CURRICULUM VITAE: Oksana Shatalov (Avshalumova)

Contact Information
TAMU Department of Mathematics, College Station, TX 77843-3368
Office: Blocker 245E
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

Education
Ph.D. (Applied Mathematics), Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Jun 2001
M.Sc. (Applied Mathematics), Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Jun 1996
B.A. ( Applied Mathematics, Summa Cum Laude), Azerbaijan State Jun 1991
Oil Academy, Baku

Employment
Texas A&M University, Department of Mathematics
Instructional Assistant Professor Jan 2015 - present
Senior Lecturer Sep 2014 - Dec 2014
Lecturer Aug 2011 - Aug 2014
Visiting Assistant Professor Aug 2008 - Aug 2011

Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics (Italy)

Lecturer at the Diploma Program (pre-PHD program for talented young Sep 2005 - May 2008
scientists from developing countries)
SISSA - International School for Advanced Studies (Italy) and
Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa (Italy)
Postdoctoral fellowship at TMR Evolution Equations for Deterministic Jun 2003 - Nov 2003
and Stochastic Systems

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Department of Mathematics

Postdoctoral fellowship Feb 2002 - Aug 2002
Lecturer (promoted to the next lecturer level in 2001) Feb 2000 - Jan 2002
Teaching assistant Feb 1994 - Jan 2000

Just Ask (Israel) - a provider of distant learning platforms in the Jun 2001 - Jun 2002
fields of science, engineering, mathematics and statistics
Azerbaijan State Oil Academy, Applied Mathematics Sector
Assistant at Computer Center Dec 1987 - Jun 1991

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Research Papers
- A recursive construction of projective cubature formulas and related isometric embeddings, with
Yu.I. Lyubich, http://arxiv.org/abs/1310.4562 (2013)
- Polynomial functions on the classical projective spaces, with Yu.I. Lyubich, Studia Math. 170,
(2005), no. 1, 77-87.
- Isometric embeddings of finite dimensional `p -spaces over the quaternions, with Yu.I. Lyubich,
St.Petersburg Math.J., 16(1)(2004), 15-32.
- Euclidean subspaces of the complex spaces `np constructed by orbits of finite subgroups of SU (m),
with Yu.I. Lyubich, Geom. Dedicata, 86(2001), 169-178.
- Almost Euclidean planes in `np , with Yu.I. Lyubich, Func. Anal. and its Appl. 32, no 1, (1998),
59-61.
- Isometric Embeddings `m n
2 `p and Cubature Formulas over Classical Fields, PhD Thesis, Tech-
nion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 2001.
- Euclidean and almost Euclidean sections of classical finite-dimensional Banach spaces, Master The-
sis, Technion -Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 1996.
- On the numerical range of finite matrix, with H.A. Issayev, Turk. J. Math. 16(1992), 50-61.
- On one problem of classification with fuzzy initial information, with A.K.Kerimov, Theses of all-
union scientific conference: Intellectualization of control systems, (1991) 31-32, Baku, USSR.
- On one problem of automatic classification of images, with A.K.Kerimov, Theses of reports of Second
Republican Seminar Problems of making of processing, analysis and identification of images, (1989)
99-100, Tashkent, USSR.

In preparation
- Eutactic stars over classical fields, with Yu.I. Lyubich.
- Book: Euclidean Subspaces of `np and Projective Cubature Formulas, with Yu.I. Lyubich.

Educational Writing
- P. Kuchment, O. Shatalov and Z. Sunic SMaRT Camp. Lectures and problems (2013,2016),
86 pages.

Conferences and Seminars

- 19th Annual Wakonse South Teaching Conference (Talk: Bringing Calculus to Apr 2016
life or life to Calculus)
- 16th Annual Wakonse South Teaching Conference Apr 2013

- Research Workshop Of The Israel Science Foundation Ergodic Theorems, May 2011
Group Actions and Applications, Eilat, Israel (Talk: Isometric embeddings
`m n
2 into `p via group actions)

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 - Conference Optimal Configurations on the Sphere and Other Manifolds, Van- May 2010
derbilt University (Talk: Inductive construction of projective cubature formu-
las)
- Center for Approximation Theory/Banach space Joint Seminar, Texas A&M Feb 2010
University (Talk: Isometric embeddings between classical Banach spaces over
classical fields and cubature formulas)
- Second Joint Cyprus-Israel Mathematics Workshop, Tel-Aviv, Israel (Talk: May 2000
Cubature formulas over projective spaces and isometric embeddings `m n
2 `p )
- Functional Analysis Seminar, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (Talk: Jun 2000
Isometric Embeddings `m n
2 `p and Cubature Formulas over Classical Fields)
- The Eleventh Haifa Matrix Theory Conference, Haifa, Israel (Talk: Euclidean Jun, 1999
subspaces of `np constructed by orbits of finite subgroups of SU (m).)

Teaching
Texas A&M University, Mathematics Department

Math 141 (Business Mathematics I)

Math 151/ 151-Honors (Engineering Mathematics I)
Math 152/152-Honors (Engineering Mathematics II)
Math 166 (Topics in Contemporary Mathematics II)
Math 171 (Analytic Geometry and Calculus)
Math 172 (Calculus)
Math 221 (Several Variables Calculus)
Math 220/220-Honors (Foundations of Mathematics)
Math 251 (Engineering Mathematics III)
Math 308 (Differential Equations)
Week in Review Math 152 (Engineering Calculus I)
Week in Review Math 251 (Engineering Calculus III).

Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics (Italy)

Calculus in Rn
Complex Analysis
Functional Analysis I (Introduction to Spectral Theory)
Functional Analysis II (PDE)

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Department of Mathematics

Calculus
Ordinary Differential Equations
Linear Algebra
Mathematics for Medical Students

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Service
Feb 2017 - organizer of Math Booth at Texas A&M STEMfest 2017 organized by The Society
of Women Engineers partnered with Girl Scouts of Central Texas

Fall 2016 - present - member of APT (Academic Professional Track) Committee (Department
of Mathematics)

2016 - present - co-director, Summer Mathematics Research Training High School (SMaRT)
Camp at Texas A&M University

2015 - present - director, Department of Mathematics High School Math Contest

Oct 2014 - present - member, Department of Mathematics Outreach Committee

2013 - present - mentor, ATMentors ( Mentoring of TAMU Students)

Apr 2013, 2015 - co-organizer, Mathematical Art - enjoy and create! activity (Department of
Mathematics Mini-Fair (Open House))

Jun 2012 - Jun 2014 - member, Planning committee of ADVANCE Center for Women Faculty
Departmental Mini Grants, Womens Community Building Initiative

2012 - 2014 - member, Department of Mathematics High School Math Contest Committee

Apr 2012, 2014 - volunteer, Department of Mathematics Mini-Fair (Open House)

2012, 2014 - instructor, TAMU Math circle, the Mathematical enrichment activity for interme-
diate and middle school students

Jun 2013 - lecturer, Summer Mathematics Research Training High School (SMaRT) Camp at
Texas A&M University

Apr 2013 - facilitator of the session New ideas to try in the classroom (16th Annual Wakonse
South Teaching Conference).

Jun 2012, 2013 - co-organizer, Mathematical Tournament activity (Summer Mathematics

Research Training High School (SMaRT) Camp at Texas A&M University)

Feb 2013 - judge, Texas A&M University System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
(TAMUS LSAMP) 9th Annual Symposium

Aug 2012 - instructor, Summer Educational Enrichment in Math (SEE-Math) for intermediate
and middle school students, Texas A&M University

Teaching Awards
Texas A&M University

Association of Former Students College-Level Teaching Award 2013

Outstanding Teaching Award (Department of Mathematics) 2012

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

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 Excellent Lecturer Award (University level) 2002
Excellent Teaching Assistant Prize (University level award) 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000
Excellent Teaching Assistant Award (Department of Mathematics) 1998

Awards in Study and Research

Hanani Prize for Excellence in Ph.D. (Department of Mathematics, Technion -
Israel Institute of Technology) 2001

Scholarship for Excellent Studies (Graduate School, Technion - Israel Institute

of Technology) 1999, 2000

Gutwirth Memorial fellowship for excellence in research for Ph. D. students in Israel
(Technion - Israel Institute of Technology) 1996

Diploma of Laureate of All-Union Student Scientific Conference (Minsk, USSR) 1991

1st Place Diploma (Mathematics) in 40-th Student Conference (Azerbaijan Institute

of Oil and Chemistry, Baku) 1988

1st Place Diploma (Physics) in 39-th Student Conference (Azerbaijan Institute of Oil
and Chemistry, Baku) 1987

Grants & Funding

AMS Grant for Summer Mathematics Research Training High School (SMaRT)
Camp at Texas A&M University; $4000 (co-PI) 2016

MAA Grant for Summer Mathematics Research Training High School (SMaRT)
Camp at Texas A&M University; $6000 (co-PI) 2016

Professional Development and Community Building Initiative 2013-2014

Texas A&M University, ADVANCE Center for Women Faculty; $4200 (PI)

Other Information
Languages: English, Russian, Hebrew, Italian.