Thomas Palfrey, Ph.D.
Thomas C. Palfrey
Associate Professor of Mathematics at ΠΗΜ½ΒιΆΉ
Education:
Bachelor of Science from ΠΗΜ½ΒιΆΉ State University 1981
Masters of Arts in Mathematics from University of Utah 1984
Doctorate in Mathematics in Algebraic Number Theory from ΠΗΜ½ΒιΆΉ State University 1989
Employment:
Associate Professor of Mathematics at University of Louisville 1990-1991
Instructor at Thomas More College 1991-1992
Instructor at University of Southwestern ΠΗΜ½ΒιΆΉ 1992-1993
Assistant and Associate Professor of Mathematics ΠΗΜ½ΒιΆΉ 1993-2005
Instructor at ΠΗΜ½ΒιΆΉ State University 2005-2006
Instructor at the University of New Orleans 2006-2007
Associate Professor of Mathematics at ΠΗΜ½ΒιΆΉ 2005-Present
Publications:
Beaulieu, Palfrey: “The Galois Number” Mathematische Annalen 309, 81-96 (1997)
Palfrey: “Density Theorems for Reciprocity Equivalences” Annales Mathematicae Silesianae 12 (1998), 161-172
Edwards, Palfrey, Pringle, Anderson: “Effects of Chromium Picolinate Supplementation on Body Composition in In-Season Division I Intercollegiate Female Swimmers” Medicina Sportiva Med Sport 16 (3): 99-103, 2012 It was published in September of 2012.
Courses Taught at Xavier University
Math 1010 Principles of Modern Mathematics, Math 1030 Precalculus, Math 1030I Intensive Precalculus, Math 1070 Introductory Calculus , Math 981 (990 Now) Developmental Math (Algebra Review), Math 2080 Calculus III, Math 3040 Numerical Analysis
Talks:
I brought in the following speakers to give talks to the Mathematics Department and to Math majors:
Dr. Carrie Manore, a postdoc doing research at Tulane University, gave a talk on Dec. 4, 2012 entitled: “Modeling Mosquito-borne Disease Spread with a Case Study on Rift Valley Fever.”
Dr. Robert Perlis, Chair of the Mathematics Department of LSU, gave a talk on Jan. 29, 2013 entitled:” The Ant and the Plant.”
Dr. James (Mac) Hyman a professor at Tulane University, gave a talk on Feb. 20, 2013 entitled: “Paradigm Shifts in Science Based Simulations.”
Dr. Rosalyn Rael, a postdoc doing research at Tulane University, gave a talk on March 19, 2013.
Dr. James Oxley, a professor at LSU gave a talk on April 2, 2013 entitled: “Geometry, Greed, Games, and ‘Roids.”
Dr. Edgar Reyes of Southeastern ΠΗΜ½ΒιΆΉ University gave a talk on Oct. 24, 2013
Dr. Veronica Martinez de la Vega gave a talk entitled: “Dendrites and Open Maps” on Feb. 4, 2014
Dr. Alejandro Martinez de la Vega gave a talk entitled: “Topological Surfaces” on April 1, 2014
Dr. Christina Hamlet, a postdoc at Tulane University, gave a talk on March 19, 2015 entitled: “Swimming Lampreys and Foraging Jellyfish: Modelling and Simulation of Marine Organisms.”
Dr. Robert Perlis, Chair of the LSU Math Department, gave a talk entitled: “Conjugates” on March 24, 2015.
Dr. Julie Simons gave a talk entitled: “The Mathematics of Sperm Motility” on April 16, 2015.
Dr. Alexander Hoover, a postdoc at Tulane University, gave a talk on March 31, 2016 entitled: “Pacemakers and Vortex Rings.”
Dr. Rosalyn Rael, a postdoc at Tulane University, gave a talk entitled: “Modeling Movement Networks and Dynamics of Norway Rats in an Urban Landscape” on April 12, 2016.
Dr. Amy Buchmann, a postdoc at Tulane University, gave a talk entitled: “Using Mathematical Models to Study Flagellar Motion” on April 14, 2016.
Dr. Alexander Hoover, a postdoc at Tulane University, gave a talk on March 23, 2017 entitled: “Pump, Flap, Glide: The Role of Flexibility in Swimming and Flying.”
Dr. Rosalyn Rael, a postdoc at Tulane University, gave a talk entitled: “Rats in the City: Using Mathematical models to Study Population Dynamics and Movement of Rodent Pests in New Orleans” on Oct. 24, 2017.
She also gave another talk on March 9, 2017 entitled: “Using Evolutionary Game Theory to Model Beetle Competition and Population Dynamics.”
Dr. John LaGrone, a postdoc at Tulane University gave a talk entitled: “Applications of Complete Radiation Boundary Conditions to Eletromagnetic and Elastic Problems” on March 16, 2017
Dr. Amy Buchmann, a postdoc at Tulane University, gave a talk entitled: “Computational Microswimmers and Ciliary Beating” on Nov. 15, 2016.
Dr. Rosalyn Rael, a postdoc at Tulane University, gave a talk entitled: “The Rat Paths of New Orleans: Data driven network modelling of rodent movement in a post disaster urban landscape” on Oct. 18, 2017.
Dr. Vincent Martinez, a post-doc at Tulane University gave a talk entitled: “ ‘Solving’ Equations: Weak, Strong, and Wild Solutions on Nov. 2, 2017.
Languages:
English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Latin