Math Department Welcomes two new faculty members

The UWEC Mathematics Faculty welcomes Dr. Colleen Duffy and Dr. Amanda Riehl.

Dr. Duffy received her PhD from this summer from Rutgers. Her area of research is non-commutative algebra. In the Fall Dr. Duffy will be teaching Calculus III and Algebra for Calculus.  She has a BA in Mathematics and Spanish from the University of St. Thomas.

Dr. Riehl received her PhD this summer from the University of California at San Diego. Her area of research is algebraic and enumerative combinatorics.  She has a BSc in Mathematics from MIT. In the Fall she will be teaching Discrete Mathematics and Earth Algebra.

Dr. Duffy and Dr. Riehl have both been accepted as Project NeXT Fellows. Project NeXT (New Experiences in Teaching) is sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America.  Project NeXT is a professional development program for new or recent Ph.D.s in the mathematical sciences and addresses all aspects of an academic career: improving the teaching and learning of mathematics, engaging in research and scholarship, and participating in professional activities. As part of being Project NeXT Fellows, they will attend the 2008 MAA Mathfest in Madison Wisconsin, the national joint meeting of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America in Washington DC, and the 2009 MAA Mathfest in Portland Oregon.