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Sandy Koonce Ph.D.

Professor
Math & Computer Science

Education

  • Ph.D., Stanford University, Mathematics
  • A.B., Dartmouth College, Mathematics

Professional Background

  • 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

  • Sandy Koonce is the coach and advisor for the men's and women's Ultimate Frisbee teams.

Experience

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

Areas of Expertise

  • Mathematical modeling in biological systems

  • Algebraic and geometric topology

  • Geometry

  • Problem solving

Publications

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

 

Awards and service

  • 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