Herzog Science, Mathematics, and Technology Center



Statement of the Center's purpose:

This Center acts as an umbrella organization for collaborative interdisciplinary mathematics-based research and education efforts among faculty, students, industry and K-12 schools.

The Center supports  the integration of research and education beyond the traditional disciplinary  boundaries.

The Center's activities complement the University's mission by


Initial organizational structure for 2000-2003:

Director: Carol Shubin,  Professor, Department of Mathematics

Academic Advisors and Administrative Advisors formulate mathematics-based interdisciplinary research or education projects. The director meets with the Administrative Advisors annually and the Academic Advisors twice a semester. A six-member subset of the advisory groups will form the Advisory Board.


Advisory Board

Elaine Boulay, College of Extended Learning, Senior Program Development Director

Barbara Caretto, Director of Development, College of Science and Mathematics

Pete Hanson, Senior Program Development Associate, Regional and nternational Programs for Educators

Mack Johnson, Associate VP Graduate Studies Research and International Programs

Gerry Simila, Geological Sciences

Gil Yanow, JPL Educational Outreach


Mathematics Advisors:

Lawrence Clevenson, Professor of Mathematics

John Dye, Professor of Mathematics

Kellie Evans, Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Werner Horn, Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Magnhild Lien, Professor and Chair of Mathematics

Al Sethuraman, Professor of Mathematics

Mark Schilling, Professor of Mathematics

Bruce Shapiro, Ph.D. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Biomathematics

Miro Tanushev, Ph.D. Mathematics, Mathematics Lecturer


Biology Advisors:

Joyce Maxwell, Professor of Biology, Associate Chair of Biology

Michael Summers, Assistant Professor of Biology


Chemistry Advisors:

Susan Collins, Professor of Chemistry

Sandra Jewett, Professor of Chemistry


Education Advisors:

Arlinda Eaton, Associate Dean of Education

Linda Huetinck, Professor of Secondary Education

David Kretschmer, Assistant Professor of Elementary Education


Engineering  and Computer Science Advisors:

Richard Korf, Professor of Computer Science, UCLA

Diane Schwartz, Professor  of Computer Science

Willis Downing, Professor of Electrical Engineering


Geological Sciences:

Gerry Simila, Professor of Geological Sciences, Center for Earthquake Studies


Physics Advisors:

Donald Jacobs, Assistant Professor of Physics

Nicholas Kioussis, Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Robert Park, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Associate Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics


Health Science Advisors:

Miriam Cotler, Professor and Chair of Health Sciences

Roberta Madison, Professor of Health Sciences


Medical Sciences Advisors:

Richard Shubin, Neurology, M.D.

Michael Harrington, M.B.Ch.B, F.R.C.P., Huntington Medical Research Institute


Industry Advisors:

Karen Sitney, Ph.D., Amgen


How funds will be accrued, accounted for and handled:

The Center seeks external funding from such sources as the NSF, NIH, other government agencies and private industry. The grant funds will be used for student stipends, faculty release time and/or summer salary, consultant fees, and  equipment and supplies necessary to implement proposed projects, as stipulated in the grant proposals.  In addition, both internal and external (grant) monies will be sought for the development of interdisciplinary mathematical seminars, interdisciplinary seminar series speakers, conferences and conference travel, workshops, postdoctoral students and visitors.  Surplus monies will be expended as deemed appropriate by the director in accord with the stated mission of the Center.  External funds will be administered by the Research and Sponsored Projects Office and the University Corporation.


Statement of resources required for the Center

Space: No permanent physical space is required at this time.   Should additional space be required in the future, it will be sought from the appropriate administrative entity (e.g. when space for the NASA PAIR project was needed it was granted by the Developmental Math Department).  All meetings and official business of the Center will be conducted in existing facilities. 

Personnel:The director and advisors will initially serve on a volunteer basis.  Should release time or additional funding be required in the future, it will be derived from donations, grants, and contracts from public and private sources, conference fees, and other activities.  Interested faculty and students are invited to participate.

Funding: The Center will be a self-supporting operation funded by donations, grants, and contracts from public and private sources, conference fees, and other activities.  The Director and the Advisory Board will be responsible for all financial functions of the Center and for maintaining its financial soundness.


Outline of the report of the Center's activities.

The annual report submitted by the Center's director will describe the activities of the previous year and include items such as: 


Period of operation:

June 2000 - June 2006, at which time the director and all of the advisors will assess the Center's success and future.