Michelle Ghrist, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mathematics

Michelle Ghrist, Ph.D.

Contact Information

Education & Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø of Colorado (Boulder)

M.S. Applied Mathematics, Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø of Colorado (Boulder)

B.S. Physics, Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø of Toledo (Ohio)

B.S. Mathematics, Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø of Toledo (Ohio)

Courses Taught

MATH 258 Calculus-Analytic Geometry II

MATH 259 Calculus-Analytic Geometry III

MATH 260 Ordinary Differential Equations

MATH 350 Elementary Numerical Analysis

MATH 462 Nonlinear Systems and Chaos

MATH 496 Comprehensive - Applied Mathematics


Numerical analysis of differential equations (focused on finite difference and multistep methods)

Mathematical modeling: mathematical biology, wave equations, imaging, fluid flow, solitons

Scholarship of teaching and learning (alternative assessments, curricular issues, placement, incorporating and designing technological tools)

Humanistic mathematics (connecting mathematics and the humanities)