Curriculum Vitae - Sandy Ganzell

Sandy Ganzell
St. Mary's College of Maryland
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
18952 E. Fisher Road
St. Mary's City, Maryland 20686
office: 240-895-4371 sganzell@smcm.edu fax:240-895-4996

Current Position

St. Mary's College of Maryland.
- Professor of Mathematics.

Education

Rice University, Houston, Texas.
- Ph.D. in Mathematics. May 2000.
- Dissertation: Complexity of Exotic IR⁴s.
- Advisor: Richard Stong
Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.
- A.B. in Mathematics. June, 1992.
- High honors in Mathematics.
- Minor in Women's Studies.
Stuyvesant High School, New York, New York.
- Graduated June, 1988.

Employment History

St. Mary's College of Maryland: Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.
- Department Chair: 2011–2012, 2015–2017.
- Professor: 2015–present
- Associate Professor: 2009–2015.
- Assistant Professor: 2005–2009.
University of The Gambia: Division of Arts and Sciences.
- Visiting Professor: 2012–2013.
Pomona College: Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.
- Visiting Assistant Professor: 2001–2005.
Rice University: Department of Mathematics.
- Instructor and Visiting Scholar: 2000–2001.
Rice University: Department of Psychology.
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow: 2000–2001.
- With D.M. Lane and B.N. Walker: Development of sonification design theory: Metiphors, mappings, holistic sound design and data-specific sonification.
Rice University: Department of Mathematics.
- Graduate Student: 1994–2000.
- Teaching Assistantship: 1994–2000.
- Service: Graduate faculty liaison, 1998–2000.
Dartmouth College: Department of Mathematics.
- Teaching Assistant: 1993–1994.
The National Gymnastics Training Center, New York.
- Coach: Summers, 1988–2000.
Aiki Budokai, Houston. School of Ju Jutsu.
- Head Instructor, 1994–2001.

Grants

National Science Foundation: Emerging Scholars Program REU, $284,000, 2016–2020.
National Science Foundation: Emerging Scholars Program REU, $278,000, 2011–2014.
SMCM faculty development grant, $2118, 2013.
SMCM faculty development grant, $1100, 2012.
SMCM faculty development grant, $1000, 2010.
MAA/NSF/NSA SUMMA grant: summer REU for minority mathematics achievement, $27,000, 2009.
Mathematical Association of America SUMMA grant: summer REU for minority mathematics achievement, $25,000, 2008.
Mathematical Association of America SUMMA grant: summer REU for minority mathematics achievement, $25,000, 2007.
Mathematical Association of America SUMMA grant: summer REU for minority mathematics achievement, $25,000, 2006.

Mathematics Publications (*Indicates undergraduate coauthor)

Derivatives of Jones Polynomials Detect Delta Moves in Virtual Knots (with V. Furlow* and M. Robinson*). Submitted.
Reidemeister Moves in Gauss Diagrams (with E. Lehet*, C. Lopez*, G. Magallon*, and A. Thompson*). Involve, a Journal of Mathematics 14-3 (2021), 431--438. DOI 10.2140/involve.2021.14.431
Knots with Composite Colors (with C. VanBlargen*). Submitted.
Virtual Mosaic Knot Theory (with A. Henrich). Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications, Vol. 29, No. 14, 2050091, 2020.
Restrictions on Homflypt and Kauffman Polynomials Arising from Local Moves (with M. Gonzalez*, C. Marcum*, N. Ryalls*, M. Santos*). Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications. Vol. 29, No. 6, 2050036, 2020.
Unoriented Links and the Jones Polynomial (with J. Huffman*, L. Mavrakis*, K. Tademy*, G. Walker*). Involve. Vol. 12, No. 8, 2019.
Divisibility Tests, Old and New. College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 48, Issue 1, p. 36–40, 2017.
The Forbidden Number of a Knot (with A. Crans and B. Mellor). Kyungpook Mathematical Journal, Vol. 55, No. 2, p. 485–506, 2015.
Local Moves and Restrictions on the Jones Polynomial. Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications, Vol. 23, No. 2, 2014.
TWIST UNTANGLE and Related Knot Games (with A. Meadows and J. Ross*). Integers, Electronic Journal of Combinatorial Number Theory, Vol. 14, 2014.
Optimal Estimators for Threshold-Based Quality Measures (with A. Abrams, H. Landau, Z. Landau, J. Pommersheim and E. Zaslow). Journal of Probability and Statistics, Vol. 2010, Article ID 752750, 15 pages, 2010.
UNTANGLE: Knots in Combinatorial Game Theory (with A. Meadows). Geombinatorics, Vol. 18, Iss. 3 (Jan, 2009), p. 101–108.
Chirality vs. HOMFLY and Kauffman Polynomials (with A. Kapp*). Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications, Vol. 17, No. 12 (2008), p. 1519–1524.
Ends of 4-Manifolds. Topology Proceedings, Vol. 30, No. 1, 2006, p. 223–236.
New Bounds for Forbidden Numbers of Knots (with E. Lehet*, C. Lopez*, G. Magallon*, and A. Thompson*). In preparation.
On a 4-Braid Criterion of Jones. In preparation.
American Pi (with C. Douglas and A. Meadows) In preparation.

Other Publications

Crossword Puzzle. The New York Times, Thursday, March 23, 2017.
Making Your Mathematics Program Vibrant (with D. Kung), MAA Focus, Vol. 30, No. 6, Dec. 2010/Jan. 2011.

Invited Presentations

Joint Mathematics Meetings, Washington D.C. Mentoring Undergraduate Research in Mathematics at Two Year Colleges and Similar Institutions, January 2021.
Sectional meeting of the AMS, Univerity of Virginia, Virtual Mosaic Knot Theory, March 2020.
UnKnot IV, Seattle, WA. Local Moves and Link Polynomials, July 2019.
Washington and Lee University, Mathematics Faculty Seminar. Jones-HOMFLYPT-Kauffman Ideals and Elementary Combinatorics of Links, May 2019.
Joint Mathematics Meetings, Baltimore, MD. Restrictions on Homflypt and Kauffman Polynomials Arising from Local Moves. January 2019.
AMS Sectional Meeting, Greensboro, NC. Ideals Generated by Local Moves in Link Diagrams. November 2014.
Washington and Lee University, Mathematics Colloquium. Open Problems in Knot Theory that Everyone Can Try to Solve. March, 2014.
Mathfest, National Meeting of the MAA, Hartford, CT. The Forbidden Number of a Knot. August 2013.
UNKNOT Knot Theory Conference, Denison University. Unknots in Combinatorial Game Theory. July 2012.
Trinity College Colloquium. Building a Better Mathematics ~~Program~~ Community. May 2012.
Joint Mathematics Meetings, Boston, MA. Are We Selling Mathematics as a ~~Major~~ Community? January 2012.
MathFest, National Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America, Lexington, KY. Building a Better Math ~~Program~~ Community. August 2011.
MathFest, National Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America, Portland, OR. Hot Jones! August 2009.
St. Mary's College of Maryland Natural Sciences and Mathematics Colloquium. Knots, Mirrors and Mutants. November 2008.
James Madison University REU Seminar. Knots, Mirrors and Mutants. June 2007.
James Madison University Knot Theory Seminar. An Actual Introduction to Virtual Knots. June 2007.
St. Mary's College Mathematics Research Seminar. Invariants of Graphs, Links and Manifolds. November 2005.
Lewis & Clark College Undergraduate Mathematics Colloquium. Knots and Mirror Images. February 2005.
James Madison University Mathematics Colloquium. 4-Manifolds: From Beginning to Ends. February 2005.
Claremont Colleges Mathematics Colloquium. 4-Manifolds: From Beginning to Ends. January 2004.
AMS Sectional Meeting, Chapel Hill, NC. Special session on Knots, Links and Embedded Graphs. Ends of 4-Manifolds. October 2003.
University of Georgia VIGRE Seminar. 4-Manifolds: From Beginning to Ends. January 2003.
Claremont Colleges Topology Seminar. Ends of 4-Manifolds. October 2002.
Claremont Colleges Mathematics Colloquium. Coxeter Groups and Artin Groups: A Topologist's Perspective. February 2002.
Rice University Topology Seminar. Complexity of Exotic IR⁴s. April 2000.

Memberships

American Mathematical Society, since 1994.
Mathematical Association of America, since 1999.
Association for Women in Mathematics, since 1999.

Classes Taught

Survey of Mathematics: S07, S10, S17
Calculus I: F05, F06, F07, S09, F09, F10, F11, S12, S15, F16, F20
Calculus II: F99^r, F01^p, F02^p, F04^p, S05^p, F05, S06, F06, S07, F07, F09, F11, S12, F19, S21
Discrete Mathematics: S18
Vector Calculus: Su98^r, S02^p, S10, F20
Linear Algebra: F01^p, F02^p, S03^p, F03^p, S04^p, F04^p, S06, S07, F08, S11, S12, F14, S17, S20, F20, S21
Foundations of Mathematics: F09, S10, S13^g, F13, S14, S15, F16, S17, F19
Set Theory: F03^p
Analysis I: S03^p
Abstract Algebra I: F07, F08, F14, F15, F17
Abstract Algebra II: S07, S08, S15, S16, F18
Combinatorics: F13
Complex Analysis: S20
Topology: S02^p, F06, S09, S11, S13^g, S21
Differential Topology: S05^p
Knot Theory: F05, F10, S14, F19
Topology of 4-Manifolds: S01^r
at SMCM, or ^rRice University, ^pPomona College, ^gUniversity of The Gambia

College Service

College Evaluation Committee, 2009–2011, 2020–present.
College Parliamentarian, 2013–2016, 2020–present.
Math/CS Department Chair, 2011–2012, 2015–2017.
Math/CS Department Search Committee, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017.
- Chair, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017.
Faculty Merit Compensation Committee 2016–2017.
Faculty Senate, 2006–2008, 2013–2015.
Faculty Issues Committee 2013–2015.
- Chair 2013–2015.
Search Committee, Interim VPAA/Dean of Faculty, 2014
PEACE professor, University of the Gambia, 2012–2013.
Physics Department Evaluation Committee, 2012.
DeSousa-Brent Advisor, 2011–2012, 2013–2014.
Curriculum Review Committee, 2007–2008.
Admissions Advisory Group, 2007–2008.
Faculty Advisor and coach for Women's Ultimate Frisbee team.
Faculty Advisor and coach for Men's Ultimate Frisbee team.
Faculty Advisor for SMCM climbing club.

Additional Information

Ultimate: World Beach Ultimate Cup champion 2000, 2003, 2004.
Gymnastics: All-American, 1992. Academic All-American 1991, 1992.
Martial Arts: 4th Dan Ju Jutsu (ATAMA), 1st Dan Judo (USJA).

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