Computer Science High School
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PAUL SISSON
E DUCATION
**** - **** *** ****** ********* of Technology Socorro, NM
B .S. in Mathematics and Physics, Double Major
**** - **** ********** ** ***** Carolina Columbia, SC
P h.D. in Mathematics
P ROFESSIONAL EXPERIE NCE
1993 - present LSU in Shreveport Shreveport, LA
A ssistant Professor, 1993 -1998
A ssociate Professor, 1998 -2003
P rofessor, 2003 -present
C hair of Mathematics and Com puter Science, Fall 2001 - S pring 2005
D ean of the College of Sciences, S pring 2 005 2 009
P rovost and Vice Chancellor for A cademic Affairs, July 2008 p resent
K EY A DMINISTRATIVE ACCOM PLISHMENTS
As Chair of the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science:
n Directed the renovation and construction of new Computer Science classrooms, computer infrastructure,
and offices.
n Initiated the development of the Laboratory for Advanced Biomedical Informatics, an education and
research collaboration that serves as a core facility for LSUS and 17 colleagues at the LSU Health
Sciences Center.
n Directed the development of the Computer Information Systems degree program.
n Prepared the university documentation for ABET re-accreditation, and conducted the successful bid for
accreditation renewal.
n Created an IT support staff position for Computer Science and hired the first such IT administrator.
n Developed an Actuarial Science concentration in the Mathematics degree program and hired the
necessary supporting faculty.
n Contributed the LSUS administrative portion of the National Institutes of Health Louisiana Biomedical
Research Network grant proposal, awarded in 2005.
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As Dean of the College of Sciences:
n Supervised the educational, research, and service activities of the Departments of Mathematics, Computer
Science, Chemistry/Physics, and Biology.
n Renewed and expanded the pre-Healthcare preparation program, and brought all aspects of this multi-
faceted effort under the direction of one faculty member.
n Supported the installation of numerous student academic and service organizations, including a chapter
of Alpha Epsilon Delta, the premier national healthcare honor society.
n Hired four new Department Chairs.
n Developed the Animation and Visual Effects program, and hired the Director of the program.
n Served as the LSUS Technology Transfer Officer, overseeing the development of licensable intellectual
property and negotiating option and license agreements.
n Raised funds for the purchase of specialized equipment such as a Scanning Electron Microscope, a
fluorescence spectrometer, and an FTIR spectrometer.
As Provost and VC for Academic Affairs:
n Directed the rapid and large expansion of the LSUS Dual Enrollment high school outreach effort,
resulting in an increase from 12 to 950 students.
n Led the ongoing revision of UNIV 100 into four college-specific 3-credit team-taught courses.
n Instituted college-wide weekly symposia and seminars, beginning with four meet&greet faculty/student
social events at the start of the fall semester.
n Initiated the process of revising all degree programs to reflect a 39 credit-hour general education core.
n Instituted the hiring of the first LSUS Director of Multicultural Affairs in spring 2009.
n Guided the campus through a prolonged sequence of massive budget cuts as part of the LSUS
administrative team and a member of the Budget Crisis Committee.
P UBLICATIONS
Compact Operators on Trivial-Dual Spaces. PhD Thesis, University of South Carolina, 1993.
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A Rigid Space Admitting Compact Operators. Studia Mathematica, 112 (1995), no. 1, 137-147.
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A Short Tour-Guide of the Information Super-Highway. LSUS Internal Publication, 1994.
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Capturing the Origin with Random Points. (Ralph Howard, co-author). College Mathematics Journal, 27
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(1996), no. 3, 186-192.
The Ratio of Volume to Surface Area. Published solution to Problem 10352, American Mathematical
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Monthly, 104 (1997), no. 1, 80-81.
Integrating Calculus and Algebra to the Benefit of Both. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on
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Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, 1997.
A Rigid Space Homeomorphic to Hilbert Space. (Nguyen To Nhu, co-author). Proceedings of the American
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Mathematical Society, 126 (1998), no. 1, 85-95.
Polynomials of Arbitrarily High Degree, Descartes Rule of Signs, and the Calculation of Effective Rate of Return.
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Proceedings of the Spring 2000 LA/MS MAA Meeting.
Row Enumeration of Three Species. (Michael Avidon and Richard Mabry, co-authors). Mathematics
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Magazine, 74 (2001), no. 2, 130-134.
Rigid Spaces and the AR-Property. (Jan Jaworowski, Nguyen To Nhu, Nguyen Nhuy, and Pham Quang
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Trinh, co-authors). Tsukuba Journal of Mathematics, 25 (2001), no. 2, 413-442.
College Algebra, textbook published by Hawkes Publishing 2003. ISBN 0-918091-70-5.
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Precalculus, textbook published by Hawkes Publishing 2006. ISBN 0-918091-89-6.
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Fractal Art Using Variations on Escape Time Algorithms in the Complex Plane. Journal of Mathematics and the
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Arts, 1 (2007), no. 1, 41-45.
College Algebra, 2nd ed, textbook published by Hawkes Publishing 2008. ISBN 1-932628-27-4.
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College Algebra: A Concise Approach, textbook published by Hawkes Publishing 2011. ISBN 1-935782-
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04-5.
P RESENTATIONS
Compact Operators on Trivial-Dual Spaces. Southeastern Sectional MAA meeting, Marietta GA, April 10
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1992.
Seminar Series on Compact Operators. Functional Analysis Seminar, University of South Carolina, October 21
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and 26 1992.
A Rigid Space Admitting Compact Operators. 1993 AMS/MAA Joint Meeting, San Antonio TX, January 14
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1993.
A Rigid Space Admitting Compact Operators. Southeastern Sectional MAA meeting, Conway SC, April 2
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1993.
Strange and Interesting Objects in Topological Vector Spaces. Colloquium, Appalachian State University,
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September 23 1993.
A Short Tour-Guide of the Information Super-Highway. Series of Seminars, Louisiana State University in
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Shreveport, July and September 1994.
The Search for a Rigid Space Homeomorphic to Hilbert Space. Seminar, Louisiana State University in Shreveport,
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February 9 1995.
Surfing the Information Super-Highway. Invited Presentation, National Association for Interpretation Annual
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Workshop, Shreveport LA, March 6 1995.
Integrating Calculus and Algebra to the Benefit of Both. Invited Presentation, 10th International Conference on
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Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Chicago IL, November 7 1997.
Polynomials of Arbitrarily High Degree, Descartes Rule of Signs, and the Calculation of Effective Rate of Return.
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Spring 2000 LA/MS MAA conference, Lafayette LA, March 2000.
College Algebra and Analysis of Stock Market Investing. AMS/MAA Joint Meeting, New Orleans LA, January
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13 2001.
Mathematical Art. A collection of 9 pieces of art generated by iterating complex-valued functions of a
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complex variable. On display at Bistro 6301 in Shreveport for three months beginning May 24, 2006.
Math Meets Art. An exhibit of 26 pieces of mathematical art created by Paul Sisson and 12 students. On
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display at the Bossier Arts Council s East Bank Gallery, October 6-30, 2008.
G RANT ACTIVITY
LSUS Computer Software Internal Grant. Contributor to grant request for software including Mathematica,
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Maple, and AutoCAD, 1994. Funded at $5,000.
Investigations of the Structure and Properties of Locally Bounded Topological Vector Spaces. PI on LSUS Faculty
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Research Grant, 1995. Funded at $344.00.
Incorporation of Technology into the Upper-Level Math/Physics Curriculum. PI on Louisiana Education Quality
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Support Fund Grant, 1996. Funded at $71,680.
Integrated Calculus/Algebra Project. PI on Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund Grant, 1996. Funded
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at $97,102.
Humanities Learning Center. Co-PI on Board of Regents Support Fund Grant, 1997. Funded at $54,000.
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Broadening Access to Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Careers. PI on NSF-CSEMS Grant
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#0123105, 2001. Funded at $400,000.
Advanced Technology Initiative Scholars Program. PI on NSF-CSEMS Grant #0220442, 2002. Funded at
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$400,000.
North Louisiana Partnership for Innovation. Co-PI on NSF Grant #0332614, 2003-2005. Funded at
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$600,000.
North Louisiana Partnership for Innovation. PI on NSF Grant #0542068, 2005-2006. (Continuation of
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above.)
CERT Instititue for Biomedical Informatics. PI on NSF EPSCOR Major Initiatives Planning Grant, 2003.
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Funded at $50,000.
Enhancement of the Undergraduate Actuarial Science Concentration at LSUS. Co-PI on Louisiana Education
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Quality Support Fund Grant LEQSF-ENH-TR-41, 2005-2008. Funded at $17,330.
Idea Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence. PUI Liaison and Steering Committee Member on NIH
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Grant 2 P20RR016456, 2005-2010. Funded at $1,805,102.
Shreveport/Bossier SciNet: Using Information Technology Resources to Develop Interdisciplinary Life Science Education
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Enhancements in Freshman/Sophomore Life Sciences and High School Curricula. Co-PI on Post-Katrina Support
Fund Initiative Grant 002PKSFI-E-07, 2007. Funded at $406,075.
Tablet-based Learning in Math and Physics via Student Exemplars. Co-PI on HP Technology for Teaching
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Grant 1896670, 2007. Funded at $68,000.
Idea Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence. PUI Liaison and Steering Committee Member on NIH
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Grant P20RR016456, 2010-2015. Funded at $2,077,830.
H ONORS AND AWARDS
National Merit Scholarship. Taken at New Mexico Tech, 1983-87.
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Member Pi Mu Epsilon (national math honor society). Inducted 1986.
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Graduation with High Honors. New Mexico Tech, 1987.
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Outstanding Math Graduate Student Award. University of South Carolina, 1992.
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Summer Research Fellowship. University of South Carolina, 1993.
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Outstanding Graduate Student Award Nominee. University of South Carolina, 1993.
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Outstanding Faculty Performance Award for Teaching and Service. Louisiana State University in Shreveport,
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1996-97.
Inducted into Phi Kappa Phi, 1999.
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Outstanding Faculty Performance Award for Teaching and Service. Louisiana State University in Shreveport,
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1999-2000.
Student Government Association Professor of the Year Honoree, Louisiana State University Shreveport, 2000-
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2001.
Student Government Association Professor of the Year Honoree, Louisiana State University Shreveport, 2001-
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2002.
Chancellor s Distinguished Service Award, Louisiana State University Shreveport, 2008.
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