Patricia Muldoon Brown

Date of Birth: November 29, 1981
Citizenship: USA

Education

• PhD Mathematics, Expected Spring 2009 University of Kentucky
  Thesis: "Rees Products of Posets and Inequalities"
  PhD Advisor: Margaret Readdy
• M.S. in Mathematics, Spring 2005 University of Kentucky
• B.S. in Mathematics, Spring 2003 Marshall University

Research Area
Algebraic and Topological Combinatorics

Awards and Fellowships

• Algebra Cubed Fellowship (2007)
  - One year NSF funded GK-12 fellowship where graduate students work with rural middle and high school mathematics teachers to improve the quality of mathematics education
  University of Kentucky
• Royster Outstanding TA Award (2007)
  University of Kentucky
• Reedy Fellowship (2003, 2004, 2005)
  University of Kentucky
• Fellowship for Women in Underrepresented Areas (2003)
  University of Kentucky
• Graduated summa cum laude (2003)
  Marshall University
• NASA Space Grant (2001)
  Marshall University
• John Marshall Scholar (1999 - 2003)
  Marshall University

Teaching Experience

• Courses Taught as Primary Instructor
  • MA 123 - Business Calculus (currently)
  • MA 241 - Geometry for Middle School Teachers (Fall 2008)
  • MA 322 - Linear Algebra (Summer 2007)
  • MA 202 - Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers II (Spring 2006)
  • MA 201 - Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers I (Fall 2006)
  • MA 114 - Calculus II (Summer 2006)
  • MA 113 - Calculus I (Summer 2005)
  • MA 109 - College Algebra (Fall 2004)
• Courses Taught as Recitation Leader
  • MA 114 Math Excel - accelerated recitation for Calculus II (Spring 2006)
  • MA 113 Math Excel - accelerated recitation for Calculus I (Fall 2005)
  • MA 213 - Calculus III (Spring 2005)
  • MA 113 - Calculus I (Fall 2003, Spring 2004)

Publications

• "The Rees product of the cubical lattice with the chain," (full length version)
  with M. Readdy,
  in preparation
• "The Rees product of the cubical lattice with the chain."
  with M. Readdy
  Proceedings of the 20th Conference on Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics (Vina del Mar, Chile, 2008). 12 pages

Talks and Posters

• Discrete CATS Seminar, University of Kentucky, February 2, 2009, "The Rees Product of the Cubical Lattice with the Chain"
• Discrete CATS Seminar, University of Kentucky, November 3, 2008, "Reflections on Up Down Permutations"
• Graduate Student Colloquim, University of Kentucky, October 1, 2008, "Techniques for Counting ab-Words"
• 20th Conference on Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics, Vina del Mar, Chile, June 24, 2008, Poster Presentation "The Rees product of the cubical lattice with the chain"
• 20th Conference on Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics, Vina del Mar, Chile, June 26, 2008, "Toric Arrangements"
• NSF GK-12 Annual Conference, Washington DC, February 29, 2008, Poster Presentation "Derangements, Tableaux, and Hats"
• MAA-AMS Joint Meetings, San Diego CA, January 8, 2008, "Discussion of Integration of Math Research in the K-12 Classroom" (Joint with C. Flores and Y. Semerdjian)
• 3rd Graduate Student Combinatorics Conference, Seattle WA, April 21, 2007, "R-Labelings to Representations"
• Graduate Student Colloquium, University of Kentucky, January 31, 2007, "The Schensted-Robinson Algorithm and the Hook Formula"
• Appalachian Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators 2nd Annual Conference, Moorehead KY, October 27, 2006, "Amanda's Telephone Number" (Joint with E. Kahn)
• Qualifying Exam, University of Kentucky, October 10, 2006, "Segre and Rees Products of Posets"
• 2nd Graduate Student Combinatorics Conference, Madison WI, April 22, 2006, "Counting Descent Words"
• Algebra and Geometry Seminar, University of Kentucky, November 9, 2005, "Ehrhart Polynomials and Magic Squares"
• Topology and Geometry Seminar, University of Kentucky, November 1, 2005, "Oriented Manifolds"
• Algebraic Combinatorics Seminar, University of Kentucky, April 18, 2005, "A Homotopy Equivalence on the Simplicial Complex of Not 2-connected Graphs"
• Topology and Geometry Seminar, University of Kentucky, October 19, 2004, "An Introduction to Oriented Matroids"
• Algebraic Combinatorics Seminar, University of Kentucky, April 30, 2004, "Supersolvable Lattices and Sn EL-labelings"

Conference Committees

• Head of the Organizing Committee for the "5th Graduate Student Combinatorics Conference" University of Kentucky, March 27-29, 2009
• Committee Member for "Math Movie of the Month" University of Kentucky, 2008-2009

Conferences Attended

• 20th Conference on Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics, Vina del Mar, Chile
  June 23-27, 2008
• 4th Graduate Student Combinatorics Conference, Davis CA
  April 12-13, 2008
• NSF GK-12 Annual Meeting, Washington DC
  February 29- March 2, 2008
• MAA-AMS Joint Meetings, San Diego CA
  January 6-9, 2008
• 3rd Graduate Student Combinatorics Conference, Seattle WA
  April 21-22, 2007
• CRM School "Combinatorics on Words", Montreal Canada
  March 5-9, 2007
• MAA-AMS Joint Meetings, New Orleans LA
  January 5-8, 2007
• Appalachian Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators 2nd Annual Conference, Morehead KY
  October 27-28, 2006
• 2nd Graduate Student Combinatorics Conference, Madison WI
  April 21-23, 2006
• Emerging Scholars Program Instructor Workshop, Austin TX
  August 17-19, 2005
• 1st Graduate Student Combinatorics Conference, Minneapolis MN
  April 16-17, 2005
• MSRI Combinatorial Aspects of Hyperplane Arrangements, Berkley CA
  November 1-5, 2004
• MSRI Summer Graduate School on Hyperplane Arrangements and Applications, Eugene OR
  August 2-13, 2004

References

• Richard Ehrenborg, University of Kentucky
• Richard Millman, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Uwe Nagel, University of Kentucky
• Margaret Readdy, University of Kentucky