CV • Christopher R. H. Hanusa

Christopher R. H. Hanusa

Address:	Queens College Mathematics, Kiely 243 65-30 Kissena Blvd. Queens, NY 11367-1597
Phone:	(718) 997-5964
Fax:	(718) 997-5882
E-mail:	chanusa@qc.cuny.edu
Websites:	http://qc.edu/~chanusa/
	http://christopherhanusa.com/

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Employment
2020–present	Professor, Queens College, Queens, NY.
2015–2020	Associate Professor, Queens College, Queens, NY.
2008–2015	Assistant Professor, Queens College, Queens, NY.
2005–2008	Robert Riley Assistant Professor, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY.

Education
Sept. 2003–June 2005	Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Ph.D. Thesis: A Gessel-Viennot-Type Method for Cycle Systems and Applications to Aztec Pillows Advisor: Henry Cohn.
Sept. 2001–June 2003	M.S. in Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Aug. 1997–May 2001	B.S. in Mathematics, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA. Graduated with Distinction and with Honors in Mathematics. Thesis: A Generalized Binet's Formula for k^th Order Linear Recurrences: A Markov Chain Approach Advisor: Francis Su.

Grants and Fellowships
2016–2017	PSC-CUNY Research Award TRADA-47-191. Rational Catalan combinatorics and their visualizations.
2016–2017	Shapeways EDU Research Grant (First of its kind, for innovation in 3D printing.).
2014–2015	PSC-CUNY Research Award TRADA-45-60. Statistics on simultaneous core partitions.
2012–2014	CUNY Graduate Center Graduate Research Technology Incentive (Round 16) ($50,000 in institutional funds dedicated to the Queens College Department of Mathematics). Sought and received matching funds ($150,000) from the Queens College Technology Fee to renovate Kiely Hall Room 258 into a state-of-the-art mathematics lecture hall.
2013–2014	PSC-CUNY Research Award TRADA-44-168. Applications of core partitions.
2012–2013	PSC-CUNY Research Award TRADA-43-127. Research in core partitions.
2011–2012	PSC-CUNY Research Award TRADA-42-115. Combinatorial interpretations in affine Coxeter groups.
2010–2011	PSC-CUNY Research Award PSCREG-41-303. Fully commutative elements in affine Coxeter groups.
2009–2010	PSC-CUNY Research Award PSCOOC-40-124. Sequences, Matrices, and Graph Theory.
2005	VIGRE Fellowship, UW Department of Mathematics.
Honors and Awards
March 6, 2013	First Place Poster Presenter, ICERM Workshop on Whittaker functions, Schubert calculus, and crystals. Providence, RI.
May 5, 2012	Sole recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award, Metro New York Section of the Mathematical Association of America
2003–2004	Excellence in Teaching Award, UW Department of Mathematics.
2001	Graduate School Merit Award, University of Washington.
2001–2005	Teaching Assistantship, UW Department of Mathematics.
2001	NSF Fellowship Honorable Mention.
2000–2001	MCM Competition–Outstanding, Spring 2001; Honorable Mention, Spring 2000.
1998	Freshman Mathematics Award, Harvey Mudd College.
Papers and Talks

Portfolio of Various Media

Teaching

Research Interests

Conferences and Workshops
May 5–7, 2017	Construct3D 2017. Durham, NC.
November 7–11, 2016	AIM Workshop on Polyhedral Geometry and Partition Theory. San Jose, CA.
June 27–July 1, 2016	Illustrating Mathematics, an ICERM Topical Workshop. Providence, RI.
August 5–8, 2015	MAA MathFest. Washington, DC.
August 2–4, 2015	MOVES Conference. National Museum of Mathematics, NYC, NY.
June 23–27, 2014	Stanley @ 70. Cambridge, MA.
October 5, 2013	Discrete Math Day at Wesleyan College. Middletown, CT.
June 24–28, 2013	Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics. Paris, France.
May 21–24, 2013	2013 Combinatorial and Additive Number Theory. CUNY Graduate Center, NYC.
March 4–8, 2013.	ICERM Workshop on Whittaker functions, Schubert calculus, and crystals. Providence, RI. CUNY Graduate Center, NYC.
May 22–25, 2012	2012 Combinatorial and Additive Number Theory. CUNY Graduate Center, NYC.
April 21, 2012	Hudson River Undergraduate Mathematics Conference. Springfield, MA.
September 8–9, 2011	NY Workshop on the Symmetric Group. CUNY Graduate Center, NYC.
June 13–17, 2011	Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics. Reykjavik, Iceland.
April 9–10, 2011	AMS Eastern Sectional Meeting Worcester, MA.
November 19, 2010	Ninth Northeast Probability Seminar. CUNY Graduate Center, NYC.
August 5–7, 2010	MAA MathFest 2010. Pittsburgh, PA.
June 8, 2010	Technology in Mathematics Instruction Conference 2010. CUNY Graduate Center, NYC.
November 20, 2009	Eighth Northeast Probability Seminar. Columbia University, NYC.
October 14, 2009	CUNY High Performance Computing Parallel Computing Workshop. CUNY Graduate Center, NYC.
September 26, 2009	Discrete Math Day at Misericordia College. Dallas, PA.
July 20–24, 2009	Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics. Hagenburg, Austria.
May 16, 2009	Graph Theory Day Fifty-Seven. Nassau Community College. Garden City, NY.
January 6–9, 2008	Joint Mathematics Meetings. San Diego, CA.
September 15, 2007	Discrete Math Day at Middlebury College. Middlebury, VT.
February 12–16, 2007	Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics. Val-Morin, Québec, Canada.
May 6, 2006	Discrete Math Day at Binghamton University. Binghamton, NY.
June 20–25, 2005	Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics. Taormina, Italy.
Jan. 31–Feb. 4, 2005	MSRI workshop on Markov Chains in Algorithms and Statistical Physics. Berkeley, CA.
Jan. 5–8, 2005	Joint Mathematics Meetings. Atlanta, GA.
June 28–July 2, 2004	Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
March 2004	International Biometric Society–ENAR. Pittsburgh, PA.
Oct. 28, 2000	Mt. Baldy Mathematics Conference. Claremont, CA.

Mathematical Activites
2016–2017	Referee for PSC-CUNY Grant Proposals.
2011–2015	Co-Organizer of the New York Combinatorics Seminar.
2009–2012	Creator, organizer of the Queens College Mathematics Colloquium.
September 2011	Co-organizer of the NY Workshop on the Symmetric Group. CUNY Graduate Center, NYC.
2010–2013	Member of the MAA.
May 6, 2006	Co-organizer of Discrete Mathematics Day at Binghamton University.
2005–2008	Co-organizer of the Binghamton University combinatorics seminar.
2004–2005	Co-organizer of the University of Washington combinatorics and geometry seminar.
	Referee for: American Mathematical Monthly, Annals of Combinatorics, Ars Combinatoria, Canadian Applied Mathematics Quarterly, Discrete Applied Mathematics, Discrete Mathematics, Electronic Journal of Combinatorics, European Journal of Combinatorics, Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics, Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series A, Journal of Combinatorics, Linear Algebra and its Applications, SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics.
	Reviewer for: 14th International Fibonacci Conference, Yau High School Mathematics program (Beijing).
	Reviewer for: MAA Reviews.

Teaching and Learning Activities
2015–2016	Organizer and moderator for the Circular Teaching Squad, with Queens College Center for Teaching and Learning. Topics: Recent innovative teaching practices use of technology in the classroom, giving up control in the classroom, teaching students how to learn, interdepartmental teaching collaboration.
October 9, 2015	Consultant for a local Quantitative Reasoning workshop.
October 7, 2015	Participant, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Day, Queens College DMNS.
May 1, 2015	Presenter, Queens College Teaching and Learning Showcase, Center for Teaching and Learning. Queens College.
May 9, 2014	Presenter, Teaching Innovation Carnivale, Center for Teaching and Learning. Queens College.
Mar. 5, Apr. 29, 2014	Organizer and moderator for Experiential Learning Lunches, with Queens College Center for Teaching and Learning. Topics: Reflections on Spring 2014 teaching, Innovation in Education at Queens College.
2012–present	Founding member of the Queens College Experiential Learning Group Participated in Experiential Learning Workshops, Oct., Dec. 2012, May, Nov. 2013. Presented teaching techniques and set group goals in Initial Experiential Learning workshop, June 2012.
January 6–10, 2014	Syllabus Bootcamp, Center for Teaching and Learning, Queens College.
December 10, 2013	Teaching Innovation Lunch. Queens College.
May 21–22, 2007	Institute for Student-Centered Learning Conference, Binghamton University.

Student-Focused and Curricular Activities
Spring 2016	Development of Games and Puzzles Class.
2015–2016	Redesign of Math with Mathematica Class.
2014–2015	Recorded research podcasts with students in Combinatorics classes.
2014–2015	Coordinated with math club and QC Development Oﬃce to bring alumni to campus.
2014–15, 2017	Department liaison to the Math Club.
2011–2014	Faculty advisor for the Mathematical Contest in Modeling Competition. Initiated competition at Queens College in 2011. Sponsored two three-student teams in 2011, 2012 and one team in 2014. In 2011, one team was designated Meritorious.
2011–2014	Faculty co-advisor for the William Lowell Putnam Competition at Queens College. Designed and ran a Putnam Preparation course, Fall 2011, responsible for Putnam Exam participation of eight students, the most in one sitting since 1991.Organized weekly meeting of students to prepare for Putnam exam, Fall 2013.
October 2013	Organized math student participation in QC 75th Anniversary Poster Session.
April 2013	Organized math student participation in Sigma Xi Poster Session.
November 2012	Organizer of Queens College Post-bac Mathematics Education information session.
September 2012	Organizer of Math for America information session.
April 30, 2012	Organizer, Moderator of “Quantitative Careers” session in QC Careers in Science Seminar Series.
March, 2012	Organizer, Moderator of “What can you do with a math major” town hall information session.
September 11, 2009	Improving Mathematics Learning proposal design assistance workshop. Macaulay Honors College, NYC.
2006–2007	Binghamton University learning community faculty contact. A supported-learning group for incoming freshman. Discussions on teaching, learning, and mentoring, holding office hours in the dorm, organizing workshops on succeeding in math classes.
2005–2008	Faculty co-sponsor of the undergraduate math club, Binghamton University.
2005	Organizer of the combinatorics pre-seminar for undergraduates. Introduction to ideas present in the combinatorics seminar for research-motivated undergraduates.

Department Service
2016–present	Head of Math Department 3D printing lab
2017–present	Department contact for HSI-STEM grant implementation
2016–2017	Chair’s delegate for the repurposing of KY061 into Math/English group learning space
Spring 2017	Set up Shapeways Online Web Shop for QC student artwork to beneﬁt department
Spring 2016	Committee to determine the curriculum for incoming NAVITAS Students
March 2016	Video and Photo shoot with W. Wong in coordination with Alumni Aﬀairs
2015–2016	Department Self Study Curriculum committee chair and Faculty Development committee member.
2015–2016	Co-chair of department teas
November 2015	Providing content (writeup and pictures) for department newsletter
October 2014	Organization of student photo shoot with A. Hassan
Sept–Oct 2014	Preparation of mathematical posters with Reprographics and Creative Services
2014–2015	Chair of department committee to repopulate Kiely Hall
2012–2014	Administration of GRTI-16 funding for the Queens College Mathematics Department
2011–2014	Department representative to the Queens College Undergraduate Research Council. Helped promote and organize Queens College Undergraduate Research Conference each fall.
2009–present	Co-webmaster for the Queens College Mathematics Department
May 2012	Designed and implemented an exit survey for graduating math majors.
2009–present	Faculty contact for the Queens College Mathematics Computer Laboratory
2013–present	Department liaison to the Office of Converging Technology.

Other Activities
2016–2017	Proﬁled on the webpage of the Queens College Oﬃce of Undergraduate Research
March 1, 2013	Facilitated the visit of Mathemagician Arthur Benjamin
Summer 2011	Web developer for the Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Redesigned the division website under consultation with Dean Liebovitch.
April 8, 2011	Technology director for the Queens College DMNS Faculty Achievement In Research Day.
May 2016	Faculty Marshal at Queens College Baccalaureate Ceremony.
May 2012– 2014	Faculty Marshal at Queens College Commencement.
August 26, 2009	Volunteer for The Summit residence hall move-in
2003–2004	Math Olympiad Program Co-Leader, TOPS at Seward Public School. After-school program for fourth and fifth graders. Preparing questions, administering the Olympiad, preparing directed homework questions.

Advising
	Masters Exams Supervised: F. Torres, Q. Zhuang, D. Borroni, L. Schultz, T. Hui, A. Mojacco, M. Fried, E. Corsini, A. Upton, L. Lohman, J. Lipani, R. Goffner, J. Oriental, B. Mohammed, S. Boudlal, T. Meigel, I. Whyte, H. Pierre, N. Sookram, M. Carman, C. Ambrosio, K. Berger, R. Agarwal, M. Duffy, D. Summers, A. Yaroslavskiy, R. Bohdanowycz
	Mentor for Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship: R. Hanson (2015–2016)
	Research Students Supervised in the Experimental Mathematics Laboratory: M. Pandazis, M. Chon, A. Lee, M. De Andrade, M. Striks, A. Yaroslavskiy, R. Bohdanowycz, T. Ehrenreich, D. Popik, A. Mahankali