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Dr. Nicoleta V. Bila

Assistant Professor

Fayetteville State University

Department of Mathematics & Computer Science

1200 Murchison Road

Fayetteville, NC 28301  

 

Office: School of Business and Economics 333

Phone: (910) 672-2204  

Fax: (910) 672 - 1070

E-mail: nbila [at] uncfsu [dot] edu

 


 

Nicoleta received her Ph.D in Differential Geometry from University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, Romania. She has spent more than 4 years in research, working as a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Kent at Canterbury and the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom and at Johannes Kepler University and Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics, Austria. Her teaching experience spans over 13 years and ranges from high school through graduate level. She is a member of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, the American Mathematical Society, and the Association for Women in Mathematics.

 


I. Teaching

    Fall Semester 2012

Math 131-02 – Algebra and Trigonometry /MWF 3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. - SBE 116

Math 130-46 Precalculus Mathematics II /MWF 10:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. – SBE 116

Math 129-02 – Precalculus Mathematics I /MWF 2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. – SBE 210

    Links

Math 440 - Applied Numerical Methods

Math 340 – Linear Algebra and Differential Equations with Maple

Math 331- Differential Equations I

Math 140- Applied Calculus

Math 131 – Algebra & Trigonometry

Math 130 – Precalculus Mathematics II

Math 129 - Precalculus Mathematics I

Math 123 - College Algebra

Math 121 - Introduction to College Algebra


II. University Service  

Undergraduate Catalog 2004-2006; 2006 – 2008; 2008-2009; 2009-2010; 2011-2012; 2012-2013

                    Academic Progress Report  / Advising Verification Form


III. Research

Research Interests: Applied Mathematics. Symmetry analysis of differential equations: classical and nonclassical symmetries, potential symmetries, equivalence transformations, group-invariant solutions, variational symmetries, and conservation laws; Applications of symmetry analysis theory to mathematical models arising in mathematical physics, mathematical biology, image processing, engineering, financial mathematics, and other research fields; Geometric approach to parameter identification problems modeled by partial differential equations; Symbolic manipulation programs for symmetry analysis; Nonlinear partial differential equations, in particular Monge-Ampère equations.

Research Students: 2011 - present

·        Michael Eni – graduate student (2011-2012)

·        Lewis Williams – undergraduate student - NC-LSAMP Program at FSU (2011-2012); UCAMCS Program at FSU (2012-2013)

First Place Prize Award for Mathematics at the 2012 Spring Symposium and Student Research Conference in STEM, February 3-4, 2012, Chicago, IL


Publications


Workshops/Conferences


IV. Research and Teaching Experience

        2006 – present Assistant Professor, Fayetteville State University, USA  

        2004 - 2005   Postdoctoral Research Associate, Johann Radon Institute for Computational & Applied Mathematics , Linz, Austria

        2002 - 2004   Postdoctoral Research Associate, SpezialForschungsBereich F013, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria

        2001 - 2002   Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Cambridge, DAMTP, Cambridge, United Kingdom

        2000 - 2001   Postdoctoral Research Associate,  University of Kent at Canterbury, IMSAS, Canterbury, United Kingdom

        1997 - 2000    Assistant Professor, University "Politehnica" of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

        1992 - 1997    Mathematics Instructor, University "Politehnica" of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania 


V. Math Links                  


Last updated: October 9, 2012

 

 

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