Al's Professional Information

My CV: pdf

Education

Ph.D. in Mathematics, 2003
Department of Mathematical Sciences and IGERT funded Complex Biological Systems Program at Montana State University, Bozeman, MT

M.S. in Statistics, 2004
Department of Mathematical Sciences at Montana State University, Bozeman, MT

M.S. in Mathematics, 1997
Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

B.S. in Mathematics 1994,
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Bridgewater State College , Bridgewater, MA

A.A. in Liberal Arts, 1993
Massasoit Community College, Brockton, MA

Professional Career

Postdoctoral Fellow, 2007-2008
New Zealand Institute of Mathematics
University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Research Statistician, 2007
Center for Biofilm Engineering
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT

Lecturer, 2006
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT

Postdoctoral Fellow, 2004-2005
Center for Adaptive Optics
Collaboration between the Roorda Lab at the University of California at Berkeley, College of Optometry and the
Department of Mathematical Sciences at Montana State University, Bozeman, MT

Graduate Teaching Fellow, 2002-2004
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT

Research Assistant, 1999-2003
Center for Computational Biology
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT

Senior Software Engineer , 1997-2000
Systems Interface Utilities Team, IDX Systems Corporation, Burlington, VT

Lecturer, 1999
Graduate Teaching Fellow, 1995-1997
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Lecturer, 1998
Saint Michael's College, Winooski, VT

Mathematics and Geometry Teacher, winter of 1994
Mount Snow Academy, West Dover, VT

Research Interests

Papers and Presentations

Image de-blurring, Vision Science

Bifurcation Theory with symmetry

Neural Coding and Decoding, Computational Neuroscience

Annealing and Clustering

Optimization

Information Theory, Probability Modelling

Applied Statistics, Bayesian Data Analysis

My Previous Life

Carpenter, 1994-1999
- Camerand, Inc., South Burlington, VT
- Arol Ward Jr. Excavating and Trucking, Grafton, VT

Hiker/Thinker, June 11 (my birthday), 1997 - July 2, 1997
Long Trail, MA-VT-Canada

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Fall 1994 - Spring 1995
I volunteered to work for Dennis Healy in the Department of Mathematics at Dartmouth College on some image processing stuff.

Snow maker (i.e. person who makes snow to get a free ski pass), winters of 1994-1995
- Smuggler's Notch Ski Area, Smuggler's Notch, VT
- Mount Snow, West Dover, VT

Veterinary Technician (and expert lawnmower), 1989-1994
Bristol County Animal Clinic, Raynham, MA

Teacher's Aid, 1989-1990
5th grade behavior disorder class, John F. Parker Middle School, Taunton, MA

Camp Counselor and Canoeing Instructor, summer of 1988
- Lakeside Christian Camp, Pittsfield, MA
- Grotonwood Christian Camp, Groton, MA

Light Wheel Vehicle Mechanic (63B), 1987-1989
United States Army Reserve, 187th Support Battalion, Brockton, MA