Sandy Koonce

Areas of Expertise

• Mathematical modeling in biological systems
• Algebraic and geometric topology
• Geometry
• Problem solving

Professional Background Highlights

• Ph.D. work in characteristic classes for stably almost-complex manifolds
• Presentations at many conferences and seminars in topology
• Design of a new course in mathematical modeling, presented in several locations and published
• Work in mathematical modeling of the interaction between closely-related bird species, published and ongoing
• Solutions to several problems in mathematics journals acknowledged

Courses Offered at Redlands

• MATH 100
• MATH 121
• MATH 121
• MATH 150
• MATH 204
• MATH 221
• MATH 231
• MATH 241
• MATH 251
• MATH 321
• MATH 325
• MATH 341
• MATH 355
• MATH 360
• MATH 459
• MATH 460

Degrees Held

• AB, Dartmouth College, Mathematics, 1980
• PhD, Stanford University, Mathematics, 1986

Previous Teaching Experience

• Gibbs Instructor (post-doc) at Yale University 1986-1988
• Assistant Professor, Vassar College, 1988-1993
• Teaching Assistant, Stanford University, 1980-1986

Awards and Honors

• Phi Beta Kappa, 1979
• Summa Cum Laude, 1980
• Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) fellowship recipient, 1983
• Innovative Teaching Award, University of Redlands, 1996
• Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Redlands, 2004

Publications and Presentations

The Role of Dispersal in the Replacement of Golden-winged Warbler by Blue-winged Warbler, in Natural Resource Modeling, vol. 18, no. 4, 537-547

Plan to Integrate Calculus II and III Curricula at University of Redlands (with J. Beery, P. Cornell, A. Killpatrick), in Confronting the Core Curriculum: Considering Change in the Undergraduate Mathematics Major, Mathematics Association of America, 1998.

A Modeling Course for the Environmental Studies Program, in Biomodeling Workshop Projects 1993-1994, National Science Foundation, 1997

Relations among Generalized Characteristic Classes, Pac. J. Math. 45 (1990), 239-254