Ken Ching, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
email
212-517-0657
Dr. Ken Ching received his Ph.D in Mathematics from tufts University and his B.A. from Columbia University. His area of research is in group theory and his current research is on groups generated by hyperbolic reflections. Dr. Ching joined the MMC faculty in the fall of 2008. He previously taught at Salem State College, Boston University, and Harvard University.
Lia Leon Margolin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics
email
212-517-0650
Degrees
Ph.D. in Physics and Mathematics, Tbilisi State University, Georgia
M.S. in Physics, Tbilisi State University, Georgia
Dr. Lia Leon Margolin received her Ph.D. in Physics and Mathematics from Tbilisi State University, Georgia. She joined Marymount Manhattan College’s Mathematics Department in September 2006. Dr. Margolin’s current research interests are in Theoretical Optics, Mathematical Modeling of few-electron quantum dots (artificial atoms), and Few-Body Physics. She has been a Research Fellow at the Laboratory of Holographic Recording and Processing of Information of The Institute of Cybernetics in Georgia for the past five years and received a Diplomate in Mathematical Physics in recognition of her work as a research fellow. Dr. Margolin developed two new upper level shared curriculum courses in Mathematics at MMC. She has ongoing research collaborations with scientists at New York City College of Technology, CUNY and Tbilisi State University, Georgia. She invites undergraduate students to participate in her research.
Recent Publications:
Margolin, Lia L. "On the Method of the N-Particle Hyperspherical Basis Symmetrization." Journal of Physics 343(2012): 012071. doi:10.1088/1742-6596/343/1/012071.
Margolin, Lia L.,Sampoli–Benitez, Benedetta..Tarasenko, Alexandra. “Investigating Students' Attitudes towards Mathematics and Sciences."Proceedings of Hawaii International Conference in Mathematics and Engineering Technologies. July 31-August 2. (2012). Honolulu, HI.
Recent Presentations/Productions:
"How to Change Students' Attitudes towards Mathematics and Sciences." Hawaii International Conference in Mathematics and Engineering Technologies. July 31-August 2. (2012). Honolulu, HI.
"Construction of a Symmetrized Hyperspherical Basis in Different Configurations." 7-th International Conference on Quantum Theory and Symmetries (QTS7).August7-13. (2011). Prague, Czech Republic. Organized by the Departments of Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague, the Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and the Institute of Physics at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.
"Increasing Student Engagement and Academic Success in Quantitative Reasoning Courses."SENCER Center for Innovation Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference. November 11. (2011). New York, NY. Organized by the Metropolitan College of New York and sponsored by National Science Foundation Project "Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities."
College Service
Member, Leaves and Fellowships Committee
Coordinator, Quantitative Reasoning Program
Member, Math Search Committee
Other Professional Activities
Research Fellow, Institute of Cybernetics of Georgian Technical University, Tbilisi, Georgia. 2006-present.
Session Chair, Hawaii International Conference in Mathematics and Engineering Technologies. Honolulu, HI, July 31-August 2. 2012
Doctoral Dissertation Mentor and Dissertation Committee Member, University of Phoenix School of Advanced Studies. Phoenix, AZ. 2010-present
Member, American Mathematical Society. 2006-present.
Faculty-Student Collaborations
Paper
Alexandra Tarasenko. "Investigating Students' Attitudes towards Mathematics and Sciences."Proceedings of Hawaii International Conference in Mathematics and Engineering Technologies.July 31-August 2. (2012). Honolulu, HI.
Philip Meyers, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics
email
212-517-0663
Degrees
B.S., Brooklyn College of The City University of New York
M.A., University of Maryland
Ph.D., University of Maryland
Dr. Philip Meyers teaches mathematics and finance. In addition to his doctorate in mathematics, he has held careers in operations research, including two years with the Police Commissioner here in New York, and finance, as a professional speculator, money manager and consultant on risk management. He is currently working to incorporate examples of the mathematical patterns in nature, into the quantitative reasoning curriculum.
Katalin Othmer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
email
212-517-0401
Dr. Othmer joined the MMC faculty in the fall of 2008. She received her Ph.D in Control and Dynamical Systems and M.S. in Physics at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California. As an undergraduate at the University of Sydney, Australia, she majored in mathematics, Physics, and Philosophy. Her area of research is the mathematical modeling of phase transitions in physical and chemical processes. While at Caltech, she received the ASCIT Teaching Award from the undergraduate student body and was a volunteer science teacher in a local elementary school.
David Pham
email
212-517-0401
Steven Wat
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
email
212-517-0652
Degrees
B.A., University of Hawaii
M.S., Courant Institute at New York University
Professor Wat was born on the island of Oahu and studied mathematics at the University of Hawaii before moving to the much smaller island of Manhattan. He has been teaching at Marymount since 1994 and is currently the mathematics department chair. He has recently taught a variety of courses in the math minor, including linear algebra, number theory and combinatorics. Outside of the classroom, Professor Wat has been spotted hiking and biking the mountains of Hawaii.
