Mihaela A Poplicher , PH D
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
French Hall
5428C
A&S Mathematical Sciences - 0025
Professional Summary
Associate Professor of Mathematics & Undergraduate Program Director, teaching, researching and performing service as included below.
Education
Ph D: University of New Hampshire Durham, NH, 1997 (Functional Analysis (minor in College Teaching))
Master in Mathematics: University of Bucharest Bucharest, 1985 (Mathematics)
Research and Practice Interests
Research Interests:
- Functional Analysis, Operator Theory;
- Teaching of Mathematics
I am continuing the work started in my Ph D dissertation by studying more about Holomorphic Spaces and operators acting on them. I am focusing on the de Brange Spaces and their invariance under the action of some operators (Toeplitz, Hankel, composition) or adjoints of operators.
A couple of new directions I am expanding my research into are: Differential Equations, Quadrature Domains,Geometric Analysis.
I am also studying new ways of teaching mathematics: PBL (Problem-Based Learning) group-work, the use of technology.
Recently, I have started work on Ilieff-Sendov Conjecture.
Conferences and Presentations
I have given talks and participated in many workshops, seminars and conferences, the last ones being:
- “Summer Research Conference in the Mathematical Sciences: Harmonic Analysis”, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, June 24—July 05, 2001;
2. Summer Institute: “Teaching Precalculus Using a New Pedagogical Approach with New Uses of Technology”, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA, June 19—24, 2002;
3. “2ndInternational Conference on the Teaching of Mathematics”,Greece, July 1—6, 2002.
4. “Quadrature Domains and Their Applications”, University of California, Santa Barbara, March 23-31, 2003.
5. UC- Summer Institute (PBL) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004.
6. “4’Th ISAAC (International Society for Analysis, its Applications and Computation)-Congress, York University, Toronto, Canada, August 11-16, 2003.
7. “Nonlinear Analysis”, Conference in honor of Haim Brezis, Le carre des Sciences, Paris, June 21—25, 2004.
8. “999thAMS Meeting”, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, October 16-17, 2004.
9. “Geometric Analysis Seminar”, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UC, 2005-present.
10. “Functional Analysis Seminar”, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UC, 2005-present.
11. ICMI 15 Study, “The Professional Education and Development of Teachers of Mathematics”, Brazil, May 15-21, 2005.
12. Technology and Teaching Workshop for UC faculty “Getting the Most out of PowerPoint and Using RefWorks (a web-base bibliography and database manager)”, UC Langsam Library, December 12, 2005
13. Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Antonio, TX, January 12—15, 2006
14. Great Plains Operator Theory Seminar (GPOTS), University of Cincinnati, June 18—22, 2008
15. Ohio River Analysis Meeting, University of Cincinnati, January 29-30, 2011
16. Attended Taft Research Seminar “Bellman Function Method in Harmonic Analysis (V. Vasyunin), January-March, 2011
Positions and Work Experience
1991 -1997 Graduate Student/Teaching Assistant, Mathematics Department, University of New Hampshire,
1997 -2000 Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
2000 -2006 Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati,
2006 -To Present Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati,
Research Support
Grant: #CI667-CAL-02-06 Investigators:Fowler, Thaddeus; Moore, Joy; Poplicher, Mihaela 07-01-2005 -06-30-2008 Department of Education Teacher Professional Development Mathematics Topics Foundational to Calculus Role:Collaborator $224,000.00 Active Level:Federal
Honors and Awards
Awards & Grants • “Teacher Professional Development Mathematics Topics Foundational to Calculus” 2005-2007 (grant of $224,000 from the Ohio Department of Education. I am the principal investigator and my collaborators are Joy Moore and Ted Fowler;) (to be considered under “Service”) • UC Professional Development Individual Grant ($2225 to be used for attending the Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Antonio, TX in January 2006); • UC Professional Development Individual Grant ($2365 to be used in 2010); • UC Professional Development PBL team 2002, 2003, 2004 (each year, each participant got $1000, plus the team got $5000); • IMSA (Illinois Mathematical Sciences Academy) Award of Excellence for Caring to Challenge, 2001; I am very proud of getting this last award. It came for my work with a very gifted young student, Jady Hsin from Carbondale, Illinois. He got several awards for mathematical presentations and competitions, for which I helped him prepare. I have included Jady’s email letter and the letter from IMSA in my dossier. It was a real pleasure for me to work with this very young and incredibly motivated student. • Summer Research Fellowship for Graduate Students, University of New Hampshire (1993, 1994, 1995.)
Service
Member Type:Departmental Service Level:Regional 2004 -2011
Member Type:University/College Service Level:University 2008 -2011
UC Problem-Based Learning Faculty Institute Member Type:University/College Service Level:University 2001 -2012
Paper Reader Type:Other Educational Service Level:National 2004 -2011
Member Type:University/College Service Level:University 2008 -2012
(Calculus Textbook Selection ) Committee Member Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 2010 -2011
(Linear Algebra Textbook Selection ) Committee Member Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 2010 -2011
(Hiring of Educator Instructor/Assistant Professor ) Committee Member Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 2011 -2012
(Undergraduate Affairs ) Member Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 2011 -2012
(Preparation Putnam/VA Tech Competitions ) Mentor Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 2011 -2012
MAA (Mathematical Association of America) online Reviewer Type:Service to Professional Associations Level:International 2001 -2012
Mentor Type:Community Service Level:Local 2011
(Committee for Math Placement Test ) Member Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 2011 -2012
(Undergraduate Program ) District Director Type:Departmental Service Level:College 09-2012
(Undergraduate Affairs ) Committee Chair Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 09-2012
(All Faculty Senate ) Committee Member Type:University/College Service Level:University 09-2012 -09-2015
(A&S Faculty Senate ) Member Type:University/College Service Level:College 09-2013 -To Present
Courses Taught
15-MATH-251 CALCULUS I Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-351 LINEAR ALGEBRA I Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-252 CALCULUS II Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-352 LINEAR ALGEBRA II Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-253 CALCULUS III Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-252 CALCULUS II Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-253 CALCULUS III Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-251 CALCULUS I
15-MATH-252 CALCULUS II Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-273 DIFFERENTIAL EQNS Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-404 HISTORY OF MATH Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-253 CALCULUS III Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-149 ELEM PROB AND STAT Level:Undergraduate
Calculus III Level:Undergraduate
Intro to Geometry Level:Undergraduate
15 MATH 5001 Level:Undergraduate
Intro to Analysis Level:Undergraduate
Capstone Seminar Level:Undergraduate
Intro to Geometry Level:Undergraduate
-MATH-1046 BUSINESS CALCULUS Level:Undergraduate
-MATH-1061 CALCULUS I Level:Undergraduate
MATH 5001
MATH 3005 Level:Undergraduate
MATH 3001
MATH 5001 Level:Undergraduate