Faculty and Staff
Mark E. Bollman
Chair and Professor
B.A., 1986, Northwestern University;
M.A., 1988, University of Michigan;
Ph.D., 2001, Central Michigan University.
Appointed 1999.
Research Areas: Mathematics of gambling (“applied probability”), combinatorial number theory, mathematics education.Office: 226 Palenske Hall
Email: mbollman@albion.edu
Phone: (517) 629-0261
Paul L. Anderson
Professor
B.S., 1976, M.S., 1979, Ph.D., 1989, Colorado School of Mines.
Appointed 1990.
Research Areas: Probability and statistics; time-series analysis.Office: 250 Putnam Hall
Email: panderson@albion.edu
Phone: (517) 629-0304
Darren E. Mason
Professor
B.S. in Mathematics (Cum Laude), 1991, and Ph.D. in Mechanics, 1996; Both degrees from University of Minnesota – Institute of Technology.
Appointed 2001.
Research Areas: Actuarial Science, Quantitative Finance, Partial Differential Equations, Variational Calculus, Continuum Mechanics, Materials Science.Office: 224 Palenske Hall
Email: dmason@albion.edu
Phone: (517) 629-0826
David A. Reimann
Professor
B.S., 1986, University of Toledo;
M.A., 1990, Wayne State University;
Ph.D., 1998, Wayne State University.
Appointed 1996.
Research Areas: Mathematical Art.Office: 252 Putnam Hall
Email: dreimann@albion.edu
Phone: (517) 629-0426
Karla R. McCavit
Director for STEM Success
B.S., 1993, Adrian College;
M.S., 1995, Michigan State University.
Appointed 1995.Office: 230 Palenske Hall and 203 Mudd (QSC)
Email: kmccavit@albion.edu
Phone: (517) 629-0824
Drew Ash
Assistant Professor
B.A., 2009, Ithaca College;
M.S., 2011, University of Denver;
Ph.D., 2016, University of Denver.
Appointed 2018.
Research Areas: Topological dynamics, ergodic Theory, symbolic dynamics.Office: 222 Palenske Hall
Email: dash@albion.edu
Phone: (517) 629-0363
April Grow
Technical Lecturer
B.S. Grand Valley State University;
M.A. Central Michigan University.
Appointed 2020.Office: 228 Palenske Hall
Email: agrow@albion.edu
Phone: (517) 629-0200
Matt Jackson
Adjunct Instructor
B.S., Industrial Engineering, 2001, University of Louisville;
M.Ed,, 2012, Jones International University.Office: Seeley-Mudd Learning Center
Email: mjackson@albion.edu
Phone: (517) 629-0974
Andy Young
Adjunct Instructor
Masters in Math Education, 2004, Western Michigan University.
Appointed 2022.Email: AVYOUNG@albion.edu
Phone: (517) 629-0361
Mauricio Marengoni
Visiting Assistant Professor
Ph.D., 2002, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Appointed 2021.
Research Areas: Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence.Office: Putnam 258
Email: mmarengoni@albion.edu
Phone: (517) 629-0128
Yuming Zhang
Assistant Professor
B.S., 1999, Tsinghua University, Beijing;
M.S., 2002, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing;
Ph.D., 2018, University of New Mexico.
Appointed 2020.
Research Areas: Computer graphics, Physics-based simulation, Traffic flow simulation.Office: Palenske 220
Email: yzhang@albion.edu
Phone: (517) 629-0287
Faculty Emeriti
Ronald C. Fryxell
Professor Emeritus
B.A., 1960, Augustana College;
M.A., 1962, Ph.D., 1964, Washington State University
Appointed 1964.
Robert A. Messer
Professor Emeritus
Areas of Interest: Author of Topology Now! in collaboration with Phil Straffin, Beloit College, a textbook with a geometric approach to topology; Change ringing, English and American traditional dance forms.
Keith Moore
Professor Emeritus
B.S., 1947, Southwestern College
M.A., 1948, Ph.D., 1951, University of Kansas
Appointed 1952.Dr. Moore, who taught at Albion College for 34 years, passed away July 26, 2014.
Martha R. O'Kennon
Professor Emeritus
B.A., 1961, University of Richmond; M.S. in mathematics, 1970, M.S. in computer engineering, 1981, Ph.D., 1973, Clarkson University.
Appointed 1985.Research Areas: Machine translation of natural languages – try it!
John A. Wenzel
Professor Emeritus
B.A., 1963, Carleton College
M.A., 1965, Ph.D., 1969, University of Kansas
Appointed 1969.