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Manouchehr Misaghian

Department of Mathematics

Johnson C. Smith University

Charlotte, NC28216

(704) 378 1157 (O)
(704) 846 0208 (H)

(704) 378-1213 (Fax)

Education:

  • May 2000, Ph.D., Mathematics, the University of Iowa, Iowa City.

Dissertation: “Theta correspondences attached to (U (1), U (2)).”

  • 1994, M. S., Mathematics, PurdueUniversity, West Lafayette.
  • 1976, M. S., Mathematics, Tehran University, Iran.

Thesis: “Strongly non-invertible elements and Jacobson Radical in a Ring.”

  • 1974, B. S., Mathematics, Tehran University, Iran.

Professional Experience:

  • August 2000-Present,Assistant professor, Department of Mathematics, Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC, 28216.
  • Abstract Algebra
  • Topics in Algebra
  • Topics in Analysis
  • History and Foundation of Mathematics
  • Linear Algebra
  • Modern Geometry
  • Multi variable Calculus
  • Precalculus
  • Finite Mathematics
  • College Algebra
  • Advising and directing students for their senior investigative papers.
  • Member of the University’s Mellon Community of Scholars Faculty Career Enhancement Program.
  • 2006-Present. Item writer, American Colleges Testing Center (ACT), Iowa City
  • August 2001-Present, Part time faculty member, Department of Mathematics, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
  • Linear Algebra
  • Discrete Mathematics
  • Calculus (I, II, III)
  • Calculus for business
  • 1994- May 2000, Department of Mathematics, the University of Iowa, Iowa City.
    Teaching Assistant

DiscussionLeader

  • Analysis Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam. Preparation Class.
  • Undergraduate Analysis
  • Undergraduate Abstract Algebra
  • Calculus for Business
    Assisting in the following Graduate level courses:
  • Algebra
  • Real Analysis
  • Complex Analysis
  • Graph Theory
  • Discrete Mathematics

Full responsibility, Lecturing, for:

  • Elementary Functions using TI-85 graphing calculator. (3-times)
  • Basic Algebra using TI-82 graphing calculator (2-times)
  • Summer 1996, Rater, American Colleges Testing Center (ACT), Iowa City.
  • 1992-1994, Department of Mathematics, PurdueUniversity, West Lafayette.
Discussion Leader
  • Calculus
  • Linear Algebra
  • 1991-1992, Mathematics Researcher, Center for Theoretical Physics and Mathematics, Iran.
  • 1991-1992, Part-Time faculty, Department of Mathematics, National University of Iran, Iran.
  • Foundation of Geometry
  • Multi variable Calculus
  • 1984-1992, Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, IsfahanUniversity of Technology, Iran.
  • Calculus I, II, III
  • Set Theory
  • Linear Algebra
  • Foundation of Geometry
  • Complex Variables
  • 1981-1984, Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, Academy of Marine Sciences, Iran
  • Calculus I, II
  • Statistics I, II
  • Introduction to Probability
  • Vector Analysis
  • 1983-1984, Head of Mathematics Department, Academy of Marine Sciences, Iran
  • 1982-1984, Member of Hiring Committee, Academy of Marine Sciences, Iran
  • 1982-1984, Committee Chair for Academic Publications, Academy of Marine Sciences, Iran.
  • 1976-1980, Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, Ahwaz University, Iran
  • Calculus I, II, III
  • Real analysis
  • Statistics I
  • Statistics for Biology
  • Number Theory
  • Non-Euclidean Geometry
  • 1977-1979, Colloquium Chair, Department of Mathematics, Ahwaz University, Iran.
  • 1974-1976, Mathematics Instructor, Abureihan Correspondence College, Iran
  • 1973-1974, Mathematics Teacher, AlborzHigh School, Tehran, Iran

Honors and awards:

  • 2006, SIT LUX Teaching Achievement award in recognition of Scholarly Research and Publication

Professional Activities:

  • Contact organizer of a special session on “Groups, Representations, and Character Theory”, to be held by American Mathematical Society Annual Joint Meeting, San Diego, CAUSA, January 2008.
  • 2007-Present, Item writer for ACT (American Colleges Testing)
  • Invited attendee, PittsburghSupercomputingCenter, Summer Workshop, 2007
  • 2007, Presented a paper at AMS joint annual meeting, New Orleans, LA
  • 2006- Present, Editorial Board member of ANTARCTIC JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICS (
  • 2006- Present, Advisory Board member and reviewer for Scientific Journals International (SJI).
  • Invited attendee, PittsburghSupercomputingCenter, Summer Workshop, 2006
  • 2005-Present, Developing mathematics Materials/courses for Bioinformatics courses/Program, supported by the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Grant number TRA060005P.
  • 2006, Presented a paper at AMS joint annual meeting, San Antonio, TX.
  • 2005- Present, Zentrablatt Math. Reviewer.
  • Invited attendee, The 2005 Bridging Research & Teaching Workshop, WashingtonUniversity, St. Louis, Missouri, June 20 to June 24, 2005.
  • Invited Speaker, Special session on Lie Groups and their Representations, AMS Central Section Meeting, Madison, WI, fall 2002.
  • Invited Speaker, Special session on Number Theory, AMS Central Section Meeting, Lawrence, Kansas, March, 2001.
  • Colloquium, North DakotaStateUniversity, Fargo, ND, July 28th, 2000.
  • Presented a talk at AMS Joint Meetings in Washington, D. C. January 2000.
  • Invited attendee IAS/PARK CITY MATHEMATICS INSTITUTE Summer Session, 1998 fully supported by PCMI
  • Invited attendee DifferentialGeometryCollege at InternationalCenter for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), TriesteItaly, and 31st October. -30th November 1989 fully supported by ICTP.
  • 1992-, Member of the American Mathematical Society.
  • 1986-Present, Member of the Mathematical Association of America.
  • 1972-1994, Member of the Iranian Mathematical Society.
  • 1991-1993, Member of the Iranian Statistical Society.
  • 1990-1992, Substitute member of the Iranian Mathematical Society Executive Board.
  • 1991-1992, Committee Member, Mathematics Contests for Undergraduates, Iranian Mathematical Society.
  • 1990-1992, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Mathematics Culture, and Thought, published by Iranian Mathematical Society.
  • 1987-1992, Editor-in-Chief, Peik-e-Riazi, a quarterly Journal of Mathematics published by the Mathematics Department, Isfahan University of Technology.
  • 1987-1990, Member of the Advisory Board of Nashr-e-Riazi, an expository mathematical journal published by the Iranian University Press.

Publications:

  1. 2006. Manouchehr Misaghian, “Twisted Structure of U (2) and its representations”, preprints.
  2. 2006. Manouchehr Misaghian, “The Representations of the Heisenberg Group over a finite field”, to be appear in JP Journal of Algebra, Number Theory & Applications.
  3. 2005. M.R. Darafsheh and M. Misaghian, “Construction of the Irreducible characters of the Heisenberg group and a similar special group”, preprint
  4. 2005. Manouchehr Misaghian, “Gaussian Prime Numbers”, to be appear in,Journal of MathematicsCulture, and Thought, Iranian Mathematical Society.
  5. 2005. Manouchehr Misaghian, “Theta-correspondences attached to (U (1), U (2)) ramified case”, Journal of Number Theory, Volume 111, Issue 2, April 2005, Pages 287-317
  6. 2005. Manouchehr Misaghian, “Theta-correspondences attached to (U (1), U (2)) unramified case”, Journal of Number Theory, Volume 111, Issue 2, April 2005, Pages 257-286
  7. 2005. Manouchehr Misaghian, “The representations of norm one elements group of the quaternion division algebra over a local field”, to be appear in Rocky Mountain Journal of Mathematics, Volume 35 #3, pp 953-976 (2005).
  8. 1992. Manouchehr Misaghian, Persian translation of the “Uses of Infinity,” by Leo Zippen, published by the Iranian University Press.
  9. 1991. Manouchehr Misaghian, “An Introduction to Quadratic Surfaces,” Instructional booklet published by the Mathematics Department, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran.
  10. 1990. Manouchehr Misaghian, “How can we draw a Polar Curve?” Instructional booklet published by the Mathematics Department, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran.
  11. 1987. Manouchehr Misaghian, “The Endomorphism Ring of a Regular Module,” Proceedings, the 2nd Algebra Conference, Kashan, Iran.
  12. 1987. Manouchehr Misaghian, “Frontiers of Modern Mathematics,”Journal of MathematicsCulture, and Thought, No.5, pp. 80-88, TehranIran.
  13. 1976. Manouchehr Misaghian, “Regular and -Regular Rings,”Tehran Journal of Mathematics, No. 2, pp. 23-34.