Valjean Elander

Fax: (702) 895-4343

E-mail: elanderv@unlv.nevada.edu

URL: http://faculty.unlv.edu/elanderv/

OBJECTIVE

To work and continue to learn as a scientist in a team environment on new, helpful, and challenging problems in the fields of science including, but not limited to, energy, solar technology, fuel, environment, or medical while being about to use and incorporate mathematical theory and analysis and computer programming in a multi-tasking environment.

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE

Programming: C/C++, VB, Fortran, IDL, MATLAB, Unix, MSSQL, MAGIC FDTD, LaTeX
Applications: MS Office (all), MS Visual Studio, MATLAB, Mathematica, SQL Server 7.0, Crystal Reports, Veritas Backup Exec v8.5, Novell Groupwise, MS Visio 2002, RUMBA, Lotus Notes, Back Office 4.0, MS Exchange Server, Photoshop, and Flash
Operating Systems: SuSE Linux, Windows, SUN Unix
Hardware: Building and testing PCs

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Undergraduate mathematics professor, lecturer and grader for 7 years
Organize course schedule, lesson plans, and cover all topics within given time frame
Primarily teach courses that have non-math savvy students, and excel at explaining difficult topics to them in multiple ways to help them find a particular method they can understand

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Explain by lecture and visualization mathematical jargon and concepts
Help foreign peers with their teaching assignments and instruction, sometimes interpreting things to them in a way they can understand, helping to improve their English skills
Able to relay technical mathematics and computer information to non-technical people in a way they can understand

LEADERSHIP/SUPERVISORY SKILLS

Mentor fellow peers and helping them with coursework and teaching assignments
Trained a non-degreed individual on servers, networking, PCs, and software
Helped my mother organize and instruct her Girl Scout troop
Organize departmental social activities, President of UNLV Math Club
On College of Sciences Dean’s Committee for two (2) years

AWARDS

$10,000 Student Travel Grant from Nevada EPSCoR 2004

CONFERENCES

· AGU 2004 Fall Meeting December 13-17, 2004

A Preliminary ZEUS Lightning Location Error Analysis Using a Modified Retrieval Theory - Presenter

· ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference July 20-23, 2003

The Method of Fundamental Solutions for Axisymmetric Problems - Presenter

PUBLICATIONS

Mathematical and numerical study of wave propagation in negative-index materials, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Volume 197, Issues 45-48, August 15, 2008, Pages 3976-3987, Co-author

ORGANIZATIONS

American Mathematical Society (AMS), Student Member

Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM), Student Member

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), Student Member

EMPLOYMENT

2002-Pres University of Nevada Las Vegas-Part-time Instructor/Graduate Assistant

2000-2002 St. Louis County Family Court, Clayton, MO-Programmer/Analyst

1999-2000 Fielding Pharmaceutical Company, Maryland Heights, MO-Assistant IS Manager