Donna Sylvester, PhD
Professor Emerita
Biography
Dr. Sylvester earned a B.S. from Bethany College and a M.A. and PhD. from Duke University. She has been on faculty at Seattle University since 1990. Her research has focused on projects in the area of partial differential equations with physical or, more recently, epidemiological applications. She has held the Arline F. Bannan Chair of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and participated in the NSF-sponsored Research Experiences for Undergraduate Faculty. She currently serves as a member of the NSF-sponsored SU ADVANCE team. In the past, Dr. Sylvester has served as the Department Chair, a member of Faculty Senate, as interim Associate Dean for the College of Science and Engineering (CSE) , as the Chair of the College Personnel Committee, and as Scheduler for CSE.
Research Interest
Applications of Partial Differential Equations
Education
- Duke University, Ph.D. In Mathematics, 1988
- Duke University, M.A. in Mathematics, 1985
- Bethany College, B.S. in Mathematics/Computer Science, 1983
Courses Taught
- MATH 1334: Calculus I, MATH 1335: Calculus II, MATH 3420: Advanced Linear Algebra, MATH 3430: Introduction to Complex Variables, MATH 4440: Applied Fourier Analysis
Publications
- Glenn Ledder, Donna Sylvester, Rachelle R. Bouchat, Johann A. Thiel. "Continuous and Pulsed Epidemiological Models for Onchocerciasis with implications for Eradication Strategy." Mathematical Biosciences & Engineering, 2018, 15 (4) : 841-862. doi: 10.3934/mbe.2018038
- S. Ding, G. Shi, & D. Sylvester, "Higher Order Embeddings for the Composition of the Harmonic Projection and Homotopy Operators." (submitted 2016)