Dov N. Chelst: Biographical Data

Professional Data:
 Biographical Info.
 CV
 Resume
Research Interests:
 Mathematical Physics
 Complex Analysis
 Other
Professional Activities:
 Articles
 Presentations
 YMN
Teaching:
 Experience
 Course Pages
FIELDS OF INTEREST:
  Main-Mathematical Physics and Complex Analysis
Secondary- Probability
EDUCATION:
  Ph.D. in Mathematics from Rutgers University - May 1999
Thesis Title-Modified Two-Component Plasmas and Generalizations of Schwarz’s Lemma
Graduate Advisor-Joel L. Lebowitz, Rutgers University
B.A. Summa cum Laude in Mathematics and Physics from Yeshiva University - May 1993
COMPUTER SKILLS:
  Operating Systems: Unix, Linux and Windows
Languages: C++, Python, Maple, Matlab, HTML and Fortran
Additional Software: LaTeX, Emacs, Povray and MS Office
CITIZENSHIP: U.S.
PUBLICATIONS:
  • "A Generalized Schwarz Lemma at the Boundary"- in Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society, vol. 129 (2001), no. 11
  • "Absence of Phase Transitions in Modified Two-Component Plasmas: Utilizing the Analytic Theory of Continued Fractions in Statistical Mechanics"- in Contemporary Mathematics, vol. 236, 1999
PRESENTATIONS:
  • "Examples of Bieberbach-Eilenberg Functions"-AMS Session on Real and Complex Analysis, at the Joint Meeting of the AMS/MAA, January 2002.
  • "Toying With Irreversibility: Kac’s Ring Model"-DeVry’s Eureka Series, May 2001.
  • "Order Decreasing Mappings, Electric Fields, and a Van der Waals Two-Component Plasma"-AMS Session on Applied Mathematics, at the Joint Meeting of the AMS/MAA, January 2001.
  • "The Two-Component Plasma and Lattice Paths"-Probability Seminar, Temple University, November 2000.
  • "Modified Two Component Plasmas"-YMN Poster Session at the Joint Meeting of the AMS/MAA, January 2000.
  • "A Generalized Boundary Schwarz Lemma"-AMS Meeting in Buffalo, April 1999.
  • "Modifying the One-Dimensional Two-Component Plasma: Recent Exact Results"-Poster Session at StatPhys20 in Paris, July 1998.
  • "The Lack of Phase Transitions in Modified Two-Component Plasmas: Utilizing the Analytic Theory of Continued Fractions in Statistical Mechanics"- Continued Fractions: From Analytic Number Theory to Constructive Approximation, University of Missouri-Columbia, May 1998.
  • "Modified One-Dimensional Two-Component Plasmas"-Statistical Mechanics Meeting, Rutgers University, May 1998.
COURSES TAUGHT:
  College Algebra, Precalculus, Calculus I & II, Multivariable Calculus, Differential Equations, Probability, Complex Variables / Advanced Calculus, Introductory Physics, and Basic Statistics.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
  Associate Professor, Summer 2002-Present, DeVry College of Technology, North Brunswick, NJ
  • Continue teaching classes in math and sciences.
  • Aid in the implementation of DeVry’s new math curriculum.
  Assistant Professor, Summer 2000 - July 2002, DeVry College of Technology, North Brunswick, NJ
Acting Chair of Sciences, November 2001 - July 2002
  • Teach classes in the mathematics and basic sciences portion of the curriculum including College Algebra, Precalculus, Calculus, Statistics and Physics.
  • As acting science chair, design new physics laboratory experiments, mentor and oversee adjunct physics instructors.
  • Train faculty in the use of Blackboard--an online courseware package
  Visiting Assistant Professor, Fall 1999 - Summer 2000, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
  • Taught freshman calculus during the school year and continued independent research projects.
  Consultant, August 1999 - December 2000, Lotus Management, LLC, Piscataway, NJ
  • Developed mathematical algorithms for an internet company to address problems associated with rendering three-dimensional images.
  Adjunct Lecturer, Spring 1999, Drew University, Madison, NJ
  • Taught a Differential Equations course and a hybrid Advanced Calculus/Complex Variables course.
  Instructor - Calculus and Probability, Summers 1995,1999,2000, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
  Research Assistant, Fall 1997 - Summer 1998, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
  • Analyzed idealized charged plasma systems. Developed theoretical formulas to describe these systems. Wrote Maple programs to perform the numeric calculations necessary to chart the results.
Last updated 8/22/2002.