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Department of Mathematics

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PhD Alumni

The page gives the title of the student's UNL Ph.D. thesis, the name of his or her Ph.D. adviser, and for more recent years, the original and/or current job placement.

2000s

2007

Brown Kramer, Josh Two Problems in Extremal Set Theory Jamie Radcliffe Illinois Wesleyan University
Buchholz, Bobbi Self-Adjoint Matrix Equations on Time Scales Allan Peterson and Lynn Erbe Huntington University
Cokeley, Paul Boundary and localized null controllability and corresponding minimal norm control blow up rates of thermoelastic and structurally damped systems George Avalos World Link Education
Davis (Everson), Jennifer Algebraic Geometric Codes on Anticanonical Surfaces Brian Harbourne and Judy Walker Rockwell Collins
Luckas, Melissa Ranks and bounds for indecomposable modules over one-dimensional Noetherian rings Sylvia Wiegand N/A
Weiss, Jacob Second Order Dynamic Equations on Time Scales Lynn Erbe and Al Peterson N/A
White, Diana Proper resolutions and their applications Sean Sather-Wagstaff University of South Carolina

2006

Bartley, Katherine Decoding Algorithms for Algebraic Geometric Codes over RingsJudy WalkerNational Security Agency
Haataja, Steve Amalgamation of inverse semigroups and operator algebrasAllan Donsig and John MeakinChadron State College
James, Justin Some Decision Problems in Group TheorySusan Hermiller and John MeakinMinnesota State University - Moorhead
Loeb, Ed Quantum Error-Correcting Codes: From Stabilizer Codes to Induced Codes Tom Marley and Judy Walker Southwestern College

2005

Baeth, Nicholas Representation Theory of One-dimensional Local Rings of Finite Cohen-Macaulay TypeRoger WiegandCentral Missouri State University
Koetz, Matthew Algebraic Constructions of Low-Density Parity Check CodesJudy WalkerNazareth College
Langdon, Jennifer Asymptotic Behavior of Linear Dynamic Equations on Time ScalesLynn Erbe and Allan PetersonLagrange College

2004

Duncan, Benton Universal Operator Algebras of Directed GraphsDavid PittsNorth Dakota State University

2003

Lindblad, Steve Inverse Monoids Presented by a Single Sparse RelatorSusan Hermiller/John MeakinHewit Associates, San Francisco
Messer, Kirsten Dynamic Equations on Time ScalesAl PetersonDefense Intelligence Agency

2002

Arnavut, Meral Decomposition of modules over one-dimensional ringsSylvia WiegandState University of New York-Fredonia
Crittenden, Paul Electromagnetic Sensing of Chiral MaterialsSteve CohnUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln
Karr, Ryan Direct-sum Cancellation of Lattices over Orders in Global FieldsRoger WiegandFlorida Atlantic University
Wolesensky, William Mathematical Models of Digestion Modulation in GrasshoppersDavid LoganCollege of St. Mary

2001

Chen, Shijie Empirical Best Prediction and Hierarchical Bayes Methods in Small-area EstimationPartha Lahiri
Hoffacker, Jo Green's Functions and Eigenvalue Comparisons for Higher Order Equations on Time ScalesAllan PetersonUniversity of Georgia-Athens
Kattchee, Karl Monoids, Direct-Sum Decompositions, and Elasticity of FactorizationsRoger WiegandUniversity of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Nelson, Patricia Minimum Independence Number of Graphs With Specified Degree SequenceA. Jamie. RadcliffeUniversity of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Sapko, Victoria Questions On and Uses of Local CohomologyThomas MarleyGeorgia Southwestern State University

2000

Abu-Jeib, Iyad Frames in Hilbert Space and Matrices of Special StructureTom ShoresState University of New York-Fredonia
Agre, Keith Initial - Boundary Value Problems for Nonlinear Wave EquationsMohammad RammahaSt. Cloud State University
Akin, Elvan Boundary Value Problems, Oscillation Theory, and the Cauchy function for Dynamic Equations on a Measure ChainAllan PetersonUniversity of Missouri-Rolla
Ira, Michael Steiner Trigraphical Designs and Block-Size BoundsEarl KramerUniversity of Wisconsin-Platteville
Johnson, Lisa The effect of time changes on Feynman's operational calculus as made rigorous by Wiener and Feynman integralsGerald JohnsonUniversity of St. Thomas
Leuschke, Graham Finite Cohen-Macaulay TypeRoger WiegandUniversity of Kansas (NSF Postdoc
Meza, Jane Resampling Methods in Small Area EstimationPartha LahiriUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center
Strei, Theresa Global Regularity for Nonlinear Wave EquationsMohammad RammahaNational Security Agency

1990s

1999

Bell, Darryl The uniform bifurcation of n'front traveling waves in the singularly perturbed FitzHugh-Nagumo equationsBo DengUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln/Electrical Engineering
Deis, Tim Equations in Free Inverse MonoidsJohn MeakinUniversity of Wisconsin-Platteville
Gierke, Paul Discrete Approximations of Differential Operators By Sinc MethodTom ShoresAlphatech, Inc.
Nielsen, Lance Stability properties of Feynman's operational calculusGerald W. JohnsonCreighton University
Pollis, Tim Notes on Hamilton Paths and 2-Factors in Self-Complementary GraphsA. Jamie RadcliffeTillinghast-Towers Perrin
Taylor, Krista Jean Chaotic attractors in one-dimension generated by a singular Sil'nikov orbitBo DengShawnee State University
Wagstrom, Rikki Well-Posedness of a Nonlinear, Nonlocal Problem Arising in Ion TransportSteve CohnCalvin College
Wan, Shu-Mei Jackknife method in small area estimation and related problemsPartha LahiriLunghwa Institute of Technology

1998

Krueger, Robert Disconjugacy of nth order linear difference equationsAllan PetersonConcordia College-Saint Paul
Saydam, Serpil Prime ideals in birational extensionsSylvia WiegandUniversity of Louisiana-Monroe
Wei, Ruizhong Traceability schemes, frameproof codes, key distribution patterns and related topics -- a combinatorial approachEarl Kramer (Math) and Doug Stinson (Computer Science)Lakehead University
Wu, Chien-Hua On a test for multivariate normality and on certain statistical procedures for complex surveysPartha LahiriCenter for Drug Evaluation

1997

Anderson, Douglas R. Discrete Hamiltonian systemsAllan PetersonConcordia College (MN
Avery, Richard Irvin Multiple positive solutions to boundary value problemsAllan PetersonUtah State University/Dakota State University
Butar Butar, Ferry Empirical Bayes methods in survey samplingPartha LahiriSam Houston State University
Dawkins, Paul Spurious eigenvalues in the spectral tau methodSteve DunbarLamar University
Fitchett, Stephanie Generators of fat point ideals on the projective planeBrian HarbourneFlorida Atlantic University
Holley, Darren J. Quotients of the multiplicative group of a fieldRoger WiegandOmaha North High School
Homp, Michelle Reeb A transport equation in procus media with an oblique, evolutionary boundary conditionDavid LoganConcordia University (NE
Jajcayova, Tatiana HNN etensions of inverse semigroupsJohn MeakinCornelius University
Mueller, Jennifer L. Inverse problems for singular differential equationsThomas ShoresRPI (NSF Postdoc)/Colorado State University
Olsen, Cheryl L. On graphical designsEarl KramerShippensburg University
Ruyle, Robert L. Pseudovarieties of inverse monoidsJohn MeakinUniversity of Alaska-Southeast
Sapir, Olga B. Identities of finite semigroups and related questionsJohn MeakinVanderbilt University
Van Peursem, Dan Analytical modeling of groundwater flowGlenn LedderUniversity of South Dakota

1996

Al-Khaled, Kamel Theory and computation in hyperbolic model problemsThomas ShoresJordan University of Science and Technology
Herzinger, Kurt D. Minimal generating sets of ideals and torsion in the tensor product of an ideal with its inverseRoger WiegandUS Air Force Academy
Jorgensen, David A. Vanishing of Tor on a complete intersectionRoger WiegandUniversity of Texas-Austin/University of Texas-Arlington
Morelli, Michael Disconjugacy of a third-order linear difference equationAllan PetersonLockheed-Martin
Szaniszlo, Zsuzsanna On the Bollobas inequalityA. Jamie RadcliffeUniversity of South Dakota
Wang, Kaicheng Rewriting reduction and pruning reduction on Munn treesJohn MeakinNational Indemnity Insurance Co.
Yamamura, Akihiro HNN extensions of inverse semigroupsJohn MeakinTelecommunications Advanced Organization of Japan

1995

Atici, Ferhan Fixed point techniques in cone theory with applications to difference equationsAllan PetersonWestern Kentucky University
Campbell, Nancy L. Bayesian models for a change-point in failure rateK.M. Saxena
Harmsen, Betty Jean The discrete calculus of variationsAllan Peterson
Jajcay, Robert Vertex-transitive graphs and maps and their automorphism groupsSpyros Magliveras (C.S.)
Nam, Kyung Hyun Trend changes in failure rate and mean residual life, its relations and applicationsDong Ho Park
Pfabe, Kristin A. A problem in nonlinear ion transportThomas Shores
Reyes, Jose Tristan Fua Exponentials of noncommuting operators via Feynman's operational calculus, and associated evolution equationsGerald Johnson

1994

Arora, Vipin Kumar Empirical Bayes and hierarchical Bayes estimation of small area characteristicsPartha Lahiri
Cimen, Nuri One-dimensional rings of finite Cohen-Macaulay typeRoger Wiegand
Holay, Sandeep H. Generators and resolutions of ideals defining certain surfaces in projective spaceBrian Harbourne
Huffman, Timothy J. An analytic Yeh-Feynman-Fourier transformation and convolutionDavid Skoug
Li, Aihua Partially ordered sets of prime ideals and prime filtrations of finitely generated modulesSylvia Wiegand
Jim, Jae-Hak Stochastic comparisons of maintenance policies and Bayesian Imperfect Repair ModelDong Ho Park
Kilibarda, Vesna On the algebra of semigroup diagramsJohn Meakin

1993

Fosnaugh, Timothy A. Optimization over and connectedness of the efficient set(s)Jerald Dauer and Gerald Johnson
Riggs, Troy D. A Feynman-Kac formula with a Lebesgue-Stieltjes measure for the one-dimensional Dirac equation, associated Dyson series and Feynman's operational calculusGerald Johnson

1992

Ahn, Byung Moo Path integrals, Fourier transforms and Feynman's operational calculusGerald Johnson
Schneider, John Martin Green's functions, Cauchy functions and cone theoretic eigenvalue results for difference equationsAllan Peterson

1991

Dobson Fosnaugh, Linda Tilings with the neighborhood property and tiling lattice points with blocksEarl Kramer
Wu, Qiu-rong On properties and constructions of t-designs, lambda designs and perpendicular arraysEarl Kramer

1990

Jia, Bao-Ping Splitting of prime ideals and valuationsRoger Wiegand
Li, Yuanzhang Robust Bayesian analysisK.M. Saxena
Peil, Timothy Criteria for disconjugacy and disfocality for an nth order linear difference equationAllan Peterson
Woerner, Edwin L. Self-similar solutions to the detonation equations in non-homogeneous mediaDavid Logan

1980s

1989

Diaz, Gerald Applications of cone theory to boundary value problemsAllan Peterson
Goddard, Bartley E. A finite Dirichlet series related to Newman polynomialsWalter Mientka

1988

Coomes, Brian A. Polynomial flows, symmetry groups and conditions sufficient for injectivity of mapsGary Meisters
Gallagher, Richard J. Scalarization of vector optimization problems and properties of the positive cone in normed vector latticesJerald Dauer
Kulasekera, Karunarathna Estimation of change points in failure rate modelsK.M. Saxena
Weil, Pascal Inverse monoids and the dot-depth hierarchyJohn Meakin

1987

Saleh, Ossama A. A characterization of proper minimal points as solutions of sublinear optimization problemsJerald Dauer
Stephen, Joseph B. Applications of automata theory to presentations of monoids and inverse monoidsJohn Meakin

1986

El-Abyad, Abdelwahab Geometric approach to multiple objective optimization with application to multiple criteria decision makingJerald Dauer
Hankerson, Darrel R. Boundary value problems for n-th order difference equationsAllan Peterson
Liu, Yi-Hsin Analysis of objective space in multiple objective optimizationJerald Dauer

1985

Beezley, Randall S. Electromagnetic direct and inverse problems for absorbing mediaRobert Krueger
From, Steven G. Optimal linear combinations of consistent, asymptotically normal estimatorsK.M. Saxena

1984

Kreher, Donald L. Albegraic methods in the theory of combinatorial designsSpyros Magliveras (C.S.)

1982

Liefvoort, Albertus H.A. An algebraic approach to the steady state solution of G/G/1//N type loopsLester Lipsky (C.S.)

1981

Grow, David E. A class of Io-setsGordon Woodward
Henderson, Johnny L. Right focal boundary value problems for ordinary differential equationsLloyd Jackson
Krauter, William W. Combinatorial properties of algebraic setsRoger Wiegand
Sivasankara, Sastry A. Vector integrals and products of vector measuresRao Chivukula
Sebo, Donald E. Multiple objective linear programming in objective spaceJerald Dauer

1980

Carroll, John L. A study of closed queueing networks with population size constaintsLester Lipsky (C.S.)
Pakala, Jagannadham V. Commutative torsion theoriesThomas Shores
Smith, Norman L. Inequalities for functions of order statistics under an additive and a multiplicative modelYung Tong

1970s

1978

Meyer, Robert A. The number of solutions to a system of divisibility conditionsWalter Mientka
Call, Frederick W. Torsion theories with the bounded splitting propertyThomas Shores
Chang, Kun Soo Scale-invariant measurability in function spacesGerald Johnson
Midgarden, Bette Gene Rings of bounded module typeRoger Wiegand
Wetzell, David E. Allocation of observations in ranking and selection problems via majorization and other related inequalitiesYung Tong

1977

Byleen, Karl E. The strcuture of regular and inverse semigroupsJohn Meakin
Fischer, Thomas S. The prime spectrum of a Bezout ringRoger Wiegand
Franke, William Tadd Fractional derivatives and orders of distributionsGary Meisters
Hardy, Bonnie Rae Arithmetical semigroup ringsThomas Shores
Petersen, Edith (KregeliusOn distributions of compact supportGary Meisters
Petersen, Loren Berne On Banach function spaces and p-sums of Banach spacesGerald Johnson
Ivatury, Ramabhadrasarma Means with values in a Banach lattice and some results on tensor productsRao Chivukula

1976

Gahl, Robert Daniel Controllability of nonlinear systemsJerald Dauer

1974

Innes, Joan Existence and uniqueness of solutions of boundary value problems for a third order differential equationLloyd Jackson
Onstad, Joseph Allen A study of certain classes of regular semigroupsDonald Miller
Sukup, Dwight Boundary value problems for nonlinear differential equationsAllan Peterson

1973

Ewan, Robert Allan The Cameron-Storvick operator-valued function space integrals for a class of finite-dimensional functionalsDavid Skoug
Maik, Russell Louis Applications of order statistics to multivariate exponential distribution modelsJ. Srivastava and Lloyd Jackson
Peterson, Dale Edward Uniqueness, existence, and comparison theorems for ordinary differential equationsLloyd Jackson
Salmon, Ronald Dale Perfect mappings and singular setsEdwin Halfar
Smith, Neil Graham On a set-theoretic offshoot of the normal Moore space questionHarvey Baker, Jr.
Spencer, James David Boundary value functions for nonlinear differential equationsAllan Peterson

1972

Enersen, Paul Oliver Class functions in the general radical theory of rings and algebrasWilliam Leavitt
Masat, Francis E. Right simple congruences on a semigroupDonald Miller
Shipley, Charles Thomas A semantical theory and several deductive systems for universally free logicHubert Schneider
Thomas, Kenneth Edwin Conjectures regarding compact connected 2-dimensional topological latticesHarvey Baker, Jr.

1971

Brown, David Eugene Separation of nonassociates in a commutative ring by valuationsMax Larsen
Heckman, Randall Kirk Convolutions and factorization theoremsRao Chivukula
May, William Donley Order properties of L(E,F)Rao Chivukula
Massagli, Robert Albert On the structure of the Wright radical in topological rings and groupsMelvin Thornton

1970

Bosch, William W. Polyanalytic functionsPaul Krajkiewicz
Boisen, Monte B. Prufer and valuation rings with zero divisorsMax Larsen
Kelly, Patrick Henry Valuation pairs and maximal partial homomorphismsMax Larsen
Leech, Robert Bruce A characterization of H(B) spacesJack Eidswick
Mosbo, Edward Paul Reduction of matrices to a triangular form under similarityWilliam Leavitt
Woodward, Walter Operator semigroups and invariant linear functionalsRao Chivukula

1960s

1969

Bruning, Linda Mae Frank The classification of rings by the characteristic free modules admittedWilliam Leavitt
Fuelberth, John Douglas On commutative splitting ringsSpencer Dickson

1968

Anderson, Donald Alfred On the construction and analysis of multi-factorial experimental designsJ. Srivastava
Chopra, Dharam Vir Investigations on the construction and existence of balanced fractional designs of 2^m seriesJ. Srivastava
Erbe Lynn Harry Nonlinear boundary value problems and second order differential equationsLloyd Jackson
Fox, David Franklin Natural deduction and universal validityHubert Schneider
Klaasen, Gene Allen Boundary value problems for second order ordinary differential equationsLloyd Jackson
StMary, Donal Frank Oscillation and comparison theorems for second order linear differential equationArlington Fink
Tangeman, Richard Louis Rings which are radical extensions of subringsWilliam Leavitt
Teply, Mark Lawrence Torsion free injective modulesSpencer Dickson
Tolo, Kenneth William Factorizable semigroupsDonald Miller

1967

Alin, John Suemper Structure of torsion modulesSpencer Dickson
Eliason, Stanley Bruce The integral from (-T/2) to (T/2) of Tp(t)dt, and the boundary value problem
x' + p(t)x = 0, x(-T/2) = x(T/2) = 0
Arlington Fink
Pfeifer, Glenn Lee Mappings of irreducibly connected spacesEdwin Halfar
Schmitt, Klaus Solutions to boundary value problems and periodic solutions of second-order nonlinear differential equationsLloyd Jackson
Shreve, Warren Eugene The equation y'=f(x,y,lamda) on [a,infinity) with boundary conditions involving lambdaArlington Fink

1966

Armendariz, Efraim The hereditary property in semisimple and radical classesWilliam Leavitt
Brown, Joseph Gary A calculus of natural deduction for predicate logic with functional variables and identityHubert Schneider
Church, James Denton Asymptotic properties of a non-homogeneous generalization of the Galton-Watson branching processJohn Birch
Dussere, Paul Louis Automorphism groups of semigroupsDonald Miller
Gilbert, Gary G. The multiplicative semigroup of a ringDonald Miller
Hoffman, Anthony The construction of the general theory of radicalsWilliam Leavitt
Jensen, Bruce Ansgar Infinite semigroups having only finite proper homomorphsDonald Miller
Schrader, Keith William Boundary value problems for second-order ordinary differential equations on infinite intervalsLloyd Jackson

1965

Cobb, Ernest Benton The characterization of the solution sets for generalized reduced moment problems and applicationsBernard Harris
Heimes, Kenneth Boundary value problems for ordinary second order systemsLloyd Jackson
Jenkins, Terry Lloyd The theory of radicals and radical ringsWilliam Leavitt
Mathsen, Ronald Melvin Subfunctions for third order ordinary differential equationsLloyd Jackson
Schwabauer, Robert Jacob The lattice of closed sets of commutative semigroup equationsHubert Schneider

1964

Frederickson, Paul Oliver Series solution of an almost periodic differential equationArlington Fink

1963

Gross, Mildred Lucile Sieve methods and some applicationsWalter Mientka
Herzog, John Orlando Phragmen-Lindelof theorems for second order quasi-linear elliptic partial differential equationsLloyd Jackson
Heuer, Charles Vernon An extension problem for cancellative semigroupsDonald Miller
Peinado, Rolando Enrique The generalized module type of a ringWilliam Leavitt

1962

Bebernes, Jerrold Subfunctions and their application to the boundary value problem for ordinary nonlinear second-order differential equationsLloyd Jackson

1961

Bohn, Sherman Elwood A sub-function study of the Dirichlet problem for a quasi-linear differential equationLloyd Jackson
Suprunowicz, Konrad Diagram normal forms and their applications to the theory of modelsHugo Ribeiro

1960

Fountain, Leonard DuBois The boundary value problem for an ordinary nonlinear differential equation of second orderLloyd Jackson

Pre-1960

1957

Keedy, Mervin Laverne Some properties of basic order relations in the arithmetic of relation algebrasHugo Ribeiro

1953

Gass, Clinton Burke Eigenfunction expansions associated with certain irreducible partial differential equationsChester Camp

1947

Mundhjeld, Sigurd Certain doubly periodic functions of the third kindMiguel Basoco

1941

Daum, John Andrew Basic hypergeometric seriesMiguel Basoco

1937

Dwyer, Wendell Arthur On certain fundamental identities due to UspenkyMiguel Basoco

1935

Nichols, Guerdon David The explicit arithmetized Fourier series developments for certain doubly periodic functions of the second kindMiguel Basoco

1934

Cowgill, Allen Parker On the summability of a certain class of series of Jacobi polynomialsWilliam Brenke

1929

Doole, Howard Pollock A certain multiple-parameter expansionChester Camp

1901

Moritz, Robert E. Generalization of the differentiation processEllery Davis

1899

Engberg, Carl C. The cartesian ovalsEllery Davis

1898

Candy, Albert L. A general theorem relating to transversals, and its consequencesEllery Davis