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Call the office : (401) 874-5593
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frank@math.uri.edu
Address : 5 Lippitt Road, Kingston, RI 02881
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Curriculum Vitae of Frank Palladino
Department of Mathematics, University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island 02881
frank@math.uri.edu
http://www.palladino.us/frank/index.htm
Academic Background.
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(2009-) Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Rhode Island
Thesis: On Rational Difference Equations
Thesis Adviser: Gerasimos Ladas
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(2003-2007) B.Sc. in Applied Economics, University of Rhode Island
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(2003-2007) B.Sc. in Pure Mathematics, University of Rhode Island
Fields of Interest.
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The Basic Theory of Nonlinear Difference Equations of Order Greater than One
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Boundedness Character, Global Asymptotic Stability, and Periodic Behavior of Rational Difference Equations
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Block Design Theory
Awards and Honors.
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(2011) AMS Travel Grant
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(2011) University of Rhode Island Graduate Student Fellow
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(2011) GSA Travel Grant
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(2010) GAU Travel Grant
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(2009-2011) University of Rhode Island Graduate Assistant
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(2007-2011) Stony Brook University Graduate Council Fellow
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(2007) Phi Beta Kappa
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(2007) University of Rhode Island President’s Award for Student Excellence in Mathematics
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(2007) Fraleigh Prize, Department of Mathematics, University of Rhode Island
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(2005) James D. McCartin End. Scholar
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(2005) Physics Department Fellowship, University of Rhode Island
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(2004) Bruce Campbell Scholarship for Physics, University of Rhode Island
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(2003-2007) University of Rhode Island Centennial Scholar
Publications.
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(with G. Lugo) A note on local stability and the m-M theorem, J.Difference Equ. Appl., Accepted.
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(with G. Lugo) Unboundedness results for fourth order rational difference equations, J.Difference Equ. Appl., Accepted.
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(with G. Lugo) On the boundedness character of rational systems in the plane, J.Difference Equ. Appl., Accepted:
doi:10.1080/10236198.2010.491513.
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(with M.A. Radin) A trichotomy result for non-autonomous rational difference equations, Cent. Eur. J. Math, 9 (2011) 1135-1142.
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(with N.J. Finizio) Improvements to the spectrum of known Z-cyclic whist tournament designs, Congr. Numer., 206 (2010) 19-30.
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(with G. Lugo) Some boundedness results for systems of two rational difference equations, Cent. Eur. J. Math, 8 (2010) 1058-1090.
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(with G. Lugo) Unboundedness results for systems, Cent. Eur. J. Math 7 (2009) 741-756.
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(with G. Lugo) Unboundedness for some classes of rational difference equations, Int. J. Difference Equ. 4 (2009) 97-113.
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On periodic trichotomies
, J.Difference Equ. Appl. 15 (2009) 605-620.
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On the characterization of rational difference equations
, J.Difference Equ. Appl. 15 (2009) 253-260.
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Difference inequalities, comparison tests, and some consequences, Involve 1 (2008) 91-100.
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(with E. Camouzis, G. Ladas, and E.P. Quinn) On the Boundedness Character of Rational Equations, Part 1, J.Difference Equ. Appl. 12
(2006) 503-523.
Selected Invited Talks.
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(January 2012) Joint Mathematics Meeting, AMS, Boston, Massachusetts.
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(September 2011) Department of Mathematics, Rochester Institute of Technology.
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(September 2011) Fall Eastern Sectional Meeting, AMS, Ithaca, New York.
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(April 2011) Spring Eastern Sectional Meeting, AMS, Worcester, Massachusetts.
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(October 2010) Combinatorics Seminar, Department of Mathematics, University of Rhode Island.
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(October 2010) Fall Eastern Sectional Meeting, AMS, Syracuse, New York.
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(April 2010) Difference Equations Seminar, Department of Mathematics, University of Rhode Island.
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(December 2009) Difference Equations Seminar, Department of Mathematics, University of Rhode Island.
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(April 2009) Spring Eastern Sectional Meeting, AMS, Worcester, Massachusetts.
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(February 2009) Difference Equations Seminar, Department of Mathematics, University of Rhode Island.
Teaching Experience.
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Instructor: Precalculus, Introduction to Finite Mathematics, Mathematical Foundations for Business Analysis
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Grader: Differential Equations
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Teaching Assistant: Precalculus, Calculus 2, Vector Calculus, Differential Equations
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Undergraduate Teaching Assistant: Elementary Physics I-II
Service and Other Professional Activities.
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(2009-) Organizer of the Difference Equations seminar at the University of Rhode Island
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Referee for the Journal of Difference Equations and Applications