Curriculum Vitae for
Adam E. Parker
PERSONAL DATA
Born February 18 , 1977, Albany, New York.
Current Address Department of Mathematics & Computer Science, Wittenberg University,
Springfield,
Ohio, 45501.
Phone (937) 327-7864 (school) or (937) 620-4052 (mobile)
E-mail aparker@wittenberg.edu
Web Site http://userpages.wittenberg.edu/aparker
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Texas at Austin, May 2005. Advisor: Professor Sean Keel.
Thesis: An Elementary Construction of the Moduli Space of Stable Maps.
B.S., Mathematics, University of Michigan, April 1999. High Honors.
B.S., Psychology, University of Michigan, April 1999.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor, Wittenberg University,Fall 2005 - present.
Assistant Instructor, University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2001 - Summer 2005.
Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, Fall 1999 - Summer 2001.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ombudsman, University of Texas at Austin, Summer 2002- Summer 2005. (Responsible for checking the
prerequisites for all lower division mathematics courses and assuring that all undergraduate math
questions and conflicts were appropriately handeled.)
ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONORS
ODK Excellence in Teaching Award, April 2007.
Outstanding Faculty Member Nominee, Wittenberg Fraternity and Sorority Community, April 2007.
MAA Project NExT Fellow, June 2006 -Aug. 2007.
Edith B. and Frank C. Matthies Award, May 2006.
VIGRE Graduate Traineeship (12 month fellowship), Sept. 2004.
Bruton Fellowship, Aug. 2004.
Frank Gerth III Teaching Excellence Award, Sept. 2000.
Summer Fellowship, May 2000.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American Mathematical Society (AMS)
Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
Association of Women in Mathematics (AWM)
Ohio MAA
Ohio Project NExT
INTERNAL GRANTS
Computational Science Course Development Grant. Fall 2007.
Computational Science Book Grant. Spring 2007.
PEGrant #20. Fall 2006.
Faculty Aide. 2006-2008.
PUBLICATIONS
An elementary GIT construction of the moduli space of stable maps. (math.AG/0604092)
(Accepted to Illinois Journal of Mathematics )
The Poincare polynomial of the pointed linear sigma quotient. (Submitted).
Geometric generators for the chow rings of stable map spaces. (in preparation).
OTHER LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
More than Meets the Eye - And Introduction to Moduli Spaces. University of Dayton Undergraduate Math Club, Nov. 2007.
A Birational Model for the moduli of stable maps. University of Dayton Mathematics Colloquium, Nov. 2007.
Employing Undergraduates in Novel Ways Wittenberg University, Oct. 2007.
More than Meets the Eye - An Invitation to Moduli Spaces Wittenberg University, March 2007.
A GIT Construction of \AMN Fall Central
Section AMS, University of Cincinnati, Oct. 2006.
An Elementary Construction of the Moduli Space of Stable Maps OSU Algebraic
Geometry Seminar, Oct. 2006.
Deranged Mathematics Pi Mu Epsilon Induction Ceremony -
Ashland University, April 2006.
Mentored Student Presentation: P vs. NP, AKS, and RSA
- The Acronyms of Mathematics Awareness Month
by Emily List,
'07. Spring Ohio MAA, University of Akron, April 2006.
Kotani's Ant Problem - Projects for my (and maybe your)
classes Spring Ohio MAA, University of Akron, April 2006.
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS
The moduli space of stable maps. Grobner Bases. Algebraic statistics.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
Webmaster for Fall 2007 Ohio Section MAA Meeting.
Reviewer for conference proceedings for MCURCSM '07 (Midstates Conference for Undergraduate Research in
Computer Science and Mathematics)
Judged Student Poster Session at Joint Meeting of the
AMS-MAA, New Orleans, LA, Jan 2007
Chaired session of talks at Spring Meeting of the Ohio MAA, University
of Akron, April 2006.
Chaired session of talks at Fall Meeting of the Ohio MAA, Ashland
University, Oct. 2006.
Refereed paper for Transactions of the AMS. June 2005.
PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS (Last 5 Years)
Introductory Workshop on Computational Science Tools and Applications, Wittenberg University, December 2007.
Fall Meeting of the Ohio MAA, Wittenberg University, October 2007.
MathFest, San Jose, CA, August 2007.
OSU-UM Algebraic Geometry Workshop, The Ohio State University,
March 2007.
Joint Meetings of the AMS-MAA, New Orleans, LA, Jan 2007.
Fall Meeting of the Ohio MAA, Muskingum College, Oct. 2006.
Fall Central Section Meeting of the AMS, University of
Cincinnati, Oct. 2006.
OSU-UM Algebraic Geometry Workshop, University of
Michigan, Oct. 2006.
MathFest, University of Tennessee, Aug. 2006.
Wittenberg Computational Science
Workshop, Wittenberg University, May
2006
Spring Meeting of the Ohio MAA, University of Akron, April 2006.
Joint Meeting of the AMS-SMM, Houston, TX, May 2004.
Arizona Winter School, University of Texas at Austin, March 2004.
Learning Stacks, University of Illinois, June 2002.
NEW COURSES DESIGNED
Math 380 - "Computational Algebraic Geometry." Spring 2008. Brand new course never taught here or by me.
Math 215 - "Differential Equations". Fall 2007. Introduced new text and syllabus for the course.
Math 120 - "Elementary Functions". Along with Brian Shelburne, rewrote and expanded syllabus to aid adjuncts.
"Moodle-fied" Fall 2006 course.
Math 112 - "The Language of Mathematics", Summer I
2006. Introduced new text and
syllabus for the course.
INNOVATIONS/ EXPERIMENTS IN TEACHING METHODS
Math 365, Spring 2007. Implemented project using the card game "SET" to show applications of modern algebra.
Math 112, Summer I 2006. Created project using Kotani's Ant Problem to illustrate non
flat geometries.
Math 112, Summer I 2006. Created project to find golden rectangles on Wittenberg's Campus.
Math 120, Spring 2006. Created project using Kotani's Ant Problem to illustrate
modeling.
Math 202, Fall 2005. Created project to find the center of mass of Kuss
Science Center.
ACADEMIC CONTACT WITH STUDENTS OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
1. Member of Honors Project Committees
Emily List '07 - Virtual Reidemeister Moves.
2. Advising
mathematics majors: 17 since 2005.
mathematics minors: 3 since 2005.
3. Five College Mathematics Contest
faculty escort - February 2006, 2007.
4. Putnam Examination
proctor - December 2005 - 2007.
WORKSHOPS AND MEETINGS RELATED TO TEACHING
International Lilly Conference on College Teaching Miami Univeristy Nov. 2007.
Using Guided Discovery … Or Not. Wittenberg University, Oct. 2007.
What Can I do Besides Lecture? Wittenberg University, Oct. 2007.
National NExT Workshop, San Jose, CA, Aug. 2007 (expected).
'A Horse of a Different Color' - Do Students Like to be Challenged?, Shawnee State University, April 2007.
Study the Masters: Using Original Source Materials in the Classroom, Shawnee State University, April 2007.
National NExT Workshop, New Orleans, Jan. 2007.
Spreadsheets in Undergraduate Math, Muskingum College,Oct. 2006.
Calculator Technology - Friend or Foe? Muskingum College, Oct. 2006.
National NExT Workshop, U. of Tennessee, Aug. 2006.
Designing and Motivating Writing Assignments, U. of Akron, Oct. 2006.
Undergraduate Mathematics Day, U. of Dayton, Nov. 2005.
Creating Animations in Maple for Calculus Classes, Ashland University, Oct. 2005.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Strategic Planning Task Group A - Appointed, Jan. 2008 - present.
President's Task Force on Student Social Environment - Appointed, Sept. 2007 - present.
Faculty Development Board - Elected, Aug. 2007- present.
Academic Computing Committee - Elected, Aug. 2007 - present.
Faculty Research Fund Board - Elected, Aug. 2006-Aug 2007.
CONCUR (Ohio MAA Committee on Curriculum) - Appointed, April 2006 - present.
Chair, April 2007-present.
OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY
Grand Marshall for Wittenberg Homecoming Parade. Oct. 2007.
Admissions Academic Fair, multiple times 2005-present.
Department Newsletter Editor, Aug. 2006-present.
Wittenberg Yearbook Faculty Advisor, Aug. 2006-2007.
Science Center Open House, multiple times 2005-present.
Teaching Overload, Aug. 2006-Dec. 2006.
Faculty phone call campaign for Admissions, multiple times 2006-present.
Springfield City Schools Mathematics Resource (Education
103S Volunteer), May 2006- present.
Wrote original article, later edited as
'Students Compete in Math Competition', Wittenberg Magazine,
Spring 2006.
Wrote original article, later edited as 'Wittenberg Students Take Part in Statewide Math
Competitions',
Campus News, April 4, 2006.
Math Workshop Accreditation Lecture, Feb. 2006.
Wittenberg Wrestling Faculty Advisor, Jan. 2006 - present.
Wittenberg Ultimate Frisbee Team Faculty Advisor, Sept. 2005
- present.
Freshman Move-In Volunteer, Aug, 2005 - 2007.
Graded Math Placement Exams, Summer 2005, 2006.