Curricula Vitae in BFT Math & Comp. Science

Name	Personal Focus	Summary
Dr. Brian Canada Department Chair/Professor	Computers	His dissertation research focused on machine learning and content-based image retrieval in the context of zebrafish phenomics. Dr. Canada is a reviewer for the National Science Foundation, and he presently serves on the scientific working groups for the NIH/NCRR-sponsored program LAMHDI (Linking Animal Models to Human DIsease) as well as the EPSCoR/IDeA-sponsored South Carolina Project for Organ Biofabrication
Ron Erdei Associate Professor	Instructional scaffolding in computing disciplines, cooperative learning in college students, pedagogical practices aimed at reducing barriers to the learning process	Dr. Ronald Erdei (pronounced air-day) is an Assistant Professor of Computational Science at the University of South Carolina Beaufort. He completed his PhD in Computer and Information Technology at Purdue University in the summer of 2016, where he had been working and teaching for some years. As of Fall 2017, Dr. Erdei has been the instructor of record (under varying titles) for 15 computer programming or information technology courses, as well as 7 courses in design theory and practice.
Ashley N Ferguson Senior Instructor		Ashley Ferguson, M.S. is an Instructor of Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics, USC Beaufort.
Davide Fusi Associate Professor	Algebraic Geometry	Davide Fusi, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Math & Comp. Science, University of SC Beaufort.
Timothy J Hogenboom Senior Instructor		Timothy Hogenboom, M.A. is a Senior Instructor in the Department of Math & Comp. Science, University of SC Beaufort.
Dr. Morgin Jones Williams Assistant Professor		Morgin Jones Williams is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Math & Comp. Science, University of SC Beaufort.
Dr. Xuwei Liang Associate Professor	Computational Medical Imaging, Computer Graphics and Visualization, Pattern Recognition and Classification, High Performance Computing	Xuwei Liang, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Math & Comp. Science, University of SC Beaufort.
George Pate Associate Professor	English and Theater	Dr. Pate 's dissertation was entitled, "Reinventing Performance, Reproducing Ideologies: Literary Models of Authorship and Performance Practices from 1960 to the Present." He is a teacher, director, and playwright -- his play Indifferent Blue won the Tennessee Williams National One-Act Playwriting Contest in 2008 and was recently published by Next Stage Press. He is faculty sponsor of Rogues and Vagabonds, and The Sturdy Beggars, and coordinates the Minor in Theater.
Dr. Kasia Anna Pawelek Associate Professor	Mathematical modeling of infectious diseases	Kasia Pawelek, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Math & Comp. Science, University of SC Beaufort. Dr. Pawelek works with undergraduate students in her Mathematical Modeling Research Group.
Dr. Manuel j Sanders, III Professor	Geometric Topology, Dynamical Systems, Education Reform (STEM)	Dr. Sanders accepted a position at USCB after holding appointments at several public and private colleges around the country. His current research interests continue to include geometric topology as well as analysis and dynamical systems. He has strong interests in mathematics education and pedagogy as well.
Volkan Sevim, PhD Associate Professor	examines the co-evolution of problem solving & problem posing in the context of mathematical activit, students’ understanding of polynomial functions of degree three or higher	Dr. Sevim’s doctoral research focused on students' understanding of quadratic functions and his current research examines the co-evolution of problem solving and problem posing in the context of mathematical activity. He also conducts research on students’ understanding of polynomial functions of degree three or higher.
Xiaomei Zhang Associate Professor	Computational Science	Xiaomei Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Computational Science at the University of South Carolina Beaufort.