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Following graduation at Rose, I picked up an M.S. from the University of Minnesota and spent 3 years teaching mathematics & statistics at the University of Wisconsin - Platteville. I returned to Minnesota, received a Ph.D. in Statistics, and then accepted a postion at Eli Lilly in Indianapolis.

At Rose-Hulman I double-majored in computer science and mathematics, and I went on to earn my PhD in computer science from Indiana University. At both schools I took a lot of math courses across a broad spectrum of topics, and I enjoyed all of them. Since graduate school I have worked as a software engineer for a laboratory automation company, SAGIAN, part of Beckman Coulter. I particularly love the challenge of applying mathematics to make complex robotic systems that efficiently automate repetitive processes.

I help leaders achieve positive, measurable change in behavior: for themselves, their people and their teams. Much of my work involves measuring the impact of my work. This is somewhat unusual for someone in the field of behavioral change. My math background has given me a more rigorous view of change than many other people in my field - who seldom measure the impact of what they do.

As I entered graduate school at the University of Illinois, my background in mathematics became highly important. I was in a research group that studied, among other things, the kinetic analysis of chemical reactions using pulsed-laser spectroscopy. The task of analysis involves mathematical modeling of the concentration of key reactants and products over time - this is a pure application of differential equations.

I graduated from Rose in 1965 and immediately went on to graduate school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where I received my Ph.D. in mathematics. Graduate school was a challenge, but Rose had prepared me well. It is ironic that after graduating from an engineering school such as Rose, that my research area (noncommutative) algebra is one of the most abstract in mathematics.

After graduating from Rose-Hulman in 1988, I began a career path that is fairly common among those of us with Mathematics degrees. Through most of the years 1988-1995, I worked in the computer programming/systems analysis field. The big "breakthrough", and unusual part of my career path, began in late 1995. Always being a big sports fan, I began to develop some ideas for sports-related businesses on the internet.

After graduating in 1989, I found my way to Rose-Hulman, where I spent the first quarter needlessly worrying about flunking out, and the remainder letting the grades take care of themselves. My junior year abroad at the University of Limerick in Ireland also turned out to be a wonderful experience, as did some summer REU programs at UT-Knoxville and at FSU. From Rose-Hulman I moved on to Georgia Tech, where I picked up my Master's Degree in Mathematics in 1995. After a couple more years at Tech, I decided to instead enter the work force and see how I could use my mathematical background in the "real world".

I have been studying for the actuarial exams since 2002. I have passed exams 1 and 2, but do not yet have a position. I am currently attending courses at the University of Iowa to help me study for further exams.

After graduating from Rose-Hulman with B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics in 2002, I entered Law school at Indiana University (Bloomington) and graduated in 2005. Prior to joining Woodard Emhardt (Indianapolis, Indiana) as a patent attorney, I was a software engineer for a large digital video processing corporation.

I graduated from Rose in 2002 (double major CS/MA). The mathematical education that I received at Rose was invaluable to me during my graduate career and will continue to be valuable as I join the work force. I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Computer Science Department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and am currently supported by a Microsoft Live Labs graduate fellowship. My research is focused on both theoretical and practical information retrieval problems. I expect to complete my Ph.D. during the summer of 2007. Upon graduation, I will join Yahoo Research in Sunnyvale, CA as a Researcher.

During my senior year in high school I knew that I like mathematics and biology but I didn't know which I liked better, or into which career path I should go. Being accepted at Rose Poly helped me make that decision. After four years at Rose taking both mathematics and many engineering courses I had a BS in mathematics but I also knew that I liked "hands-on" and not the theoretical. At that time Dr. Robert Arthur started a graduate Biomedical Engineering program at Rose and there was my answer: mathematics, engineering, and biology too.

After graduation from Rose-Hulman, I entered a fellowship program at Old Dominion University to get a Master's degree in mechanical engineering. Since then, I've worked for several organizations (NASA, GTE, et al.) and have been at The Aerospace Corporation (www.aero.org) for nearly 25 years. I am out in California where very few have heard of Rose-Hulman. ;-)

I graduated from Rose Polytechnic Institute (not Rose-Hulman then) in 1971. I had encountered statistics as a junior and really enjoyed it, so decided to go to graduate school at Virginia Tech pursuing a PhD in Statistics. My solid mathematics background from Rose gave me the skills and knowledge to be successful in that program and, after a two year side trip working for BF Goodrich in Akron, Ohio, I was awarded my doctorate in 1977.

I graduated from Rose in the Spring of 1996 with a double major in Physics and Math and a minor in Philosophy. From there, I went to Pennsylvania State University where I obtained my Masters in Physics in 1999 and then on to The Ohio State University where I obtained my Ph.D. in Physicsin 2004. Since that time, I have been employed at Lynntech, Inc., a research and development company of about 140 people working in a broad range of new technology areas. I am currently a Senior Research Scientist, there, and the Sensor Program Coordinator.

I graduated from Rose-Hulman in 2006 with a BS in Mathematics and Economics. After four years of Rose, I did what my roommates considered insane...signed up for another five years of school! When I began at Rose, graduate school was the last thing on my mind. Now, here I am - a second year graduate student in the Department of Statistics at North Carolina State University.

After leaving Rose with a double major in Computer Science and Mathematics, I got a PhD in CS on machine learning and computer vision. Although my advanced degrees are in CS, most of the work I do is in mathematical modeling.

I graduated from Rose-Hulman in 1974 and since have become a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries and an Associate in the Society of Actuaries. I joined the Indianapolis office of Milliman in 1984 with primary interests in individual life insurance, financial reporting, and valuation of disability income products

I received a BS in Mathematics and a minor in Economics from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1989. I also earned a MBA from the University of Illinois - Chicago. I am a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society, a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and have been active as a volunteer in the CAS serving on continuing education and exam committees, having served as an exam Part Chair and a General Officer of the Exam Committee.

After graduating from Rose and receiving my Ph.D. in statistics from UC Berkeley, I have held a number of positions such as a statistician with the Yucca Mountain Project, a DOE project studying the viability of burying high level nuclear waste under Yucca Mountain, in the Nevada Test Site, a post-doc with chemists on nuclear magnetic resonance at Cornell, an actuary with Allstate Insurance, and currently an actuary with Zurich - a commercial insurance company.