C. Joanna Su

Professor of Mathematics

Joanna Su, Professor of Mathematics/Computer Science


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Office: Howley Hall 220
Phone: (401) 865-2944
Email: jsu@providence.edu


Education

  • Ph.D., Mathematics, State University of New York at Binghamton, New York
    Advisor: Peter Hilton
    Dissertation: Homotopy Theory of Modules
  • M.S., Mathematics, Northern Arizona University, Arizona
    Advisor: Guenther P. Huck
    Thesis: Sphere Bundles over Spheres

Research Publications

  • C. Joanna Su, “The Third and the Automatic Homotopy Exact Sequence of a Fibration in Module Theory – In Memory of Peter Hilton” – Advances and Applications in Mathematical Sciences, 2012, Volume 12, Issue 1, 45 – 58.
  • C. Joanna Su, “The Origin and Its First Homotopy Sequence of a Fibration in Module Theory” – Advances and Applications in Mathematical Sciences, 2011, Volume 10, Issue 5, 449 – 458.
  • C. Joanna Su, “Fibration and Cofibration in Module Theory: Dedicated to Peter Hilton for his 85th Birthday” – Advances and Applications in Mathematical Sciences, 2010, Volume 2, Issue 2, 363 – 380.
  • C. Joanna Su, “On Relative Homotopy Groups of Modules” – International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, 2007, No. 10, doi:10.1155/2007/27626.
  • Peter Hilton and C. Joanna Su, “Further Remarks on Systems of Interlocking Exact Sequences” – International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, 2005, No. 1, 155 – 162.
  • C. Joanna Su, “On Long Exact (Pi, Ext)-Sequences in Module Theory” – International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, 2004, No. 26, 1347 – 1361.
  • C. Joanna Su, “The Category of Long Exact Sequences and the Homotopy Exact Sequence of Modules” – International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, 2003, No. 22, 1383 – 1395.
  • C. Joanna Su, “Some Examples of Nontrivial Homotopy Groups of Modules” – International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, 27 (2001), No. 3, 189 – 195. 

Professional Presentations

At Conferences:

  • “The Third and the Automatic Homotopy Exact Sequence of a Fibration in Module Theory – In Memory of Peter Hilton” in the Special Session of “Homotopy Theory and Commutative Algebra” at the American Mathematical Society (AMS) 2013 Joint Meetings, San Diego, CA, January 2013
  • “The First of the Three Homotopy Exact Sequences of a Fibration in Module Theory”, in the Session of “Category Theory” at the American Mathematical Society 2010 Joint Meetings, San Francisco, CA, January 2010
  • “Homotopy Exact Sequence of Fibrations in Module Theory: A Tribute to Peter Hilton”, at the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Northeastern Section Spring 2009 Meeting, Fairfield, CT, May 2009
  • “Further Remarks on Fibration and Cofibration in Module Theory”, in the Session of “Fields, Polynomials, Homological Algebra” at the American Mathematical Society 2009 Joint Meetings, Washington, D.C., January 2009
  • “Fibration and Cofibration in Module Theory: Dedicated to Peter Hilton for his 85th Birthday”, in the Session of “Geometry and Topology” at the American Mathematical Society 2008 Joint Meetings, San Diego, CA, January 2008
  • “Relative Homotopy Groups of Modules – From a Different Viewpoint”, in the Session of “Geometry and Topology” at the American Mathematical Society 2007 Joint Meetings, New Orleans, LA, January 2007
  • “On Relative Homotopy Groups of Modules”, in the Session of “Algebra” at the American Mathematical Society 2006 Joint Meetings, San Antonio, TX, January 2006
  • “Further Remarks on Systems of Interlocking Exact Sequences”, in the Session of “Algebraic and General Topology” at the American Mathematical Society 2004 Joint Meetings, Phoenix, AZ, January 2004
  • “Further Remarks on Systems of Interlocking Exact Sequences”, at the Mathematical Association of America Northeastern Section Fall 2003 Meeting, Wellesley, MA, November 2003
  • “Further Remarks on Systems of Interlocking Exact Sequences”, in the Special Session of “Homotopy Theory: Honoring Peter Hilton on his Eightieth Birthday” at the American Mathematical Society Eastern Section Fall 2003 Meeting, Binghamton, NY, October 2003
  • “The Long Exact (Pi, Ext)-Sequence in the Second Variable and the Long Exact (Pi, Ext)-Sequence of a Triple”, in the Special Session of “Homotopy Theory” at the American Mathematical Society 2003 Joint Meetings, Baltimore, MD, January 2003
  • “The Long Exact (Pi, Ext)-Sequence in the Second Variable and the Long Exact (Pi, Ext)-Sequence of a Triple”, at the Mathematical Association of America Northeastern Section Fall 2002 Meeting, Framingham, MA, November 2002
  • “The Category of Long Exact Sequences and the Homotopy Exact Sequence of Modules”, in the Special Session of “Topology and Its Applications” at the American Mathematical Society 2002 Joint Meetings, San Diego, CA, January 2002
  • “The Category of Long Exact Sequences and the Homotopy Exact Sequence of Modules”, at the Mathematical Association of America Northeastern Section Fall 2001 Meeting, Bridgewater, MA, November 2001
  • National Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching), at the Mathematical Association of America 2001 MathFest, Madison, WI, July – August, 2001
  • “Some Examples of Nontrivial Homotopy Groups of Modules”, at the Mathematical Association of America Northeastern Section Spring 2001 Meeting, Northfield, VT, June 2001
  • National Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching), at the American Mathematical Society / Mathematical Association of America 2001 Joint Meetings, New Orleans, LA, January 2001
  • “Homological Algebra, Me, and Teaching”, at the Mathematical Association of America Northeastern Section Fall 2000 Meeting, Providence, RI, November 2000
  • National Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching), at the American Mathematical Society / Mathematical Association of America 2000 Joint MathFest, Los Angeles, CA, July – August 2000
  • Preparing Future Faculty Program (PFF), at the Mathematical Association of America Seaway Section Spring 2000 Meeting, Oswego, NY, April 2000
  • “Homotopy Theory of Modules”, in the Session of “Rings and Algebras” at the American Mathematical Society 2000 Joint Meetings, Washington, D.C., January 2000
  • “Motivating Mathophobes”, at the Mathematical Association of America Seaway Section Fall 1999 Meeting, Queensbury, NY, November 1999

At Colloquia:

  • “1955”, at the Mathematics and Computer Science Department Fall 2010 Colloquium, Providence College, Providence, RI, November 2010
  • “Think! McClane, think!”, Broome Community College, Binghamton, NY, December 1999

Other Presentations:

  • Colleges Against Cancer Speaker Series, Providence College, Providence, RI, April 2017
  • “Hold On — Even On My Worst Days, I Could Still Smile”, at the Agape Latte – Espresso Your Life – Event, Providence College, Providence, RI, April 2016
  • Liberal Arts Task Force Open Forum, School of Arts and Sciences, Providence College, Providence, RI, March 2015

Conferences Participated (without giving presentations)

  • The 9th annual Faculty Women of Color in the Academy Virtual National Conference, April 9 – 11, 2021
  • Conference on Fostering Academic Success in STEM, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, May 2017
  • “2016 Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education: Implications for 21st Century Society”, the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), Boston, MA, November 2016
  • The Annual Cornell Topology Festival, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, May, 1998 – 2003 (36th – 41st), 2005 (43rd), 2007 – 2012 (45th – 50th), 2015 – 2019 (51st – 55th), 2021 (56th)
  • “What’s Next? – The Mathematical Legacy of Bill Thurston”, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, June 2014
  • Peter Hilton Memorial Lectures, State University of New York at Binghamton, New York, April, 2012 – 2014, 2016 – 2019
  • The Mathematical Association of America Northeastern Section Fall 2012 Meeting, Bridgewater, MA, November 2012
  • The American Mathematical Society / Mathematical Association of America 2012 Joint Meetings, Boston, MA, January 2012
  • “The Approaches to Group Theory – A Conference in Honor of Kenneth Brown”, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, October 2010
  • The Mathematical Association of America Seaway Section Spring 1999 Meeting, Syracuse, NY, April 1999

Nomination, Grant & Award

  • Nominated for the Faculty Service Award, Providence College, April 2023
  • Nominated for the Joseph R. Accinno Faculty Teaching Award, Providence College, December 2010, December 2013, December 2015, December 2018, December 2019
  • “Incorporating Mathematica into Mathematics Courses” Project, Instructional Technology Development Program – Davis Grant, Providence College, 2004 – 2005
    Project Collaborators: Liam A. Donohoe, Wataru Ishizuka, C. Joanna Su
  • National Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching) 2000 – 2001 Award (Gold Dots Fellow)

Teaching (at Providence College)

Courses Taught:

  • Mathematics for Business Analysis I (MTH 107)
  • Calculus I & II (MTH 109; MTH 110)
  • Discrete Mathematics (MTH 117)
  • Calculus and Analytical Geometry I, II & III (MTH 131; MTH 132; MTH 223)
  • Linear Algebra (MTH 215)
  • Foundations of Higher Mathematics (MTH 290)
  • Abstract Algebra I & II (MTH 315; MTH 316)
  • Introduction to General Topology (MTH 409)
  • Algebraic Topology (MTH 497)
  • Topology (MTH 518)

Independent Studies Courses:

  • Real Analysis I
  • Abstract Algebra II
  • Differential Geometry
  • Introduction to General Topology
  • Topology II
  • Algebraic Topology
  • Algebraic Topology II
  • Algebraic Topology III
  • Introduction to Homological Algebra

Advanced Research Courses:

  • Spring 2019 (five students)
  • Fall 2019 (six students)
  • Spring 2020 (two groups – five students & 3 students)
  • Summer 2020 (four students)
  • Fall 2020 (three students)
  • Spring 2021 (six students)
  • Fall 2021 (Honors Research) (three students)
  • Spring 2022 (Honors Research) (three students)

Service

  • Reviewer (Invited) for the Mathematical Reviews, American Mathematical Society, June 2012 – Present
  • Shared Governance Committee, Providence College, July 2021 – Present
  • Board of Trustees Academic Affairs Committee, Providence College, July 2018 – Present
  • Committee on Academic Rank and Tenure (CART), Providence College, September 2009 – June 2012, July 2018 – Present
  • School of Arts and Sciences Dean Search Committee, Providence College, August 2022 – January 2023
  • Associate Provost Task Force, Providence College, August 2020 – December 2020
  • Continuity Task Force (CTF), Classrooms – Social Distancing Subgroup, Providence College, May 2020 – September 2020
  • Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Committee, School of Arts and Sciences, Providence College, November 2016 – September 2017
  • Providence College 2017 Accreditation Institutional Self-Study, Standard Two (Planning and Evaluation) Committee, New England Association of Schools and Colleges / Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (NEASC / CIHE), Providence College, March 2016 – March 2017
  • Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), Providence College, September 2013 – June 2016
  • Reviewer for the National Endowment for Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipend Program Providence College Nominations, School of Arts and Sciences, Providence College, June, 2012 – 2014
  • Liberal Arts Task Force, Providence College, October 2013 – April 2014
  • School of Arts and Sciences Advisory Council, Providence College, April 2010 – July 2013
  • Providence College 2007 Accreditation Institutional Self-Study, Standard Four (Academic Program) Committee, New England Association of Schools and Colleges / Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (NEASC / CIHE), Providence College, January 2006 – January 2007
  • Committee on Academic Status, Providence College, January 2003 – August 2006
  • Committee on Studies, Providence College, September 2001 – May 2004
  • Undeclared Advising Program, Providence College, June 2001 – May 2009
  • Co-founder and Co-organizer (with James J. Tattersall) of the Mathematics and Computer Science Department Colloquia, Providence College, August 2010 – June 2016
  • Search Committees for 7 Tenure-Track & 1 Visiting Assistant Professor Positions, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Providence College

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