearances at professional meetings

Using the Golden Ratio for Research and Creativity, Mathematics Teachers of Tennessee

Northwest

and Tennessee Mathematics Teacher's Association Conference, UTM. Martin, TN, Sep 2011.

A 3-manifold can be described using permutations, Mathematical Association of America,

South-

eastern Section. The University of Alabama, Apr 2011.

It's math, not magic! A refresher on Pascal's Triangle and the binomial theorem,

Mathematics

Teachers of Tennessee Northwest. Jackson, TN, Feb 2011.

Writing in Math Using Fermi Problems to Introduce Writing, Mathematics Teachers of

Tennessee

Northwest and Tennessee Mathematics Teacher's Association Conference, UTM. Martin, TN,

Sep

2010.

Heegaard Diagrams, Southeast MAA Sectional Meeting, Elon University, Mar 2010.

Utility Theory(poster), joint work with Kalatu Davies and Landon Jennings. Rice

University NSF

VIGRE Open House, Houston, Texas, Fall 2005.

Dust Extinction and the Internal Structure of Globule 2 in the Coalsack(poster), joint

work with L.

Continuing Education

UTM Audit Course,English 496: Fantasy Literature with John Glass. Fall 2012.

Qingdao Audit Course,Beginning Chinese. Summer 2012.

UTM Training,Emergency Management Training. Spring 2013.

UTM Audit Course,PACT 112: Beginning SCUBAwith Greg Hazelwood. Spring 2012.

UTM Graduate Course, GEOG 691: Programming and Statistics for Scientists with Dr. Todd

Albert. 3 credits. Spring 2010.

UTM Audit Course,GERM 111: Elementary German with Dr. Chuck Hammond. Spring 2010.

V. Faculty/Teaching Development Activities

Professional Development Activities Attended

Conference on Undergraduate Research in Tennessee, Belmont University, Apr 2011.

2010 Summit for a Sustainable Tennessee. Cumberland University, Nov 2010.

Hidden Linearity, Convexity, and Separability in Nonlinear Programming, MAA Southeastern

Sec-

tional Meeting Short Course, Elon University, Mar 2010.

Fall Mathematics Workshop, Mathematics Teachers of Tennessee Northwest. University of

Tennessee

at Martin, Sep 2009.

Junior Faculty Development Workshop. Rice University through the NSF ADVANCE Grant, Apr

2010.

West Tennessee Technology Symposium. University of Tennessee at Martin, Nov 2009, 2010.

Mathematics Teachers of Tennessee Northwest, Fall Mathematics Workshop. University of

Tennessee

at Martin, Sep 2009.

AMS/MAA Joint Meetings. Jan 2008, Jan 2004.

NSF Negotiating the Ideal Faculty Position Workshop. Rice University, Houston, Texas, Oct

2007.

NSF Faculty Horizons Workshop. University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore,

Maryland,

Jun 2007.

Cornell Topology Festival, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, May 2007.

Texas Geometry and Topology Conference. Rice University, Houston, Texas, Oct 2006.

Mini-Courses and Conference on Geometric Group Theory. Centre De Recherches

Mathematiques,

Montreal, Canada, Jul 2006.

Combinatorial and Geometric Group Theory Conference. Vanderbilt University, Nashville,

Ten-

nessee May 2006.

31st Annual University of Arkansas Spring Lecture Series in Geometric Group Theory with

Martin

Bridson, Principal Speaker. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Apr 2006.

Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education: Continuing Success Conference. Atlanta,

Georgia, Jun

2004.

Park City Mathematics Institute,Partial Differential Equations, taught by Dr. Lesley

Ward, Park

City, Utah, Jul 2003.

Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education Workshop, Pomona College, Claremont,

California, Jun

2003.

Institute for Advanced Studies Undergraduate Women in Mathematics Conference,An

introduction

to Fourier Analysis and Wavelets, taught by Dr. Ingrid Daubechies, Princeton, New Jersey,

May

2002.

Teaching Development Activities

Integrating Information Literacy at UTM, Fall Faculty Development Workshop, Aug 2010.

Course Voice Lessons. Instructor: Dr. Davis Carithers and Dr. Dana Powell. University of

Tennessee at Martin, May 2010.

Fermi Problems, Voice Lessons Presentation, University of Tennessee at Martin. Martin,

TN, May

2010.

CourseBlackboard Blitz. Instructor: UTM ITC Faculty and Staff. University of Tennessee at

Martin,

Jan 13, 2010.

CourseGraduate Teaching Seminar for Mathematics. Rice University, Houston, Texas,

2003{2007.

Rice University School Mathematics Project, workshop on teaching high school mathematics.

Hous-

ton, Texas, Jun 2007. ReceivedOutstanding Student Award.

CourseMethods of Teaching Mathematics with high school classroom experience. Rice

University,

Houston, Texas, Fall 2006.

Certificate Teaching Workshop, workshop on teaching at a university. Rice University,

Houston,

Texas, Fall 2004{May 2009.

VI. Service: Department, University, Advising and Mentoring, Public, Consulting

Department of Mathematics and Statistics Service

Volunteer, Middle School/Junior High Mathematics Competition, UTM, Apr 2011, Apr 2012.

Contributing Test Writer, Middle School/Junior High Mathematics Competition, UTM, 2010.

Volunteer, Tennessee Mathematics Teachers Association High School Mathematics

Competition,

Apr 2010, Apr 2011, Apr 2012.

Member, Department of Mathematics and Statistics Curriculum Committee, 2009{Present.

Member, Department of Mathematics and Statistics Awards and Scholarships Committee, 2009{

Present.

Member, Department of Mathematics and Statistics High School Mathematics Contest

Committee,

2009{Present.

Member, Department of Mathematics and Statistics Equipment and Software Committee, 2009{

Present.

Member, Department of Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium Committee, 2009{Present.

Assistant to the Coordinator, Department of Mathematics and Statistics Math 170-185

Committee,

2009{Present.

Assistant to the Coordinator, Department of Mathematics and Statistics Calculus sequence

Com-

mittee, 2009{Present.

University Service

Invited Speaker, UTM Development Committee, Apr 2012.

Reader, UTM Student Interdisciplinary Writing Conference, Mar 2012.

Organizer, Earth Fest Poster Contest, Apr 2012.

Co-Organizer, Travel Study for Geology 475, Summer 2012.

Member, UTM Committee to the Council on Undergraduate Research Tennessee Conference, Bel-

mont University, Apr 2011.

Member, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, 2011{Present.

Session Chair, UTM Student Interdisciplinary Writing Conference, Apr 2011, Apr 2012.

Faculty Advisor, Green Energy and Renewables Society (GEARS).

Faculty Advisor, National Society of Black Engineers (NSBA).

Faculty Advisor, Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority.

Volunteer, Moonlight Breakfast, Dec 2010, May 2012.

Who's Who Selection Committee, Dec 2010.

Organizer, Sustainability Speaker Series, Sep-Nov 2010.

Organizer, First Annual Earth Fest Art Contest, 2010.

Member, Committee on Committees, 2010{Present.

Member, University Calendar Committee, 2010{Present.

Speaker,What is math research, Martin Math Society Seminar, University of Tennessee at

Martin,

Sep 2009.

Speaker, UTM Athletes Welcome Assembly, August 30, 2009.

Member, Baker Institute Student Forum Research Committee. Rice University, 2007-2008.

Member, Provost's Search Committee for Dean of Natural Sciences. Rice University, Fall

2007.

Math Representative, Graduate Student Association. Rice University, Jan 2007{Present.

Board Member, Honor Court. Rice University, 2004-2005.

Advising and Mentoring

Faculty mentor, Michael Martin for University Scholars projectHow to beat the student

loan system.

2012-2013.

Advisor, Mathematics majors Courtney DeHoet, Keneisha Pendleton, Phil Wesner, Robert

Deyeso

2010-2012.

Faculty mentor, Joel Flowers for University Scholars projectSculpture Soundscape. 2011.

Faculty mentor, Sean Campbell for Leadership 321: People, Power and Change course

project. Fall

2010.

Faculty Mentor, Teri Roe Reelfoot Lake Summer Funding Application and research. Spring

2010.

Public Service

Organizer, Service Learning in Trigonometry Class: Math tutoring at community centers.

Organized

through Institute for Civic Engagement, Fall 2011.

Speaker,Understanding Prejudices in Hiring Practices, American Association of University

Women{

Martin Chapter, Apr 2011.

Speaker,The Green Energy And Renewables Society, Kiwanis Club of Martin, Sep 2010.

Presenter, Martin Arts in the Park, May 2010.

Presenter,How many cars are in a 2 mile tra c jam UTM CENSational Days, Oct 2010.

Organizer, First Annual Earth Fest Art Contest withUTM Recycles, April 2010.

Member, UTM Rodeo Booster Club, 2009-Present.

Presenter,Population estimates with the capture-recapture method. UT Martin CENSational

Days,

Oct 2009.

Judge, River Oaks Baptist Science Fair. Houston, Texas, November 2006, Dec 2007.

Consulting Activities

MD Innovations. Actuary Preparation Course: Probability and Statistics. Houston, Texas,

May

2006.

Honors and Awards

Nominated by Department of Mathematics and Statistics for Faculty Advising Award, Spring

2012.

Recommended for Fulbright Lecturing Award Spring 2013 for India by the Council for

International

Exchange of Scholars, Fall 2011.

CENS Undergraduate Research Endowment Award, with Dr. Cahit Erkal and Dr. S.K. Airee,

Fall

2011.

NSF EPS-1004083 Tennessee Solar Conversion and Storage using Outreach, Research, and

Education

(TN-SCORE), Summer 2011.

Alpha Omega Pi Sorority Teacher of the Month Award, March 2011.

Nominated for the Weakley County Joseph Love Public Service Award for work with Green

Energy

and Renewables Society (GEARS).

Outstanding Student Award, Rice University School Mathematics Project, Jun 2007.

President's Fellowship, Rice University, 2003{2007.

Graduate Fellowship, Rice University, 2003{2007.

Summer Research Assistantship, Rice University, 2003{2007.

Dean of Natural Sciences Travel Award, Rice University, 2004, 2006, 2007.

Tennessee State Finalist, Rhodes Scholarship, Nov 2002.

Louis Knifely Mathematics Scholarship Award, University of Tennessee at Martin, May 2002.

VII. Professional Societies and Other Relevant Activities

Member, American Mathematical Society

Member, Mathematical Association of America

Member, Phi Kappa Phi

Member, Tennessee Mathematics Teachers Association

Member, Mathematics Teachers of Tennessee - Northwest

VIII. International Travel

The Alaska-Canada Highway, Alberta, British Columbia, and Yukon Provinces. Jun-Jul 2010.

Pur-

pose: Visiting family in Anchorage, AK.

Centre De Recherches Mathematiques, Montreal, Canada. Jul 2006. Purpose: Mini-Courses and

Conference on Geometric Group Theory.

Germany, Austria, Switzerland. Mar 2005. Purpose: Visiting my brother on American Base in

Vilsek, Germany and working on my German.

Japan, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Vietnam, India. Aug 2009 - Dec 2009.

Purpose:

Semester Around the World, through Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana.

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