Colleen Margarita Kirk

Mathematics Department

California Polytechnic State University

San Luis Obispo, CA

(805) 756-2632/ ckirk@calpoly.edu

http://www.calpoly.edu/~ckirk

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Associate Professor of Mathematics, tenured (2007 to present)

California Polytechnic State University; San Luis Obispo, CA

Assistant Professor of Mathematics, tenure-track (2001-2007)

California Polytechnic State University; San Luis Obispo, CA

Assistant Professor of Mathematics, tenure-track (1999-2001)

Montclair State University; Montclair, NJ

Member of the Center for Applied Mathematics and Statistics ( 1999-2001)

New Jersey Institute of Technology; Newark, NJ

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics (1999)

Northwestern University; Evanston, IL

M.S. in Mathematics (1995)

Southern Illinois University; Carbondale, IL

B.S. in Electrical Engineering (1994)

Stanford University; Stanford, CA

TEACHING-RELATED ACTIVITIES

Teaching Awards/ Fellowships

· SWE “Most Supportive Professor” Award Nominee (Winter, 2007)

I was given this honor by the Cal Poly student branch of SWE (the Society of Women Engineers). I was one of eight nominees from across the university honored at a dinner that year. (I did not win the ultimate award.)

· IEEE Outstanding Professor Award (2003)

I was awarded this honor by the Cal Poly student branch of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) after being nominated by two of my students.

· Fellow in Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching) (1999-2000)

· Pew Charitable Trust PFF (Preparing Future Faculty) Program Fellow, Northwestern University (1998-99)

Courses Taught

· as Associate or Assistant Professor: Cal Poly (2001-present)

· Applied Analysis I: Math 520

· Methods in Applied Mathematics II: Math 502

· Methods in Applied Mathematics I: Math 501

· Senior Seminar: Math 459

· Partial Differential Equations: Math 418

· Numerical Optimization: Math 453

· Numerical Analysis II: Math 433

· Numerical Analysis I: Math 333/451

· Topics in Engineering Mathematics: Math 317

· Linear Analysis I: Math 244

· Calculus IV: Math 241

· Calculus III: Math 143

· Calculus II: Math 142

· Calculus I: Math 141

Senior Project Students (at Cal Poly)

· Advisor for Emily Callahan, whose project is entitled: “Laser Cuttings on a Bounded

Domain: An Integral Equation Model” (Spring, 2010 and Fall, 2010)

· Advisor for Clayton McFerran (Winter, 2010 and Spring, 2010)

· Advisor for John Crawford, whose project is entitled: “Methods and Analysis of

Integral Equations” (Spring, 2005 and Fall, 2005)

· Advisor for Margaret Smith, whose project is entitled: “Missile Guidance Study”

(Winter, 2004 and Spring, 2004)

(This was submitted for publication.)

· Advisor for Devin Carlson, whose project is entitled: “Linear Wave Transformation

Equations in Relation to an Artificial Surf Break” (Spring, 2002 and Summer, 2002)

Technology in Teaching

· I have taught various courses using: MATLAB, MAPLE, TI 83 and TI 86 calculators.

RESEARCH-RELATED ACTIVITIES

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

· W. E. Olmstead, C. M. Kirk, and C. A. Roberts, “Blow-up in a Subdiffusive Medium with

Advection”, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems, vol. 28 (2010).

· C. M. Kirk, “Numerical and Asymptotic Analysis of a Localized Heat Source Undergoing

Periodic Motion”, Nonlinear Analysis Series A: Theory, Methods & Applications, vol. 71

(2009).

· C. M. Kirk, “A Localized Heat Source Undergoing Periodic Motion: Analysis of Blow-up and

a Numerical Solution,” Cubo, a Mathematical Journal, vol. 11 (2009).

· C. M. Kirk and W. E. Olmstead, “Blow-up Solutions of the Two-Dimensional Heat Equation

Due to a Localized Moving Source,” Journal of Analysis and Applications, vol. 3 (2005).

· C. M. Kirk and C. A. Roberts, “A Review of Quenching Results in the Context of Nonlinear Volterra

Integral Equations”, Dynamics of Continuous, Discrete and Impulsive Systems, vol. 10 (2003) .

· C. M. Kirk and W. E. Olmstead, “Blow-up in a Reactive-Diffusive Medium with a Moving

Heat Source”, J. Appl. Math. Phys. (ZAMP), vol. 53 (2002).

· C. M. Kirk and C. A. Roberts, “A Quenching Problem for the Heat Equation”, Journal of

Integral Equations and Applications, vol. 14 (2002).

· C. M. Kirk and W. E. Olmstead, “Influence of Two Moving Heat Sources on Blow-up in a

Reactive-diffusive Medium”, J. Appl. Math. Phys. (ZAMP) , vol. 51 (2000).

· T. A. Burton and C. M. Kirk, “A Fixed Point Theorem of Krasnoselskii-Schaefer

Type”,Mathematische Nachrichten, vol.189 (1998).

In Refereed Proceedings:

· C. M. Kirk and W. E. Olmstead, “Conditions on the motion of a hot spot that guarantee a

blow-up solution of the heat equation”, Proceedings of Dynamic Systems and Applications,

vol. 4 (2004).

· C. M. Kirk and W. E. Olmstead, “The Influence of a Moving Heat Source on Blow-up in a

Reactive-diffusive Medium”,Proceedings of the Third International Conference on

Dynamic Systems and Applications, vol. 3 (1999).

ORGANIZED SPECIAL SESSION

· I organized a special session with two other mathematicians for the Fifth International

Conference on Dynamic Systems and Applications to be held in Spring, 2007 in Atlanta, GA.

The special session is entitled “Recent Advances in Differential Equations”.

· I was a member of the Editorial Committee for the Proceedings of Dynamic Systems and

Applications 5, the proceedings for the 2007 conference mentioned above (2008)

RESEARCH RELATED HONOR

· ” Fellowship Alternate” for an American Fellowship from the AAUW (American Association of

University Women): I was a runner-up for the award. 88 awards were made out of 1,036

applicants. The committee wrote: “Being chosen as an alternate indicates excellence in your

application as judged by our panel of scholars.” (2007-08)

INVITED RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

· Special Session: 7^th International Workshop on Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems,

Tampa, FL; December, 2010.

· Special Session: the Fifth World Congress of Nonlinear Analysts (WCNA5), Orlando, FL; July, 2008

· Special Session: the Fifth International Conference on Dynamic Systems and Applications (ICDSA5), Atlanta, GA; .May 2007

· Special Session: the International Workshop on Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems, Guelph, Canada; July, 2005.

· Special Session: the Western Section Meeting of the AMS, San Francisco, CA; May, 2003.

· Special Session: Fourth International Conference on Dynamic Systems and Applications

(ICDSA4), Atlanta, GA; May, 2003.

· Special Session: the Western Section Meeting of the AMS, Portland, OR; June, 2002.

· New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ; Apr, 2000.

· Trinity University, San Antonio, TX; 1999.

· Seattle University, Seattle, WA; 1999.

· Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL; Nov, 1998.

OTHER RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

· AMS/MAA meeting, New Orleans, LA; Jan., 2001.

· SIAM meeting, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico; July, 2000.

· AMS/MAA meeting, Washington, DC; Jan, 2000.

· SIAM meeting, Atlanta, GA; May, 1999. [I was the chair of this session.]

· AMS/MAA meeting, San Antonio, TX; Jan, 1999.

· AMS sectional meeting, Las Vegas, NV; Apr, 1999.

RESEARCH-RELATED GRANTS

· ICIAM Travel Grant (for International Conference of Industrial and Applied Mathematics), Sydney, Australia; Summer, 2003

· State Faculty Support Grant (SFSG) for 4 units of release time for Spring, 2005

· State Faculty Support Grant (SFSG) for 8 units of release time for Spring Quarter, 2004

· Faculty Development Grant (FDG) for 4 units of release time for Winter Quarter, 2003

· State Faculty Support Grant (SFSG) for 4 units of release time for Spring Quarter, 2003

· NSF-AWM Grant (to conduct research with Dr. C. Roberts at Northern Arizona

University), 2001

· GRIPSAM Grant (MSU College of Science grant), 2000

· SBR Grant (MSU Research grant), 2000

· AWM Workshop Grant (for SIAM meeting in Puerto Rico, 2000)

· WISE Travel Grant (for the AMS meeting in Las Vegas, NV, 1999)

· AWM Workshop Grant (for AMS/MAA meeting in San Antonio, TX,

1999)

· SIAM Student Travel Grant (for SIAM meeting in Atlanta, GA, 1999)

· ICIAM Travel Grant (for ICIAM meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, 1999)

· AWIS Educational Foundation Pre-doctoral Citation of Merit (1999)

OTHER RESEARCH-RELATED ACTIVITIES

As a Visiting “Post-doctorate Research Mentor”:

· Participated in a summer workshop entitled “Modern Applied Mathematics for the

Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (MAMAOS)” at IPAM (the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics) at UCLA (Summer, 2003).

As a Visiting Researcher

· Visitor at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette, LA (end of Summer, 2002): I

conducted research with Dr. C.Y. Chan in the Math. Dept.

· Visiting researcher at Northern Arizona University; Flagstaff, AZ (Summer, 2001):

I conducted research with Dr. C. A. Roberts in the Math. Dept.

As Referee

· Referee for research papers for the journals: Mathematical Reviews, SIAM Journal of Applied Mathematics;

Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications; Nonlinear Studies, Acta Mathematica Sinica

· Referee for a research paper for the online journal: Journal of Qualitative Theory of

Differential Equations

· Referee for Applied Math articles for the MAA College Mathematics Journal

As Participant in Applied Mathematics Seminar

· Active participant/speaker in the Applied Math Seminar in the Math Department.

AWARDS/ FELLOWSHIPS

· IMGIP Fellowship Recipient (Northwestern U.) (1995-99)

(This 3-year graduate fellowship provided full tuition and stipend.)

· Recipient of I & G Fellowship (Northwestern U.) (1999)

· AT&T Engineering Scholarship Program Recipient (Stanford U.) (1989-93)

(This 4-year undergraduate scholarship provided full tuition, room and board.)

· Century III Leadership Award Winner (1989)

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

As Paid Consultant

· Carried out consulting work for kinesiologists at Shriner’s Hospital. I helped to create a software program

to assist researchers who are studying the mobility of children recovering from operations. The program

helps the researchers to analyze the data they collect regarding range of motion (2006)

Member of

· Natural Resource Modeling Association (2007-present)

· Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematicians (SIAM) (1998-present)

· Association of Women in Mathematics (AWM) (1998-present)

PROFESSIONAL (ENGINEERING) EXPERIENCE

· AT&T Bell Laboratories, Allentown, PA. 1992

Summer Intern: Developed/tested software, (using 'C' and assembly language)

· AT&T Bell Laboratories, Naperville, IL. 1991

Summer Intern: Tested hardware for E911 (Enhanced Emergency 911)

· AT&T Bell Laboratories, Red Hill, NJ. 1990

Summer Intern: Tested software

· AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus, OH. 1989

Summer Intern: Developed software tools (using 'C')

OTHER (NON-RESEARCH-RELATED) PUBLICATION

· Colleen M. Kirk, “A Book Review of ‘The Life and Legacy of G. I. Taylor’”, Mathematics

and Computer Education Journal, vol. 35, #2 (2001).