Resume-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------January
2008
Johnny L.
Houston
Mathematician-Computer Specialist-Computational
Scientist-Consultant-Administrator
Dept.
of Mathematics and Computer Science 602 W. Main St.
Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City,
NC 27909
Elizabeth City,
NC 27909
USA H
(252) 338-0068
Voice: W- (252) 335-3361; FAX: (252) 335-3651; email:
jlhouston602@gmail.com or
jlhouston @mail.ecsu.edu
A. Academic
Background/Institutions Attended:
1969
- 1974 Ph.D. degree, Mathematics;
Purdue U.; W. Lafayette,
IN, August 1974
Summer 1969 U.
of GA; Athens, GA;
Summer Institute for College Teachers of Math
1966 - 1967
Universite
de Strasbourg, France; Auditeur Libre
-Topologie
1965 - 1966 M.S.
degree,
Mathematics; Atlanta
U. (Clark Atlanta U.); Atlanta, GA,
August 1966
1960 - 1964 B.A. degree,
Mathematics; Morehouse College, Atlanta,
GA, June 1964
B. Selected
Special Institutes/Specialized Courses/Workshops
2006 Mathematical Modeling – Modeling Change; Shodor Education
Foundation; EC, NC
2003 Mathematical Modeling - STELLA and AGENT SHEETS; Shodor Education Foundation; EC, NC
1998 Introduction to AVS/AVS Express; NC Super Computer
Center Staff; EC, NC
1994 MATHEMATICA Workshop; Zurich,
Switzerland & Elizabeth City,
NC
1993 Computational Sc Institute, NC Super Computer
Center, TRP,
NC
1992 Parallel Computing Workshop, Argonne
National Lab, Chicago,
August
1989 Numerical Grid Generation Course,
Research Center-Adv. Scientific Comp, Miss. St. U
SELECTED
RECOGNITIONS/AWARDS
Elizabeth City State University Nominee for NAFEO‘s 2006 Distinguished Noble Award
Elizabeth
City State
University Chancellor’s
Award (2004) – The second recipient
QEM Award of Excellence in Teaching Mathematics and Science (2002)
NAM’s Lifetime Achievement Award (1999)
NC Governor’s Award for Outstanding Volunteer Services (1998)
UNC Board of Governor’s Teaching Excellence Award (1996)
World Directory of
Mathematicians (1994-2008)
Who's Who in America
(1992-2008)
Who's Who in the Southwest
(1991); Who's Who in Technology (1989)
Who's Who Among
Black Americans (1988); Who's Who in Georgia (1982)
American Men and Women of
Science (1981-2006)
Distinguished Service Award,
Black Cultural Center - Purdue
Univ., 1980
Elected Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematical Honor Society - AUC, 1980
Elected to Phi Kappa Phi
Honor Society - Purdue
University, 1972
Selected Professional Affiliations
American Mathematical
Society (AMS);
Association for Computing
Machinery (ACM)
Association of Comp. &
Inf./Eng. Dept.-Minority Institutions (ADMI) 2nd VP
(1990-94)
Benjamin Banneker
Association-Multiple Year Memberhip
Mathematics Association of America
(MAA) /Life Member/Bd of Gov (1992-95)
Mathematical Sciences
Research Institute (MSRI); H.R. Advisory Comm. (1993-98)
National Association of
Mathematicians (NAM)/Founder/Life
Member/Exec. Sec. (1975-2000)
National Council for the Teaching of Mathematics-NC (NCCTM)
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)/Life Member
Advisory
Committee - NC Super
Computer Center
(1994 - 2003)
Advisory
Committee - Purdue University Mathematics Department (1999-2002)
Faculty Policy
Working Group, Am.– African Universities Alliance; African Presidential Archives and
Research Ctr (APARC)
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Languages:
Read, Write and/or Speak: French/Spanish/German with various levels of
proficiency
Travels: Include all (50)
states in the USA, (6)
continents, (42) different countries - 15 in Africa
Johnny
L. Houston
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PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCES
A.
Some
Administrative Positions:
Elizabeth City St U.; Elizabeth City, NC,
Director - ECSU’s CSSV Center;
1996-2008
Elizabeth
City St U.; Elizabeth City, NC, Director - ECSU’s Textbooks and Learning Materials
Program; 2002-2008
Elizabeth City
St U.; Elizabeth City, NC, Director - ECSU’s African
Studies Program; 2002-2008
Elizabeth
City St U.; Elizabeth City, NC, Co-Coordinator - ECSU’s Global Leadership
Academy; 2004-2008
Elizabeth City St U.; Elizabeth City,
NC, Coordinator-Computer Sc.; 1988-1996
Elizabeth City St U.; Elizabeth City,
NC, Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs; 1984-1988
Fort Valley St College; Fort Valley, GA,
Coordinator of Comp Sc.; 1981-1983
Atlanta U.
(CAU), Atlanta, GA; Chairperson - Mathematics and Computer
Science, 1975-1981
B. Some Academic Positions:
Dept.
of Mathematics & Computer Science,
Elizabeth City St. U.; Prof., 1984-88;
Sr. Research Prof., 1988-2008;
Dept.
of Computer Sci., Ft
Valley St. Coll. (U.); 1983-84, Callaway Prof.-CSC; 1981-83 Assoc Pf.
Dept. of
Mathematics and Computer Science, Atlanta
U., Assoc. Prof.,
1975-81; Adjunct, 1981-1984
Dept. of Mathematics Savannah
St. Coll., 1974-75, Assoc. Prof.
Dept.
of Mathematics, Purdue U, TA, 69-72,
73-74, ; Krannert Sch. Ind.
Mang, sum 70, 71, 73
Dept. of
Mathematics, Stillman College, Tuscaloosa,
AL, Instructor, 1967-69
Faculte de Science, L' Institute de Mathematiques,
Grad Assistant, 1966-67
C. Some Visiting Scientist Positions:
NASA-Langley Res. Ctr., Hampton, VA,
ASEE Faculty Fellow Prog; Graphics Proj [Sum. 1989, 1990]
Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA; Computer Graphics Proj
[Summers 1979 & 83]
The National
Center for Atmospheric Research
(NCAR), Adv. Study Program; Boulder,
CO; [Sum. 1976]
SELECTED GRANTS AND CONTRACTS AWARDED
2005-2008 USAID [$5,000,000] President’s
Africa Education Initiative (AEI): Textbooks
and Learning Materials Program (TLMP), PD
2005-2008 DoE
[$750,000] AECSU’s Computational Science Initiative 2005 -
2008, PD
2004-2005 USAID [$485,000] President’s Africa Education Initiative: Sub-Saharan Africa Textbooks Project, PD
2003-2004 USAID [$800,000] President’s Africa Education Initiative: Sub-Saharan Africa Textbooks Project, PD
2000-2005 DoE
[$1,000,000] AECSU’s Computational Science
Initiative 2000 - 2005”, PD
1997-2000 DoE
[$1,200,000] ANAM-ECSU High Performance Computing Initiative@ PD
1997-2000 DoE
[$75,000] ANAM-ECSU 1997-2000 Fac. Reg. Conf.
(Computational Sc.),@
Co-PD
1999 NSA [$50,000]; AUndergraduate MATHFest IX, NAM-Texas Southern University;@ PD
1998 NSA [$50,000]; AUndergraduate MATHFest VIII, NAM-Benedict College-SC;@ PD
1997 NSA [$50,000]; "Undergraduate MATHFest VII, NAM-Elizabeth City State University-NC;@ PD
1996 NSA [$50,000]; "Undergraduate MATHFest VI, NAM-Xavier University-LA;@ PD
1996 NSA-DOD Mathematical Sciences Division
[$100,000]; ANAM-ECSU 1996 Computational Sc. Summer Inst.,@ PD
1995 NSA [$50,000]; "Undergraduate MATHFest V, NAM-Clark Atlanta University-GA;@ PD
1994 NSA [$50,000]; "Undergraduate MATHFest IV, NAM-NC A&T St.
U", PD
1993 NSA[$38,500]; "Undergraduate MATHFest
III , NAM-Southern U., Baton Rouge,
LA;" PD
1992-94 NIH [$95,000];
"Statistical & Quantitative Genetics," Supplement - NC St. U Gr., Co-PI/Faculty Participant
1990-92 NSF [$49,963];
"ECSU 2nd Century Thrust for Excellence in Computer Science,"
Planning Grant, PD
SELECTED SCHOLARLY
PRESENTATIONS/ INCLUDING SOME PUBLICATIONS
“DNA Sequence Analysis/The
Human Genome Project/CSSV; NAM-MAA
Blackwell Address, Knoxville,
TN, Aug. 2006
“Mathematics
is Global and Africa is an Integral Part of the Globe;”CAARMS-12, I. Spkr; UNC-Chapel Hill; Raliegh,
Jun 2006
“On the Use of Iterative Algorithms for Solving PDEs, Numerically; Inv. Speaker-ICM
2002 ; Beijing,
China; Aug 2002
“A 2001 Update of The
Human Genome Project”; Nat’l
Minority Research Symposium; Cancun,
Mexico;
Oct 2001
“On the Use of
Iterative Methods for Solving PDE’s Numerically” 5th Bouchet
Conference; Benin, Africa; Aug 2001
“Iterative Methods for Solving PDEs” North Carolina
State University;
Raleigh, NC;
Oct 2000
“Numerical
Solutions for Solving Partial Differential Equations” Univ. of the Western Cape; Capetown, S. Africa;
“Multigrid Methods for Boundary Value Problems -
PDE=s;” University
of Capetown;
Capetown,
South Africa;
July 1999
“Multigrid Methods for Boundary Value Problems - PDE=s;” University of Ghana,
Accra, Ghana; July 1999
“The
End of One Era, the Beginning of Another: NAM’s First 30 Yrs; “ NAM’s
Cox-Talbot Address, San Antonio, TX; Jan 99
“Numbers That Count and Graphs That
Inform or Inspire@ 1998 SC Academy of Science;
Benedict Coll, Keynote Spkr;
Oct
AFractals as Dynamical Systems@ 1998 The 3rd Bouchet Int’l Conference; Gaborone,
Botswana (Africa);
Inv. Spkr.; Aug.
"1996
Update of The No-Three-In-Line Problem;" NAM=s David
Blackwell Lecture Joint Summer Math Meeting; Seattle, Washington;
Aug 1996
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Books: 1. Follow Through: Forces for Changes in The Primary School, The High/Scope Press, MI;
1980; Brandon, J. Houston, C. Lee. et.
al
2. The
History of the National Association of Mathematicians, Inc., The First Thirty
Years ,1969-1999; NAM, Inc.; NC, 2002
- J L H - Author
3. Manuel d’appoint:
Exploration et Gestion de Notre Environnement Avec La Science et La Technologie
, 3eme etape
, 2006 - J L H-Ed.- in-Chief
4. Supplemental Student Book: Exploring and
Managing Your Environment Using Science and Technology, Grades 5-6); 2006 - J L H-Ed.-in-Chief
5. Manuel
d’appoint: A La Decourverte de Notre Cadre de Vie , etapes 1 et 2 ; Avec Livre du maitre; 2006 - J L Houston -Ed.-in-Chief/Co-Author
6. Supplemental Student Book: Discovering Our
World, Grades 3 – 4; With Teacher Manual; 2006 - J L Houston
-Ed.-in-Chief and Co-Author
7. Livre
de Mathèmatiques, (3eme Etape);
2007 - J L Houston -Ed.-in-Chief and Co-Author
8. Supplemental Student Book: Mathematics,
Grades 5 – 6; J L Houston -Ed.-in-Chief and Co-Author
9.
L’hygiène et la santè, (3eme Etape); 2007 - J L Houston
-Ed.-in-Chief and Co-Author
10. Supplemental
Student Book: Health and Hygiene; Grades 5-6; 2007 - J L Houston
-ed.-in-Chief and Co-Author
11. Introduction
á l’algèbre et á la gèomètrie;
Niveaux 9 et 10; 2008 - J L Houston
-Ed.-in-Chief and Co-Author
12. Mathematics:
Algebra and Geometry; Grades 9-10; 2008 - J L Houston
-Ed.-in-Chief and Co-Author
13. Introduction á la physique et á la chimie; Niveaux
9 et 10; 2008 - J L Houston -Ed.-in-Chief
and Co-Author
14. Physical
Science: Physics and Chemistry, Grades 9 – 10; 2008 - J L Houston
-Ed.-in-Chief and Co-Author
15. American
Mathematicians of Diverse Ethnicity, 1699 - 1999 (In Preparation – Anticipated
Publication: Late: 2008) - J L H -
Author
