Short Vita: Eugene Charles Gartland, Jr.

SHORT VITA

EUGENE CHARLES GARTLAND, JR.

July, 2007

Department of Mathematical Sciences
Kent State University
Kent, OH 44242 USA

(330)672-9112 (office)
(330)672-2209 (FAX)

gartland@math.kent.edu 52 Hudson Common
Hudson, OH 44236

(330)342-0893 (home)
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http://www.math.kent.edu/~gartland/

EDUCATION

1972	B.S.	(Engineering Science), Purdue University
1976	M.S.	(Mathematics), Purdue University
1980	Ph.D.	(Applied Mathematics), Purdue University Dissertation: "Computable Error Bounds and the Ritz Method in One Dimension Plus the Numerical Approximation of a Model Convection-Diffusion Equation" Research Supervisor: Robert E. Lynch

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1980-1987	Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Southern Methodist University
1987-1995	Associate Professor of Mathematics, Kent State University
1995-	Professor of Mathematics, Kent State University
1996-	Professor, Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University

VISITING POSITIONS

1996 Feb-May	Visiting Professor, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, University of Minnesota
2004 June-Dec	Visiting Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Pavia, Italy
2005 Jan-June	Visiting Professor, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, University of Minnesota
2009-2011	Visiting Professor (honorary), Department of Mathematics, Univeristy of Strathclyde, Scotland

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

1972-1974	U.S. Army
Awards:	National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Meritorious Service Medal

AWARDS AND GRANTS

July	1986 -	Dec.	1988	NSF (Applied Mathematics)
July	1988 -	Dec.	1990	NSF (Applied/Computational Mathematics)
Jan.	1989 -	Dec.	1989	AFOSR (Mathematics of Computation), DOE (Applied Mathematical Sciences), NSF (Special Projects), A Conference on Approximation Theory and Numerical Linear Algebra, Project Director
Sept.	1989 -	Aug.	1995	Ohio State Board of Regents (Academic Challenge), An Enhancement of the Graduate Program in Mathematics, Project Director
Sept.	1990 -	May	1991	Research Council of Kent State University (Academic Year Research and Creative Activity Award)
Feb.	1991 -	Jan.	2002	NSF (Science and Technology Centers), Advanced Liquid Crystalline Optical Materials (ALCOM), one of over 30 PI's
Sept.	1991 -	Aug.	1993	Ohio State Board of Regents (Research Challenge), Integration of Symbolic and Numerical Techniques for Scientific Computing, Co-PI with Paul S. Wang
Sept.	1991 -	Aug.	1993	NSF (Applied Mathematics)
Nov.	1992			Institute for Mathematics and Its Applications (Participating Institutions Conference), A Conference on Computational Problems in Liquid Crystals, Co-PI with Peter Palffy-Muhoray
July	1993 -	June	1996	NSF (Applied Mathematics)
July	1998 -	June	2001	NSF (Applied/Computational Mathematics)
July	2001 -	June	2004	NSF (Computational Mathematics)
June	2002 -	May	2004	Ohio Department of Development (Technology Action Fund), Liquid Crystal Eyewear, AlphaMicron, sub-contract, Co-PI with Oleg Lavrentovich
Aug.	2005 -	July	2008	NSF (Focused Research Group, Applied Mathematics), one of 8 Co-PIs
July	2006 -	June	2009	NSF (Applied Mathematics)

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES

Mar.	1989	Organizing Committee (local), Chair, a conference on Approximation Theory and Numerical Linear Algebra in honor of Richard S. Varga on the occasion of his 60th birthday, Kent State University
Nov.	1992	Organizing Committee, Co-Chair with Peter Palffy-Muhoray, ALCOM/IMA Conference on Computational Problems in Liquid Crystals, Kent State University
1992 -	1994	University Priorities and Budget Advisory Committee, Kent State University
1993 -	1994	Kent Pew Higher Education Roundtable, Kent State University
1993 -	1994	Committee for University Strategic Planning, Kent State University
May	1995	NSF Applied Mathematics Program Committee of Visitors, NSF, Washington, DC
Oct.	1996	Organizing Committee, Applied Mathematics Workshop for Materials Studies and Industrial Applications, Penn State University
1997 -	1998	Kent Centennial Commission, Task Force on Academic Quality, Kent State University
Feb.	1998	NSF Division of Mathematical Sciences Committee of Visitors, NSF, Washington, DC
1998		Computational Science Advisory Committee, Ohio Supercomputer Center, Columbus, OH
2000 -	2004	Treasurer, International Liquid Crystal Society
2002		Provost's Working Group on Academic Restructuring, Kent State University
2002 -	2004	Program Committee, M.S. Financial Engineering Program, Kent State University
Feb.	2007	NSF Division of Mathematical Sciences Committee of Visitors, NSF, Washington, DC
June	2007	Organizing Committee, Co-Chair with Antal Jákli, Workshop on Ferroelectric Phenomena in Liquid Crystals, Kent State University

RESEARCH RELATED ACTIVITIES

Primary Research Interests:

Computational applied mathematics and numerical analysis. Analysis and numerical solution of problems in the basic and applied physics of liquid crystals.

Selected Invited Talks:

Mar.	1991	ISAM '91 Workshop, TU-Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Mar.	1991	Oxford University Computing Lab, Numerical Analysis Group, Oxford University, Oxford, England
Nov.	1992	ALCOM/IMA Conference on "Computational Problems in Liquid Crystals," Kent State University, Kent, OH
Feb.	1993	Argonne National Laboratory, Mathematics and Computer Science Division, Argonne, IL
Aug.	1993	Claremont Colleges, Claremont, CA, "Mathematical Modeling Workshop for Graduate Students"
Apr.	1994	SIAM Conference on "Emerging Issues in Mathematics and Computation from the Materials Sciences," Pittsburgh, PA, minisymposium on "Current Issues in Liquid Crystals"
Apr.	1995	Three Rivers Applied Math Colloquium, Pittsburgh, PA
July	1995	L.M.S. Durham Symposium on "Mathematical Models of Liquid Crystals and Related Polymeric Systems," Durham University, Durham, England
Oct.	1996	Applied Mathematics Workshop for "Materials Studies and Industrial Applications," Penn State University, University Park, PA
May	1997	2nd SIAM Conference on "Mathematical Issues in Materials Science," Philadelphia, PA, minisymposium on "Dynamics and Defects in Liquid Crystals and Polymeric Systems"
Sept.	1998	Workshop on "Mathematical Modelling and Applications for Liquid Crystals in Confined Geometries," Cortona, Italy
Mar.	1999	2nd Forum on "Numerics and Modeling for Partial Differential Equations," Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
July	1999	ICIAM 99, Edinburgh, Scotland, minisymposium on "Applications of Mathematical Models of Liquid Crystals"
May	2000	3rd SIAM Conference on "Mathematical Aspects of Materials Science," Philadelphia, PA, minisymposium on "Liquid Crystals: Mathematical and Numerical Aspects"
Aug.	2001	VII International Conference on Advanced Materials, ICAM 2001, Cancun, Mexico, symposium on "Basic and Applied Liquid Crystal Research in the Nineties: A Decade of Progress"
Sept.	2001	Workshop on "Soft Matter Mathematical Modelling," Cortona, Italy
June	2002	1st Joint Meeting of the UMI and AMS, Pisa, Italy, special session on "Mathematical Problems in Soft Matter Modelling"
May	2004	4th SIAM Conference on "Mathematical Aspects of Materials Science," Los Angeles, CA, minisymposia on "Multiscale Modeling and Simulation of Complex Fluids" and "Challenges in Systems with Nematic and Smectic Order"
Aug.	2004	International Symposium on "Trends in Applications of Mathematics to Mechanics" (STAMM 2004), Seeheim, Germany
June	2006	SPIE Great Lakes Photonics Symposium, Dayton, OH, conference on "Liquid Crystal Technology and Applications"
June	2007	Workshop on "Ferroelectric Phenomena in Liquid Crystals," Kent State University, Kent, OH

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

MASTERS THESES DIRECTED

Sami Mkaddem, Kent State University, May, 1992
Saye L. Subramanian, Kent State University, May, 1996
Kevin McCleary, August, 2001
Nandana Amarasinghe, Kent State University, December, 2001
Jason C. Sherman, Kent State University, May, 2004
Maria Kalinina, Kent State University, August, 2004
Gregory P. Richards, Kent State University, August, 2006

PH.D. DISSERTATIONS DIRECTED

Rheinhardt R. Zeller, Co-Advisor with P.A. Farrell, Kent State University, May, 1994
Timothy A. Davis, Kent State University, August, 1994
Sami Mkaddem, Kent State University, December, 1998
George F. Barrick, Kent State University, December, 2000
Gregory P. Richards, Kent State University, in progress

SELECTED RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Computable error bounds and the Ritz method in one dimension, SIAM J. Numer. Anal., 21 (1984), pp. 84-100.
Accurate approximation of eigenvalues and zeros of selected eigenfunctions of regular Sturm-Liouville problems, Math. Comp., 42 (1984), pp. 427-439.
Strong stability of compact discrete boundary value problems via exact discretizations, SIAM J. Numer. Anal., 25 (1988), pp. 111-123.
Graded-mesh difference schemes for singularly perturbed two-point boundary value problems, Math. Comp., 51 (1988), pp. 631-657.
On the uniform convergence of the Scharfetter-Gummel discretization in one dimension, SIAM J. Numer. Anal., 30 (1993), pp. 749-758.
Analysis of a simplified liquid crystal shear flow model, SIAM J. Appl. Math., 54 (1994), pp. 317-332.
A new configurational transition in inhomogeneous nematics, with J.R. Kelly and P. Palffy-Muhoray, Liquid Crystals, 16 (1994), pp. 713-718.
Finite-element analysis of the Landau-de Gennes minimization problem for liquid crystals, with T.A. Davis, SIAM J. Numer. Anal., 35 (1998), pp. 336-362.
Instability of radial hedgehog configurations in nematic liquid crystals under Landau-de Gennes free-energy models, with S. Mkaddem, Phys. Rev. E, 59 (1999), pp. 563-567.
Fine structure of defects in radial nematic droplets, with S. Mkaddem, Phys. Rev. E, 62 (2000), pp. 6694-6705.
Newton iteration for partial differential equations and the approximation of the identity, with G.E. Fasshauer and J.W. Jerome, Numer. Algorithms, 25 (2000), pp. 181-195.
On instability of a bend Fréedericksz configuration in nematic liquid crystals, with D. Golovaty, L.K. Gross, and S.I. Hariharan, J. Math. Anal. Appl., 255 (2001), pp. 391-403.
Asymmetric transmissive behavior of liquid-crystal diffraction gratings, with C.M. Titus, J.R. Kelly, S.V. Shiyanovskii, J.A. Anderson, and P.J. Bos, Opt. Lett., 26 (2001), pp. 1188-1190.
Elastic forces on nematic point defects, with A.M. Sonnet and E.G. Virga, Contin. Mech. Thermodyn., 14 (2002), pp. 307-319.
Geometric optics approach in liquid crystal films with three dimensional director variations, with G. Panasyuk, J. Kelly, and D.W. Allender, Phys. Rev. E, 67 (2003), 041702 (10 pages).
Order reconstruction in frustrated nematic twist cells, with F. Bisi, R. Rosso, and E.G. Virga, Phys. Rev. E, 68 (2003), 02707 (11 pages).
Modeling optical properties of liquid-crystal devices by numerical solution of time-harmonic Maxwell equations, with N.D.Amarasinghe and J.R. Kelly, J. Opt. Soc. Amer. A, 21 (2004), pp. 1344-1361.
Electric-field-induced nematic-cholesteric transition and 3D director structures in rubbed homeotropic cells, with I.I. Smalyukh, B.I. Senyuk, V. Bodnar, T. Kosa, B. Taheri, H. Huang, P. Palffy-Muhoray, and O.D. Lavrentovich, Phys. Rev. E, 72 (2005), 061707 (16 pages)
Universal mean-field phase diagram for biaxial nematics obtained from a minimax principle, with F. Bisi, E.G. Virga, G. De Matteis, A.M. Sonnet, and G.E. Durand, Phys. Rev. E, 73 (2006), 051709 (9 pages)
Structure and stability of bent core liquid crystal fibers, with C. Bailey and A. Jákli, Phys. Rev. E, 75 (2007), 031701 (9 pages)

SELECTED TECHNICAL REPORTS

Structures and structural phase transitions in confined liquid crystal systems, Technical Report ICM-199511-03, Institute for Computational Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Kent State University, November 1995. (abstract) (report)
Finite-element analysis of the Landau-de Gennes minimization problem for liquid crystals, with T.A. Davis, Technical Report ICM-199601-01, Institute for Computational Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Kent State University, January 1996. (abstract) (report)
On the instability of radial hedgehog configurations in nematic liquid crystals under Landau-de Gennes free-energy models, with S. Mkaddem, Technical Report ICM-199807-0005, Institute for Computational Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Kent State University, July 1998 original, November 1999 revised. (report)
Fine structure of defects in radial nematic droplets, with S. Mkaddem, Technical Report ICM-200002-0001, Institute for Computational Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Kent State University, February 2000. (report)
Newton iteration for partial differential equations and the approximation of the identity, with G.E. Fasshauer and J.W. Jerome, Technical Report ICM-200006-0003, Institute for Computational Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Kent State University, June 2000. (report)
Elastic forces on nematic point defects, with A.M. Sonnet and E.G. Virga, Technical Report ICM-200203-0005, Institute for Computational Mathematics, Department of Computer Science and Department of Mathematical Sciences, Kent State University, March 2002. (report)
Modeling optical properties of liquid-crystal devices by numerical solution of time-harmonic Maxwell equations, with N.D. Amarasinghe and J.R. Kelly, Technical Report ICM-200301-0001, Institute for Computational Mathematics, Department of Computer Science and Department of Mathematical Sciences, Kent State University, January 2003. (report)
Order reconstruction in frustrated nematic twist cells, with F. Bisi, R. Rosso, and E.G. Virga, Technical Report ICM-200305-0006, Institute for Computational Mathematics, Department of Computer Science and Department of Mathematical Sciences, Kent State University, May 2003. (report)