Assistant University
Resume:
Curriculum Vitae
Koffi B. FADIMBA
Ph. D.
Dept of Mathematical Sciences
University of South Carolina Aiken
Aiken, SC 29801
USA
Tel: 803-***-****
e-mail: ******@****.***
cc: ********@*******.***
Url: http://www.usca.edu/math/fadimba
Interests
Applied Mathematics, Numerical Methods for PDE, Partial Differential Equations,
Scientific Computation, Applied Functional Analysis, Population Dynamics. Special emphasis
on flow through porous media
Summary of qualifications
University of South Carolina,
Columbia, SC
. August 1993
Ph.D. in Mathematics (option: Applied Mathematics): University of South Carolina.
. August 1993-August 1994
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of South Carolina, Columbia SC, and Institute for
Scientific Computation, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX
University of South Carolina Aiken
.
August 2008-PresentAssociate Professor
.
August 2002August 2008Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Rhode Island,
Kingston
.
August 2000-August 2002Lecturer (Exchange Scholar)
University of Lome
Lome, TOGO
.
September 1994-July 1996Assistant Professor (without tenure : Maitre-Assistant Delegue) Promotion by the
University
.
July 1996-August 2000Assistant Professor with tenure (Maitre-Assistant: Midway between the ranks of Assistant
Professor and Associate Professor in the US): Promotion by an international committee
(African French Speaking Universities: CAMES)
Education
. University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC (USA)
Ph.D. in Mathematics (Option: Applied Mathematics) 1993
Ph.D. Thesis : Regularization and Numerical Methods for a Class of Porous Medium
Equations.
Ph.D. Advisor: Robert C. SHARPLEY
. University of Bordeaux I, 33405 Talence, France
DEA Mathematiques Appliquees (MS in Applied Mathematics) 1982
Maitrise MAF (Math et Applications Fondamentales), 1981
Licence de Mathematiques (BA in Mathematics), 1980
. University of Bordeaux III, 33405 Talence, France
Licence es lettres (BS): Techniques de la communication et de l information 1980
. University of Dakar (Now Check Anta Diop University), Senegal
DUES MP (Diplome Universitaire d Etudes Superieures Mathematiques et Physiques: Pre-
Math/Pre-Engineering Degree), 1977
. College St. Joseph, Lome, Togo
Baccalaureat Serie C (National High School Exam for Math and Physics Majors), 1975
Professional experience
.
August 2008PresentAssociate Professor, University of South Carolina Aiken
.
August 2002-August 2008Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina Aiken
.
August 2000-August 2002Lecturer (Exchange Scholar), University of Rhode Island
.
October 1998 until January 1999Visiting Scholar, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
.
September 1994September 1996Assistant Professor (Maitre Assistant Delegue), University of Lome (Togo)
.
September 1996-August 2000Maitre-Assistant (Assistant Professor with tenure) University of Lome, Lome (Togo)
.
July 1996-September 1996Research AssociateUniversity of South Carolina, Columbia SC, under the supervision of Dr
R. C. SHARPLEY, and Dr. Richard EWING.
. August 1993-August 1994
Post-doctoral Fellow University of South Carolina, Columbia SC, and Institute for
Scientific Computation, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
. 1986-1988
Visiting Scholar at the University of Bordeaux 1 (Worked with Dr. Michel ARTOLA)
. 1989-1993
Research and Teaching Assistant at the University of South Carolina, Columbia
. 1983-1986
Junior Lecturer: University of Lome, Lome-Togo
Courses taught
Analysis, Algebra (linear and abstract), Differential Equations (elementary and
advanced), Introductory Computer Science and Programming, Numerical Analysis, Numerical
Methods for Partial Differential Equations, Mathematics for Engineering Students (Applied
Linear Algebra, Fourier Series, Fourier Transform, Laplace Transform, etc), Advanced
Engineering Mathematics, Calculus I, II & III(Multivariable Calculus), Applied Calculus
for Life Sciences, Calculus for Business Administration, Finite Mathematics, Discrete
Mathematics, College Algebra, Statistics, Statistics for Life Sciences, Mathematics for
11th and 12th grades, Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers
Special skills
Programming in C, Matlab, Maple, Mathematica
Accreditation
Registered on the LAFMA (Liste d Aptitude pour la Fonction de Maitre-Assistant : Aptitude
List for Confirmed Assistant Professors), Ouagadougou, July 1996, by CAMES (Conseil
Africain et Malgache pour l Enseignement Superieur : African and Malagasy Council for
Higher Education)
Selected Publications and Research
Professional memberships
SIAM
AMS
MAA
APROMAT (Association des Professeurs de Mathematiques du Togo)
RAMAD (African Network for Applied Mathematics and its Applications to Development)
Languages
English
French (official language of Togo),
Nawdem (Mother s language),References
Dr. R. C. SHARPLEY
Math Dept, USC, Columbia, SC USA
Tel: 803-***-****
e-mail ********@****.**.***
Dr. Daniel BENTIL
University of Vermont
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Phone: 802-***-****
e-mail: ****@********.****.***.***
Dr. Ronald DeVORE
Math Dept, USC, Columbia SC USA
Tel: 803-***-****
e-mail: ******@****.**.***
Dr. Anton SCHEP
Math Dept, USC, Columbia, SC USA
Tel: 803-***-****
e-mail : *****@****.**.***
Dr. Lewis PAKULA
Dept. of Mathematics, URI, Kingston, RI
Tel: 401-***-****
e-mail: ******@****.***.***
Hobbies
Computing
Selected Awards and Honors
. AP Calculus Reader, June 2012, Kansas City, Missouri
. Nominated for Excellence in Teaching Award 2012
. AP Calculus Reader, June 2011, Kansas City, Missouri
. SAMSI (Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute) Award to participate at
the Interdisciplinary Workshop for Undergraduate Students and Faculty, Research Triangle
Park, NC, May 2011
. Nominated for Excellence in Teaching Award 2011
. Nominated for Excellence in Teaching Award 2010
. Who s Who in Science and Engineering, 2006-2007
. Who s Who in American Education, 2007-2008
. Reviewer Mathematical Reviews 2006 -
. Who s Who in America, Edition 2005-2007
. Who s Who Among America s Teachers (2005)
. University of South Carolina Research and Productive Scholarship Grant, April 2005 June
2006
. University of South Carolina Aiken Research and Grant Support Program Award, Summer
2004.
. SAMSI (Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute) Award for participation
to the Workshop on Multi-scale Modeling, February 2003, Research Triangle Park, NC
. AFGRAD(African Graduate) Fellowship 1988-1993
. Postdoctoral Fellowship (PICS: Partnership in Computational Sciences)1993-1994,
University of South Carolina, Columbia SC, and Institute for Scientific Computation, Texas
A&M University, College Station, TX
. Research Associate Fellowship 1996 : University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
. FAC (Fond d Aide et de Cooperation, France) Fellowship, University of Bordeaux, France,
1986-1988
.
Research Associate Fellowship1998: University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
. Passed written part of the Entrance Test for the Engineering School of Mines of Ales,
France (Admissible au concours d entree a l Ecole des Mines D Ales) 1976 (Could not get an
airline ticket on time to travel to France from Dakar, Senegal, for the oral part of the
test)
.
Presentations and Participation at Professional Meetings
. Participation and presentations
In the United States
1. SIAM-SEAS regional annual meeting, University of Alabama, Huntsville, March 2012
Paper presented: A Discrete Regularity Result for a Linear Scheme for the Saturation
Equation
2. MAA-SE regional annual meeting, Morrow, GA, March 2012
3. SEARCDE (SouthEastern Atlantic Regional Conference
)
2011, Georgia Southern University,
Statesboro, GA, September 2011
Paper presented: A Priori Estimates for a Numerical Approximation of a Class of Nonlinear
Degenerate Advection-Diffusion Equations
4. SAMSI (Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute) Interdisciplinary
Workshop for Undergraduate Students and Faculty, Research Triangle Park, NC, May 2011
5. SIAM-SEAS Meeting, March 2011, UNC Charlotte, NC
Paper presented: Regularity Results for the Continuous Galerkin Method for the Saturation
Equation
6. AMS-SE sectional meeting, Georgia Southern University, March 2011
7. NSF CBMS Regional Conference on Mathematics of Diffusion, Tulane University, New
Orleans, LA, May 2010
8. 18th IMACS World Congress, Athens, GA, August 2009.
Presentation:
Paper presented: Numerical Analysis for a Class of Porous Medium Equations.
27. SIAM annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA, July 1993
28. Joint Meeting AMS and MAA, San Antonio, January 1993:
Paper presented: A priori Estimates and Regularization for a Class of Porous Medium
Equations.
29. SIAM annual meeting, Los Angeles, CA, 1992
30. AAAS annual meeting, Chicago, February 1992
31. ICIAM, Washington, DC, July 1991
32. AAAS annual meeting, Washington, DC, February 1991
In Africa
33. International Council for Science (ICSU) Consultative Forum, Johannesburg, South
Africa, September 2006
34. RAMAD (Reseau Africain de Mathematiques Appliquees au Developpement) Annual Meeting,
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, July 2000
Paper presented: Linearization of a Backward Euler Scheme for a Class of Degenerate
Nonlinear Advection-Convection Equation.
35. Seminaire sur l Ecologie Mathematique, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, March 2000
Paper presented: Error Estimates for a Regularization of a Class of Porous Medium
Equations
36. Workshop on Mathematics in Economics, Accra, Ghana, April 1999
37. Seminaire sur "Modelisation et simulation numerique et environnement", Ouagadougou,
Burkina Faso, June 1999
Paper presented : Error Estimates for a Standard Finite Element Method applied to a non
linear Coupled System of Convection-Diffusion Equations.
38. 5th Edward Bouchet Seminar on Functional Analysis and its Applications to
Differential Equations, Accra, Ghana, July 1999
39. First Workshop on Contemporary Problems in Mathematical Physics, Cotonou, Benin,
November 1999
40. Seminaire GIRAGA, Yaounde, Cameroon, September 1998
Paper presented : Existence and Uniqueness for a Coupled System modeling a two-phase flow
through Porous Media
41. Edward Bouchet seminar on Functional Analysis and Its Applications to Differential
Equations, Accra, Ghana, July 1998
42. Edward Bouchet seminar on Functional Analysis and Its Applications to Differential
Equations, Accra, Ghana, July 1997
43. Journees Scientifiques de Lome, Lome-Togo, May 1998
Paper presented: On the Poisson Solution Operator.
44. Seminar on: Resolution Methods for Partial Differential Equations with applications
in Geometry and Physics, Porto-Novo, Benin, January 1996
Paper presented: Regularization and numerical Methods for a class of degenerate nonlinear
Equations.
45. Journees Scientifiques de Lome, Lome-Togo, May 1996
Paper presented : Discrete Galerkin s Method for a Nonlinear Convection-Diffusion
equation.
. Invited Speaker
1. Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, March 2009
Presentation: The Saturation Equation: A fully Discretized and Linearized Scheme
2. Clemson University, Clemson, SC, March 2007
Presentation: Immiscible Two-Phase Flow Through Porous Media: An Attempt to linearize a
Resulting Backward Euler Scheme
3. South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC, October 11, 2006
Presentation: On a Class of Nonlinear Degenerate Equations Modeling Two-Phase Flow
through Porous Media
4. University of Alabama in Huntsville, Alabama, March 27, 2002
Presentation: On approximating Solutions of class of systems modeling immiscible flow
through Porous Medium.
5. Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, April 4, 2002
Presentation: On approximating Solutions of a class of systems modeling immiscible flow
through Porous Medium
6. Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY, March 2001
Presentation: Mathematics involved in Equations Modeling Flow through a Porous Medium
7. University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
September, 1996
Presentation: On the existence for the pressure/saturation system.
8. Institute for Scientific Computation, Texas A & M, College Station, TX
September, 1996
Presentation: On the existence for the pressure/saturation system.
9. University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
June, 1994
Presentation: Regularization for a nonlinear advection-diffusion equation.
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