Curriculum Vitae of Richard J. Brown

Curriculum Vitae of Richard J. Brown

Born November 23, 1962, Rahway, New Jersey, USA

Citizenship: USA, Republic of Ireland

CURRENT POSITIONS

July 2012-Present		Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Mathematics,The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,MD
July 2005-Present		Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Mathematics,The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD

EDUCATION

April 1996
Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

Thesis: "Mapping class group actions on the SU(2)-representation varieties of compact surfaces".

Advisor: William Mark Goldman

Research specialization: Symplectic geometry and algebra, combinatorial group theory, Hamiltonian dynamical systems.

May 1987
M.A. in Applied Mathematics Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

May 1984
B.S. in Engineering Technology Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

RESEARCH PAPERS

Brown, R., "Anosov mapping class actions on the SU(2)-representation variety of a punctured torus", Ergod. Th. & Dynam. Sys. (1998), 18, 539-54.
Brown, R., "Generating quadratic pseudo-Anosov mapping classes of closed surfaces", Geom. Dedicata. (2003), 97, 129-150.
Brown, R., "Mapping class actions on moduli spaces", Int. J. Pure Appl. Math. (2003), 9, 89-97.
Brown, R., "The algebraic entropy of the special linear character automorphisms of a free group on two generators", Trans. AMS. (2007), 359, no. 4, 1445-1470.
Brown, R., "The polynomial degree of the special linear characters of a free group on two generators", Geom. Dedicata. (2009), 142, 173–190.
Jimenez, N., Mihalas, S., Brown, R., Niebur, E., Rubin, J., "Locally contractive dynamics in generalized integrate-and-fire neurons", SIAM J. Appl. Dyn. Syst. (2013), 12, no. 3, 1474-1514
Brown, R., "Automorphisms of the Fricke characters of free groups", in preparation.
Brown, R., "The SU(2)-character varieties of punctured tori", in preparation.
Brown, R., "Mapping class actions on the SU(2)-moduli of a twice punctured torus", in preparation.
Brown, R., "Homology representations of the Siegel modular group", in preparation.
Symplectic geometry: A Gromov perspective. Preliminary version of a graduate text.

BOOKS & BOOK CONTRIBUTIONS

Brown, R. (Editor), "30-Second Mathematics", London: Ivy Press, 2012.
Brown, R., et.al., "Mathematics for the Curious: Why Study Mathematics", Canberra: Curious Academic Publishing, 2015.
Brown, R., "A Modern Introduction to Dynamical Systems", UK: Oxford University Press, in print Summer 2018.

RESEARCH REVIEWS - in Mathematical Reviews

MR2026843: Leinenger, C., "Equivalent curves in surfaces", Geom. Dedicata 102, (2003), 157--177.
MR2044554: Parker, J., "Tetrahedral decomposition of punctored torus bundles", Lond. Math. Soc. Lec. Notes 209, (2003), 275--291.
MR2131019: de Carvalho, A., "Extensions, quotients, and generalized pseudo-Anosov maps", Proc. Symp. Pure Math. 73 (2005), 315--338.
MR2134085: Lomelí, H., "Symplectic homogeneous diffeomorphisms, Cremona maps and the jolt representation", Nonlinearity 18 (2005), no. 3, 1065--1071.
MR2151930 Solari, H. and Natiello, M., "Minimal periodic orbit structure of 2-dimensional homeomorphisms", J. Nonlinear Sci. 15 (2005), no. 3, 183--222.
MR2181766 Bowditch, B., "Hausdorff dimension and dendritic limit sets", Math. Ann. 332 (2005), no. 3, 667--676.
MR2224005 Plachta, L., "On orientability of singular foliations of surfaces in closed braid complements", Mat. Stud. 24 (2005), no. 2, 192--196.
MR2257392 Calegari, D., "Promoting essential laminations", Invent. Math. 166 (2006), no. 3, 583--643.
MR2240913 Hironaka, E. and Kin, E., "A family of pseudo-Anosov braids with small dilatation", Algebr. Geom. Topol. 6 (2006), 699--738 (electronic).
MR2288286 Le Calvez, P., "Identity isotopies on surfaces", Panor. Syntheses 21, Soc. Math. France, Paris, 105--143.
MR2350129 Margolit, D. and Spallone, S., "A homological recipe for pseudo-Anosovs", Math. Res. Lett. 14 (2007), no. 5, 853--863.

CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION

Chair and organizer: Special Session "The dynamics of mapping class groups and moduli spaces" Joint Meetings of the AMS/MAA, Atlanta, GA, January 2005.

DIRECTED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH

Porter, S., "Defining Mathematics: An Exploration Through Art and Interpretation", Woodrow Wilson Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program, Fall 2016 - Spring 2018, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Kearney, T., "Dynamics of Piecewise Contractions on the Unit Interval", Independent Research, Spring and Fall 2014, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Yazigi, D., "Quadratic polynomial automorphisms of R³", Summer Undergraduate Research Project, Summer 2004, American University, Washington, DC.

GRANTS - at Johns Hopkins University

Brown, R., Merling, M., Paschke, J., "Mathematical Snapshots", 2015 NV Grant on Building Narrative and Visual Skills in the Classroom, The Center for Educational Resource.
Brown, R., Foster, L., "Institutionalizing Peer Led Team Learning into the Culture of the Johns Hopkins University Undergraduate Experience", 2013 Gateway Science Initiative II grant.
Brown, R., Ross, J., "Placement Examination Design and Implementation in the Blackboard Course Management Environment," 2013 Technology Fellowship Program, The Center for Educational Resources.
Brown, R., Khan, S., MacDonald, B.,"A fully interactive, lecture-based online Calculus course", 2006 Technology Fellowship Program, The Center for Educational Resources.

AWARDS

Spring 2016 Professor Joel Dean Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Johns Hopkins University

Spring 2013 Finalist - Excellence in Teaching Award Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University

Spring 2009 Finalist - Excellence in Teaching Award Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University

Spring 2007 Nomination - Excellence in Teaching Award Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University

January 1994 Excellence in Teaching Award Department of Mathematics, University of Maryland

TALKS

April 2016	JHU Flash Seminar, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
July 2015 - 2017	University Mathematics, Hop-In Program for Rising Freshmen, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
May 2014 - 2017	Teaching Statement Workshop, Summer Teaching Institute, Preparing Future Faculty Teaching Academy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
May 2014 - 2017	Teaching as Scholarship, Summer Teaching Institute, Preparing Future Faculty Teaching Academy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
April 2015	JHU Postdoctoral Retreat, Johns Hopkins Postdoctoral Association, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
October 2014	Special Colloquium, Preparing Future Faculty Teaching Academy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
February 2014	TEDxJohnsHopkinsUniversity Seminar, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
January 2014	Science of Learning and Gateway Sciences Joint Symposium, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
November 2013	Special Colloquium, Preparing Future Faculty Teaching Academy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
August 2013-2017	JUMP-START Symposium, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
April 2013-2014	SOHOP Faculty Spotlight Seminar, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
March 2013	Mathematics Department Colloquium, Howard University, Washington, DC
February 2012	Geometry/Topology Seminar, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, IL
July 2010	Geometry, Topology and Dynamical of Character Varieties Workshop, Institute for Mathematical Sciences, National University of Singapore, Republic of Singapore
March 2010	Keynote Speaker: Center for Talented Youth's Odyssey Series in Mathematics for 7th to 10th graders. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
January 2008	Special session: "Algebraic Dynamics" Joint Meetings of the American Mathematical Society and Mathematical Association of America, San Diego, California
March 2006	Spring Topology and Dynamical Systems Conference, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
December 2004	Geometry/Topology Seminar, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
February 2004	Special Colloquium, American University, Washington, DC
September 2003	Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium, American University, Washington, DC
June 2003	Kolmogorov and Contemporary Mathematics, Russian Academy of Sciences and Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
May 2003	Knots in Washington XVI, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
February 2002	Special Colloquium, Towson University, Towson, Maryland
November 2001	Mathematics Department Colloquium, Towson University, Towson, Maryland
October 2001	Dynamical Systems Workshop, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania
November 2000	Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium, American University, Washington, DC
July 2000	Special Colloquium, American University, Washington, DC
May 1997	Eighth Lehigh University Geometry and Topology Conference, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
April 1997	Special session: "Hamiltonian systems, symplectic geometry, and moduli spaces" Sectional Meetings of the American Mathematical Society, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
November 1996	Geometry-Topology Colloquium, George Washington University, Washington DC
October 1996	Dynamical Systems Workshop, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania
February 1996	Penn Geometry-Topology Seminar, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 1995	Special session: "Group cohomology and geometric topology", Sectional Meetings of the American Mathematical Society, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
July 1989	High Resolution Spectrograph Science Definition Team, Hubble Space Telescope Project, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California

RECENT ACADEMIC SERVICE
– in general
Peer Review - Mathematical Reviews, Geometriae Dedicata

– Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Recurring Seminars: Every August 2010 - Present Academic Interest Panel Presentation: "Thriving in University Mathematics", Office of Academic Advising

Every August 2011 - Present TA Orientation Workshop: "The Art of Problem Solving Instruction", Center for Educational Resources

Every August 2013 - Present JUMP-START Pre-orientation Workshop: "The University Mathematics Experience", Office of Multicultural Affairs.

Every July 2015 - Present Hop-In Summer Bridge Program: "The University Mathematics Experience", Office of Multicultural Affairs.

Every May 2014 - Present Teaching as Scholarship, Teaching Institute, JHU Teaching Academy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Every May 2014 - Present Teaching Statement Workshop, Teaching Institute, JHU Teaching Academy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Current Committees: Fall 2017 - Present Peer-Led Team (PILOT) Learning Advisory Committee member

Fall 2016 - Present Hop-In Advisory Board Committee member

April 2015 - Present JHU Teaching Academy Advisory Board member, Teaching Institute Member

Fall 2015 - Present Eisenhower Library Advisory Board Committee member

Fall 2013 - Present Undergraduate Program Committee Chair: Mathematics Department

January 2014 - Present Johns Hopkins Peer-Led Team (PILOT) Learning Program Advisor

Fall 2011 - Present JHU Center for Institutional Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) Leadership Team member

Faculty Advisor: Spring 2016 - Present TEDxJHU Club

Fall 2005 - Present Ex Numera: The Mathematics Club

Previous Positions: January 2016-June 2016 Provost's Fellow, Office of the Provost, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD

Fall 2011 - Spring 2015 Gateway Sciences Initiative (GSi) Faculty Steering Committee member

Spring 2012 - Fall 2014 Krieger Standing Committee on Pre-medical Eduction Reform - Mathematics representative (set to restart in 2015)

Fall 2011 - 2015 Johns Hopkins Council on PK-12 Education Committee member

Summer/Fall 2011, 2012 Request for Proposals Subcommittee member of GSi Faculty Steering Committee

Spring 2011 Advisory Board: Honors Mathematics Courses Revision Project, Center for Talented Youth

December 2010 Provost's Search committee member: Executive Director, Center for Talented Youth

January 2008 Focus Group for AMS Task Force on the First-Year Mathematics Experience, Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, California

December 2007 Search Committee: Assistant Dean for Advising, Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

Summer 2006 Task Force on Academic Ethics panel member

Fall 2005-Present
Development of summer online versions of Calculus II, III, Linear Algebra and Differential Equations courses

Fall 2005- Fall 2008 Undergraduate Committee Chair

– American University, Washington, DC

Fall 2003 Graduate Studies Committee

February 2003 Ronald E. McNair Scholarship Program Selection Committee

Fall 2002/Spring-Fall 2003 AU Department of Math/Stat Colloquium Organizer

Spring-Fall 2003 Course Coordinator, Finite Mathematics - Elementary Models

Spring-Fall 2003
Course Coordinator, Applied Calculus

June/October 2001 Academic Code Review Panel

March 2000 Freshman Day Recruiter

RECENT COURSES TAUGHT

– Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Dynamical Systems Undergraduate level (Senior)

Calculus I, II and III Undergraduate level - both Honors and regular

Ordinary Differential Equations Undergraduate level (Sophomore)

Linear Algebra Undergraduate Level

– American University, Washington, DC

Topology Graduate level

Partial Differential Equations Graduate level

Ordinary Differential Equations Undergraduate level

Linear Algebra Undergraduate level

Calculus Freshman level

Applied Calculus Freshman level (Harvard Method)

Finite Mathematics Freshman level (Regular, Business, and Elementary Models (01/2002))

OTHER ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

August 2000-May 2005			Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, The American University, Washington DC 20016
September 1996-December 1996			Lecturer in Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
September 1995-May 1996			Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Mathematics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
September 1991-August 1995			Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Mathematics, University of Maryland College Park, Maryland
			Taught the calculus series in the traditional recitation format and with the following modifications:
			Developmental computer-aided teaching using Mathematica. The C² calculus reform project: An expansion of the ACCEL Program, utilizing cooperative learning workshops in a highly interactive environment.
September 1985-January 1987			Graduate Teaching Assistant, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

August 1999 - December 2000			President, The Cyberus Group, Inc., Takoma Park MD 20912
November 1996-August 1999			Senior Research Engineer, Techno-Sciences, Inc., Suite 204, 10001 Derekwood Lane, Lanham MD 20706
September 1989-August 1991			Graduate Research Assistant, Astro-Metrology Group, Department of Physics , University of Maryland College Park, Maryland
January 1989-September 1989			Analyst/Programmer, Computer Sciences Corporation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Greenbelt, Maryland High Resolution Spectrograph Group, Hubble Space Telescope Project.
September 1987-January 1989			Consultant, Laser Radar Measurements Group, Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,Lexington, Massachusetts .

PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Mathematical Society
Mathematics Association of America
Association for Women in Mathematics

April 1996		Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
		Thesis: "Mapping class group actions on the SU(2)-representation varieties of compact surfaces".
		Advisor: William Mark Goldman
		Research specialization: Symplectic geometry and algebra, combinatorial group theory, Hamiltonian dynamical systems.
May 1987		M.A. in Applied Mathematics Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 1984		B.S. in Engineering Technology Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Spring 2016	Professor Joel Dean Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Johns Hopkins University
Spring 2013	Finalist - Excellence in Teaching Award Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University
Spring 2009	Finalist - Excellence in Teaching Award Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University
Spring 2007	Nomination - Excellence in Teaching Award Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University
January 1994	Excellence in Teaching Award Department of Mathematics, University of Maryland

Recurring Seminars:	Every August 2010 - Present	Academic Interest Panel Presentation: "Thriving in University Mathematics", Office of Academic Advising
	Every August 2011 - Present	TA Orientation Workshop: "The Art of Problem Solving Instruction", Center for Educational Resources
	Every August 2013 - Present	JUMP-START Pre-orientation Workshop: "The University Mathematics Experience", Office of Multicultural Affairs.
	Every July 2015 - Present	Hop-In Summer Bridge Program: "The University Mathematics Experience", Office of Multicultural Affairs.
	Every May 2014 - Present	Teaching as Scholarship, Teaching Institute, JHU Teaching Academy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
	Every May 2014 - Present	Teaching Statement Workshop, Teaching Institute, JHU Teaching Academy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Current Committees:	Fall 2017 - Present	Peer-Led Team (PILOT) Learning Advisory Committee member
	Fall 2016 - Present	Hop-In Advisory Board Committee member
	April 2015 - Present	JHU Teaching Academy Advisory Board member, Teaching Institute Member
	Fall 2015 - Present	Eisenhower Library Advisory Board Committee member
	Fall 2013 - Present	Undergraduate Program Committee Chair: Mathematics Department
	January 2014 - Present	Johns Hopkins Peer-Led Team (PILOT) Learning Program Advisor
	Fall 2011 - Present	JHU Center for Institutional Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) Leadership Team member

Faculty Advisor:	Spring 2016 - Present	TEDxJHU Club
	Fall 2005 - Present	Ex Numera: The Mathematics Club

Previous Positions:	January 2016-June 2016	Provost's Fellow, Office of the Provost, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
	Fall 2011 - Spring 2015	Gateway Sciences Initiative (GSi) Faculty Steering Committee member
	Spring 2012 - Fall 2014	Krieger Standing Committee on Pre-medical Eduction Reform - Mathematics representative (set to restart in 2015)
	Fall 2011 - 2015	Johns Hopkins Council on PK-12 Education Committee member
	Summer/Fall 2011, 2012	Request for Proposals Subcommittee member of GSi Faculty Steering Committee
	Spring 2011	Advisory Board: Honors Mathematics Courses Revision Project, Center for Talented Youth
	December 2010	Provost's Search committee member: Executive Director, Center for Talented Youth
	January 2008	Focus Group for AMS Task Force on the First-Year Mathematics Experience, Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, California
	December 2007	Search Committee: Assistant Dean for Advising, Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
	Summer 2006	Task Force on Academic Ethics panel member
	Fall 2005-Present	Development of summer online versions of Calculus II, III, Linear Algebra and Differential Equations courses
	Fall 2005- Fall 2008	Undergraduate Committee Chair

Fall 2003	Graduate Studies Committee
February 2003	Ronald E. McNair Scholarship Program Selection Committee
Fall 2002/Spring-Fall 2003	AU Department of Math/Stat Colloquium Organizer
Spring-Fall 2003	Course Coordinator, Finite Mathematics - Elementary Models
Spring-Fall 2003	Course Coordinator, Applied Calculus
June/October 2001	Academic Code Review Panel
March 2000	Freshman Day Recruiter

Dynamical Systems	Undergraduate level (Senior)
Calculus I, II and III	Undergraduate level - both Honors and regular
Ordinary Differential Equations	Undergraduate level (Sophomore)
Linear Algebra	Undergraduate Level

Topology	Graduate level
Partial Differential Equations	Graduate level
Ordinary Differential Equations	Undergraduate level
Linear Algebra	Undergraduate level
Calculus	Freshman level
Applied Calculus	Freshman level (Harvard Method)
Finite Mathematics	Freshman level (Regular, Business, and Elementary Models (01/2002))