Mihai Caragiu
Education
- PhD, Mathematics, August 1996, Pennsylvania State University
- PhD, Mathematics, June 1995, Institute of Mathematics, Bucharest
- MSc, Mathematics, 1988, University of Bucharest
- BSc, Mathematics, 1987, University of Bucharest
Employment
- 8/2011 - present: Professor of Mathematics, Ohio Northern
University
- 9/04 - 8/11: Associate Professor of Mathematics, Ohio Northern
University (tenured since 8/06)
- 8/00 - 9/04: Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Ohio Northern
University
- 7/99 - 7/00: Research Associate, Education Program for Gifted
Youth, Stanford University
- 8/96 - 5/99: Assistant Professor, Department of Pure and Applied
Mathematics, Washington State University
- 8/92 - 8/96: Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of
Mathematics, Pennsylvania State University
Awards and honors
- 2011-2012 Mary Reichelderfer Chair of Mathematics, Ohio Northern
University
- 2011 Outstanding Teaching Faculty Award for Mathematics and
Statistics, Ohio Northern University
- 2010 Outstanding Teaching Faculty Award for Mathematics and
Statistics, Ohio Northern University
- 2007-2008 Mary Reichelderfer Chair of Mathematics, Ohio Northern
University
- 2004-2005 Mary Reichelderfer Chair of Mathematics, Ohio Northern
University
- Pritchard Dissertation Fellowship, Penn State, 1996
- Wheeler P. Davey Memorial Scholarship, Penn State, 1995
- Honorable Mention Award, Penn State, 1994
- Wollmer-Klechner Scholarship in Science, Penn State, 1993
- Traian Lalescu awards, mathematics undergraduate contests, 1983
and 1984
- Member of the National Olympic Mathematics Team of Romania,
1979-1982
Research,
publications, conference participation
Teaching experience
From August 2000 : Ohio Northern University
(currently
Associate
Professor of Mathematics). Taught: Discrete Mathematics, Linear
Algebra, Advanced Linear Algebra, Foundations of Mathematics,
Differential Equations, Calculus for Engineers, Calculus for Life
Sciences, College Algebra, Number Theory with applications to
Cryptography and Coding, Cryptography Honors Seminar, Mathematics
Problem Solving Seminar. Involvement in
undergraduate research.
From 7/99 - 7/00: Stanford University (Educational
Program
for Gifted
Youth, Research Associate). Taught: Calculus, Linear Algebra (online
instruction, virtual classroom). Wrote the EPGY Linear Algebra Course
Notes, Parts 1-2, 1999-2000.
From 8/96 - 5/99: Washington State University (Assistant
Professor of
Mathematics).Taught: Discrete mathematics, Linear Algebra and Abstract
Algebra, Multivariable Calculus, Number Theory. Graduate students
advised: Ioan Sadoveanu (M.Sc. 1997) and John Touth Evans (M.Sc.
1998).
Conducted the Graduate Algebra Seminar (Fall 1997). Coordinator of the
training program for the Putnam Mathematical Competition (1996-1998).
Coordinator (Spring 1998) of the Undergraduate Seminar "How to solve
Problems and write Proofs?...".
From 8/92 - 8/96: Pennsylvania State University (Graduate
Teaching
Assistant). Taught: Calculus, Linear Algebra. Instructional Development
Program Teaching Certificate from Penn State, 1996
Recent service
activities