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Leanne Holder

  • Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Rose-Hulman
 Department of Mathematics
5500 Wabash Av.
Terre Haute, IN 47803
(812) 877.8825
holder1@rose-hulman.edu
http://holderfamily.dot5hosting.com/lholder/

Education

  • University of Colorado at Denver 1997-2001, Doctorate of Philosophy in Applied Mathematics, Area of Emphasis: Projective Geometry
  • University of Colorado at Denver 1994-1997, Master of Science in Applied Mathematics, Area of Emphasis: Coding Theory and Projective Geometry
  • University of Southern Mississippi 1990-1994, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, minor in Computer Science

Work Experience

  • Assistant Professor, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, 2008 - present.
  • Assistant Professor, St. Mary's University, 2003 - 2008.
    (tenure received 2007, promoted to Associate 2008)
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Trinity University,2002-2003.
  • Invited researcher, University of Western Australia, summer 2002.
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi, 2001-2002.
  • Mathematics Instructor, University of Colorado at Denver, 1999, summer appointment.
  • Mathematics Instructor, University of Colorado at Denver, 1994-1998.
  • Trainer, City of Thorton, Colorado, May 1997. Conducted a training course on Business Mathematics and Statistics for employees of the city of Thorton.
  • Mathematics Teacher, Denver Waldorf High School, 1995-1996.
  • Teaching Assistant - Mathematics Education Resource Center, University of Colorado at Denver, 1994-1995.
  • Mathematics Lab Assistant and Work Study, University of Southern Mississippi, 1993-1994.

Courses Taught

  • At the University Level: Discrete Mathematics, Linear Algebra, Introduction to Abstract Mathematics, Calculus I - III, Precalculus, Trigonometry, College Algebra, Business Calculus.
  • At the High School Level: Trigonometry and Set Theory & Logic.
  • At the Jr. High Level: SAT preparation for 7th graders.

Service

  • St. Mary's University Mathematics Department Undergraduate Adviser, 2005 - 2008.
  • St. Mary's Society of Mathematicians, Faculty Sponsor, 2005 - 2008.
  • San Antonio Students Stand and Deliver, (associated with Duke University's Talent Identification Program), 2002 - 2008.
  • Environmental Conservation Organization of St. Mary's, Faculty Co-Sponsor, 2007 - 2008.
  • Organizer of the 15th Cumberland Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory and Computing, 2001.
  • Graduate student representative on the Mathematics Graduate Committee, University of Colorado at Denver, 1995-1998.
  • Course captain for Calculus I and Calculus III, University of Colorado at Denver, 1996-1997.

Awards

  • Nominated for the Outstanding Graduate Student of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2001, University of Colorado at Denver.
  • Lynn Bateman Memorial Teaching Award, 1998, University of Colorado at Denver, Awarded to the graduate student demonstrating the highest teaching quality in the previous year.
  • Mathematics Achievement Award, 1994-1995, University of Southern Mississippi. Awarded by the members of the graduate faculty of the Department of Mathematics based on scholarly achievement and strength of overall academic program.
Financial Awards/Proposals
  • San Antonio Area Foundation Grant, San Antonio Students Stand and Deliver, 2007, (funded).
  • San Antonio Area Foundation Grant, San Antonio Students Stand and Deliver, 2006, (funded).
  • San Antonio Area Foundation Grant, San Antonio Students Stand and Deliver, 2005, (funded).
  • NSA Grant Proposal, Sharply focused and Hyperfocused arcs in Desarguesian Projective Planes, co-principal investigator, 2005 (not awarded).
  • Mathematics Fellowship, University of Colorado at Denver, Spring 2001.
  • Graduate Research Opportunities Program (GROP) grant, Spring 1998.
  • The Doctoral Mathematics Fellowship, University of Colorado at Denver, 1998-1999.
  • NASA Summer Undergraduate Fellow, University of Southern Mississippi, Summer 1993.
  • ACT Academic Scholarship, 1990, University of Southern Mississippi.


Current Research Interests

  • Finite projective geometry
  • Sharply focused and Hyper focused arcs
  • Blocking sets in projective planes
  • Set covering problems

Papers

  • Refereed Publications
    • Conic Blocking Sets in Desarguesian Projective Planes, J. of Geometry, (80) 2004, No.1-2, pp. 95-105.
    • Hyperfocused Arcs,Simon Stevin, Bulletin of the Belgium Mathematical Society, (12). 2005, pp. 985-696.
  • In Prep
    • 1-Factorizations and Near 1-Factorizations Associated with Conics (with W.E. Cherowitzo)
    • Sharply focused and Hyperfocused Arcs (with W.E. Cherowitzo and A. Hanna)
    • Conic Blocking Sets in PG(2,q^2), q odd
  • Theses
    • Blocking Sets of Conics, 2001, Doctoral Dissertation, University of Colorado at Denver
    • The Construction of Geometric Threshold Schemes, 1997, Masters Thesis, University of Colorado at Denver.

Professional Meetings Attended and Presentations
  • 2007
    • Joint Meetings of AMS/MAA, New Orleans, LA.
  • 2006
    • StMU Women Faculty Research Forum, St. Mary's University, A brief introduction to projective geometry
  • 2005
    • Department of Mathematics, Mathematics Seminar, St. Mary's University A Christmas, Cards, and Cryptography
  • 2004
    • Department of Mathematics REU Colloquium, Trinity University, A typical geometric secret sharing scheme.
  • 2003
    • Geometry Day, Denver CO.
    • MAA Texas Section Meeting, Huntsville, TX.
  • 2002
    • MAA Joint Mathematics Meeting, San Diego, CA.
    • 15th Cumberland Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory, and Computing, University of Mississippi. (co-organizer)
    • Combinatorics 2002, Potenza, Italy, Conic Blocking Sets in Projective Planes
    • Departmental Colloquium, University of Western Australia, Sharply Focused Sets in PG(2,q).
    • Department of Mathematics Major Seminar, Trinity University, How many people can participate in a shared controlled scheme?
  • 2001
    • Departmental Seminar, University of Mississippi, Conic Blocking Sets in Desarguesian Projective Planes
    • Conference on Finite Simple Groups, Geometries, and Related Topics, in Honor of Ernest Shult, Kansas State University, On Conic Blocking Sets
    • Trinity REU Seminar, Trinity University, How to Hide a Secret in Space
  • 2000
    • Algebraic Combinatorics Seminar, Colorado State University, Conic Blocking Sets in Planes of Even Order
    • Trinity Departmental Colloquium, Trinity University, Exploring Line and Conic Blocking Sets in Finite Projective Planes
    • Department of Mathematics Major's Seminar, Trinity University, How to Hide a Secret in Space
    • 7th. INFORMS Computing Society Conference, Cancun, Mexico

  • 1999
    • Discrete Math Seminar, University of Colorado at Denver, Conic Blocking Sets
    • 3rd. Annual Colorado-Wyoming Mini-Conference on Discrete Mathematics, An Introduction to Conic Blocking Sets
    • CSU-CU-Denver-UWYO Department of Mathematics Algebraic Combinatorics Seminar (bi-weekly meetings)

  • 1998
    • Combinatorics 1998, Mondello (Palermo, Italy)
    • CSU-CU-Denver-UWYO Department of Mathematics Algebraic Combinatorics Seminar (bi-weekly meetings)
  • 1997
    • AMS Regional Meeting, Special Session on Groups and Geometry, Kansas State University
    • International Mathematical Programming Symposium, Laussane Switzerland
    • CSU-CU-Denver-UWYO Department of Mathematics Algebraic Combinatorics Seminar (bi-weekly meetings)
    • Discrete Math Seminar, University of Colorado at Denver, Blocking Sets
    • Rocky Mountain MAA Conference, University of Colorado at Denver, The Names-In-The-Hat-Technique

  • 1996
    • Discrete Math Seminar, University of Colorado at Denver, (weekly meetings)
  • 1994
    • USM/UA Seminar, Lemke's Algorithm