Joseph Gallian
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Joseph A. Gallian is an American mathematician
. He is a Morse Alumni Distinguished University Professor of Teaching in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Minnesota Duluth
. He completed his Ph.D. thesis, entitled 'Two-Step Centralizers in Finite p-Groups', at Notre Dame University in 1971 under the supervision of Karl Kronstein. He has been a professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth since 1972.
Gallian has made extensive contributions to the mathematical community in the areas of research, exposition, teaching, mentoring, and service. He has authored or edited five books (including Contemporary Abstract Algebra, Houghton Mifflin; For All Practical Purposes, W.H. Freeman (coauthor); Principles and Practices of Mathematics, Springer-Verlag; Proceedings of the Conference on Summer Undergraduate Mathematics Research Programs, Editor, American Mathematical Society; and Proceedings of the Conference on Promoting Undergraduate Research in Mathematics (editor), American Mathematical Society) and over 100 articles. He has won both the Allendoerfer and Evans awards for exposition from the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) and was the Polya lecturer for the MAA from 1999 to 2001. He earned media attention in 1991 when he determined the methods used by Minnesota and many other states for assigning drivers' license numbers.
His excellence in teaching earned him the Haimo Award for distinguished teaching from the MAA in 1993 and he was the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Minnesota Professor of the Year in 2003. In addition to teaching math classes, he has taught a Humanities course called the "The Lives and Music of the Beatles" for more than 25 years and a liberal arts course on math and sports.
Every summer since 1977 (except for 1978), Gallian has run a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at the University of Minnesota Duluth. The program has been funded by the University of Minnesota Duluth
(29 years) and grants from the National Science Foundation
(28 years) and the National Security Agency
(21 years). It is one of the oldest and longest running REUs in the country. As of the end of 2007, the program has had 152 undergraduate participants and has resulted in over 140 professional publications.
Gallian's service record in the mathematical community is extensive. Most notably, he served a 2-year term as the President of the Mathematical Association of America starting in January 2007. In addition, he has been co-director of Project NExT
since 1998, Associate Editor of MAA OnLine since 1997, and a member of the advisory board of Math Horizons
since 1993.
In 2000, Gallian was named by a Duluth newspaper as one of the "100 Great Duluthians of the 20th Century". Aside from his accomplishments as a mathematics professor, Gallian is well-known for his love of the Beatles and his story-telling ability.
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
. He is a Morse Alumni Distinguished University Professor of Teaching in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Minnesota Duluth
University of Minnesota Duluth
The University of Minnesota Duluth is a regional branch of the University of Minnesota system located in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. As Duluth's public research university, UMD offers 13 bachelor's degrees in 74 majors, graduate programs in 24 different fields, a two-year program at the School of...
. He completed his Ph.D. thesis, entitled 'Two-Step Centralizers in Finite p-Groups', at Notre Dame University in 1971 under the supervision of Karl Kronstein. He has been a professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth since 1972.
Gallian has made extensive contributions to the mathematical community in the areas of research, exposition, teaching, mentoring, and service. He has authored or edited five books (including Contemporary Abstract Algebra, Houghton Mifflin; For All Practical Purposes, W.H. Freeman (coauthor); Principles and Practices of Mathematics, Springer-Verlag; Proceedings of the Conference on Summer Undergraduate Mathematics Research Programs, Editor, American Mathematical Society; and Proceedings of the Conference on Promoting Undergraduate Research in Mathematics (editor), American Mathematical Society) and over 100 articles. He has won both the Allendoerfer and Evans awards for exposition from the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) and was the Polya lecturer for the MAA from 1999 to 2001. He earned media attention in 1991 when he determined the methods used by Minnesota and many other states for assigning drivers' license numbers.
His excellence in teaching earned him the Haimo Award for distinguished teaching from the MAA in 1993 and he was the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Minnesota Professor of the Year in 2003. In addition to teaching math classes, he has taught a Humanities course called the "The Lives and Music of the Beatles" for more than 25 years and a liberal arts course on math and sports.
Every summer since 1977 (except for 1978), Gallian has run a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at the University of Minnesota Duluth. The program has been funded by the University of Minnesota Duluth
University of Minnesota Duluth
The University of Minnesota Duluth is a regional branch of the University of Minnesota system located in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. As Duluth's public research university, UMD offers 13 bachelor's degrees in 74 majors, graduate programs in 24 different fields, a two-year program at the School of...
(29 years) and grants from the National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
(28 years) and the National Security Agency
National Security Agency
The National Security Agency/Central Security Service is a cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the collection and analysis of foreign communications and foreign signals intelligence, as well as protecting U.S...
(21 years). It is one of the oldest and longest running REUs in the country. As of the end of 2007, the program has had 152 undergraduate participants and has resulted in over 140 professional publications.
Gallian's service record in the mathematical community is extensive. Most notably, he served a 2-year term as the President of the Mathematical Association of America starting in January 2007. In addition, he has been co-director of Project NExT
Project NExT
Project NExT is a program sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America to aid in the professional development of mathematicians, statisticians, and mathematics educators after they receive their PhDs. It involves workshops and lectures on teaching, academic research, academic scholarship,...
since 1998, Associate Editor of MAA OnLine since 1997, and a member of the advisory board of Math Horizons
Math Horizons
Math Horizons is a magazine aimed at undergraduates interested in mathematics, published by the Mathematical Association of America. It publishes expository articles about "beautiful mathematics" as well as articles about the culture of mathematics covering mathematical people, institutions, humor,...
since 1993.
In 2000, Gallian was named by a Duluth newspaper as one of the "100 Great Duluthians of the 20th Century". Aside from his accomplishments as a mathematics professor, Gallian is well-known for his love of the Beatles and his story-telling ability.