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MATTHEW PETER MASARIK

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Problem Solving: Diligent, creative, and persistent problem solver; able to use many tools from

RELEVANT

SKILLS pure and applied mathematics to investigate difficult interdisciplinary problems

Communication: Able to communicate technical ideas to diverse audiences; manages and

distributes research through frequent detailed technical notes

Computer experience: MATLAB, Mathematica, Microsoft Office, LaTeX, Beamer, experience

with CLAWPACK, basic knowledge of unix shell, limited experience with C++, limited

experience with Python, limited experience with Linux

Languages: Basic German compentence

INDUSTRIAL Research Intern/Consultant

EXPERIENCE Michigan Technological Research Institute Ann Arbor, MI (summer 2011/spring 2012)

Supervisors: Brian Thelen & Mark Stuff

Derived, implemented, analyzed, and optimized algorithms for efficient sparse signal recovery

in large systems

Developed new analytical and computational techniques for various applications in synthetic

aperture radar systems

Implemented basic image processing noise removal algorithms in MATLAB

EDUCATION University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan State University

Applied & Interdisciplinary Mathematics, 2009 2012 (expected, April)

Thesis: Decay of Solutions to the Wave Equation in Static Spherically Symmetric Spacetimes

Advisor: Professor Joel Smoller, Lamberto Cesari Chair

Awarded Michigan Mathematics Fellowship, distributed between 2009 2012

Coursework: Partial differential equations; functional analysis; probability; differential

geometry; general relativity; classical mechanics; astronomy (black holes and energetic

phenomena in galactic nuclei); responsible conduct of research and scholarship

Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan

Master of Science, Applied Mathematics, 2007 2009; Bachelor of Science, 2007

Passed Ph.D. qualifier exams in differential equations and numerical analysis (Fall 2008)

Advisor: Professor Keith Promislow

Graduate coursework: Real/complex analysis; ordinary and partial differential equations;

numerical analysis (in MATLAB); asymptotic analysis; perturbation methods; mathematical

finance

Notable undergraduate coursework: Dynamical systems; advanced linear algebra; classical

mechanics; modern physics; electricity and magnetism (Ph.D. qualifier course in physics)

Partial Differential Equations: Decay of linear waves in general relativity; motion by mean

RESEARCH

INTERESTS curvature; hyperbolic conservation laws; applications to image processing, materials science,

fluid mechanics

Numerics: Numerical solutions of partial differential equations; fast solvers for sparse linear

systems; optimization problems

Signals Processing: Sparse signal recovery; matrix completion; SAR applications

Image processing: Noise removal; boundary recovery; object detection

ACADEMIC Graduate Student Research Assistant

WORK University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan (winter 2010, winter 2011, fall 2011)

Used analytical and numerical tools to study general relativity and fluid mechanics

Graduate Student Instructor

University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan (fall 2009, fall 2010, winter 2011)

Michigan State University East Lansing, MI (fall 2007 summer 2009)

Wrote and presented lectures to groups of 25 30 students in introductory math courses

Tutor

Private Tutor East Lansing, MI (2007 2009); Ann Arbor, MI (2009 2012)

Math Lab University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, MI (fall 2009, fall 2010, winter 2011)

Math Learning Center Michigan State University; East Lansing, MI (fall 2007 winter 2009)

Sought out and maintained tutoring clients as a private tutor; consistently maintained a clientele

of three to four students

Helped students overcome problems in understanding and develop mathematical confidence

Math Learning Center Supervisor

Michigan State University; East Lansing, MI (fall 2008 winter 2009)

Maintained smooth operation of the learning center by delegating resources and providing

tutoring assistance as necessary

Medical Imaging and Numerical Solutions of Hyperbolic Conservation Laws (University of

SUMMER

SCHOOLS Washington, 2011). Studied x-ray tomography and transport theory via the generalized radon

transform and numerical implementation of related inversion algorithms. Solved conservation

laws numerically with CLAWPACK software.

Rocky Mountain Mathematics Consortium: Conservation Laws (University of Wyoming, 2010).

Studied analytic and numerical theory of hyperbolic conservation laws.

Contemporary Topics in Nonlinear PDE (Carnegie Mellon, 2008). Studied demand functions &

economic theory; energy-driven pattern formation; PDE problems from materials science;

mathematical finance; and continuum elasticity from molecular theories

The wave equation in a general spherically symmetric black hole geometry. ArXiv e-print:

PAPERS

1106.4225. June 2011.

The wave equation in a general spherically symmetric particle-like geometry. ArXiv e-print:

1106.4466. June 2011.

Coordinate descent for the LASSO with complex coefficients. Written during an internship at

Michigan Technological Research Institute (with Mark Stuff). June 2011. (In progress)

Energetic Phenomena in Galactic Nuclei. Culmination of independent study course in

astronomy. December 2010. (In progress)

Decay of solutions to the wave equation on spherically symmetric spacetimes. 68th Midwest

INVITED

TALKS PDE Seminar. The University of Notre Dame South Bend, Indiana. November 2011.

Decay of solutions to the wave equation on a spherically symmetric black hole geometry.

Differential Equations Seminar. The University of Michigan. November 2011.

Coordinate Descent and Stopping Criteria. Summer intern research presentation. Michigan

Technological Research Institute. August 2011.

Decay of solutions to the wave equation on a spherically symmetric black hole geometry. Recent

Developments in Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations: Part II. The Chinese University of

Hong Kong. May 2011.

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