Judith J. McDonald

www.math.wsu.edu/faculty/jmcdonald/welcome.html

jmcdonald@math.wsu.edu

Mathematics Department
Washinton State University

Tel: (509) 335 - 3046
 Fax: (509) 335 - 1188

EDUCATION

Ph.D. -- 1993  --  Mathematics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Wisconsin.

 Area of Specialization:  Linear Algegra.
 Research Supervisor:  Hans Schneider.
 Major Area:  Algebra.
 Minors:  Analysis, Business Administration.

  M.A. -- 1991 -- Mathematics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Wisconsin.

  B.Sc. -- 1988 -- Honours Mathematics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.

  International Baccalaureate -- 1984 -- Armand Hammer United World College, Montezuma, New Mexico.

EMPLOYMENT

Department of Mathematics, Washington State University

Associate Professor (August 2001 - August 2009).

Professor (August 2009 - present).

Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Regina

Associate Professor (July 1998 - June 2002).
Sabbatical Leave (July - December 2000).
Assistant Department Head (May 1996 - June 1999).
Assistant Professor (tenure track) (July 1993 - June 1998).
On Leave (Medical and Maternity) (April 1995 - May 1996).

Department of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Teaching and Research Assistant (September 1988 - May 1993).

Department of Mathematics, University of Alberta

Math Lab Instructor, Remedial Math Instructor, and Tutor (September 1985 - May 1988).

Department of Economics, University of Alberta

Research Assistant for Michael B. Percy (January 1988 - August 1988, May 1987 - August 1987).

Department of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University

NSERC Summer Bursary Research Assistant (May 1986 - August 1986).

GRANTS AND AWARDS

American Institute of Mathematics (AIM), fully funded conference on nonnegative matrix theory and generalizations (2008).

Recognized by the WSU Women and Leadership Alliance as an outstanding mentor (2008).

NSF, Foundations in mathematical biology through interdisciplinary research, training, and curriculum development, Co-PI, $905,000.

Imperial Oil Grant to develop outreach resources in mathematics with Harley Weston.

NSF, Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences, participating non-PI, $99,703.

Canadian Mathematical Society Endowment Grant, co-recipient, 2005, $3000.

WSU Internal Research Grant, co-recipient, 2003, � time teaching relief. 

Canadian Mathematical Society Endowment Grant, co-recipient, 2002 � 2004, $5000 per year.

  WSU Mini-grant to develop an honors course in linear algebra, 2003, $3000.

NSERC Research Grant, 1998 � 2001, $11,550 per year.

  NSERC Research Grant, 1994 - 1997, $11,000 per year.

  NSERC Equipment Grant, co-recipient, 2001 - 2002, $46,000.

  NSERC Equipment Grant, co-recipient, 1996 - 1997, $14,410.

  University of Regina Inspiring Teacher Award (Fall 2000).

  University of Regina Inspiring Teacher Award (Fall 1999).

  University of Regina, Transdisciplinary Project, co-recipient, 2000 - 2001, $2500.

  Merit Award, 2000.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Associate Editor of Linear Algebra and Its Applications beginning January 2006.

Special Editor, Issue of Linear Algebra and Its Applications dedicated to Pauline van den  Driessche.

Special Editor, Positivity Issue of Linear Algebra and Its Applications.

Special Editor, Oberwolfach Issue of Linear Algebra and Its Applications.

Board member of the International Linear Algebra Society.

Chair of the Canadian Mathematical Society Women in Mathematics Committee (2004-2006).

Co-organizer of the Connecting Women in Mathematics Across Canada Meeting in 2003.

Board Member the Canadian Mathematical Society (2000-2003).

Education Committee Member of the Canadian Mathematical Society (2003).

Member of the Organizing Committee for the International Linear Algebra Society Meeting (2002).

Consultant for Math Central, a website for K-12 mathematics teachers and students.

Careers Webpage (co-creator) for Math Central and the Canadian Mathematical Society.

  Nominating Committee Member of the International Linear Algebra Society, 1999.

  Member of the Organizing Committee for the International Linear Algebra Society Meeting in 2002.

  Organizer of the Matrix Analysis Session, Canadian Mathematical Society, in June 2001.

  Member of the American Mathematical Society, Association for Women in Mathematics,  the Canadian Mathematical Society, the International Linear Algebra Society, and the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

  Referee for Linear Algebra and Its Applications, Linear and Multilinear Algebra, Electronic Journal of Linear Algebra, and SIMAX.

  Co-Teach Summer Math Retreat participant,  2003.

  Speaker at the Greater Edmonton Teachers's Convention Association in 2002.

  Session Organizer and Speaker at the South East Regional Teacher's Convention in 2000.

  Invited Speaker at Focus '96 (Mathematics Teachers' Convention in Saskatoon).

REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

S.D. Eubanks and J. J. McDonald.   On a generalization of Soules matrices.  Submitted to SIMAX.

  J.J. McDonald and A.A. Yielding.   Conplex spectrally arbitrary zero-nonzero patterns whose Jacobians are zero at every nilpotent realization. Submitted to Linear and Multilinear Algebra.

J.S. Jeon, J.J. McDonald and J.L. Stuart.  The minimum upper bound on the first ambiguous power of an irreducible ray pattern.  Submitted to Linear Algebra and its Applications.

  DeAnne M. Morris and Judith J. McDonald.  Level characteristics corresponding to peripheral eigenvalues of a nonnegative matrix.  Accepted by Linear Algebra and its Applications. Download the PDF file.

  Judith J. McDonald and Jeffrey Stuart.   Spectrally Arbitrary Ray Patterns.  Accepted by Linear Algebra and its Applications. Download the PDF file.

Luz M. DeAlba, Irvin R. Hentzel, Leslie Hogben, Judith J. McDonald, Ranna Mikkelson, Olga Pryporova, Bryan Shader, Kevin Vander Meulen. Spectrally arbitrary patterns:  reducibility and the 2n conjecture for n=5. Linear Algebra and its Applications, 423 (2007),  no. 2-3, 262-276. Download the PDF file.


In-Jae Kim, J J. McDonald, D.D. Olesky, P. van den Driessche. Inertias of zero-nonzero patterns.  Linear and Multilinear Algebra, 55, (2007), no. 3, 229-238.

L. Corpuz, J.J. McDonald.  Spectrally Arbitrary Zero-Nonzero Patterns of order 4.  Linear and Multilinear Algebra, 55 (2007), no. 3, 249-273. Download the PDF file.

Hien Li, Judith J. McDonald. Inverses of M-type matrices created with irreducible eventually nonnegative matrices.  Linear Algebra and its Applications, 419 (2006), no. 2-3, 668-674. Download the PDF file.


Roderick Edwards, Judith J. McDonald, Michael J. Tsatsomeros.  On matrices with common invariant cones  with applications in neural and gene networks.  Linear Algebra and its Applications,  398  (2005), 37--67. Download the PDF file.

T. Britz, J. J. McDonald, D. D. Olesky, P. van den Driessche, P. Minimal spectrally arbitrary sign patterns.   SIAM Journal of Matrix Analysis and  Applications  26  (2004),  no. 1, 257--271.

R. Loewy, J. J. McDonald,  The symmetric nonnegative inverse eigenvalue problem for 5X5 matrices.  Linear Algebra and its Applications,  393  (2004), 275--298. Download the PDF file.

Carnochan Naqvi, Sarah, McDonald, Judith J. Eventually nonnegative matrices are similar to seminonnegative matrices.   Linear Algebra and its Applications,  381, 245--258 (2004). Download the PDF file.

J.J. McDonald,  P.J. Psarrakos and M.J. Tsatsomeros.  Almost Skew-symmetric Matrices.  Rocky Mountain Journal of Mathematics 34,  no. 1, 269--288 (2004).  Download the Postscript file.

  B.G. Zaslavsky and J.J. McDonald.  A Characterization of Jordan Canonical Forms which are similar to Eventually Nonnegative Matrices with the Properties of Nonnegative Matrices.  Linear Algebra and its Applications,   372  (2003), 253--285.  Download the Postscript file.

  J.J. McDonald.  The Peripheral Spectrum of a Nonnegative Matrix. Linear Algebra and its Applications,
 363:  217-235 (2003).  Download the Postscript file.

  J.J. McDonald, D.D. Olesky, M.J. Tsatsomeros, and P. van den Driessche.  On the Spectra of Striped Sign Patterns.  Linear and Multilinear Algebra,  51(1):  39-48 (2003).  Download the Postscript file.

  S. Carnochan Naqvi and J.J. McDonald.  The Combinatorial Structure of Eventually Nonnegative Matrices.  Electronic Journal of Linear Algebra, 9:  255-269 (2002). Postscript file at ELA site.

  C. Knudsen and J.J. McDonald.   A Note on the Convexity of the Realizable set of Eigenvalues for Nonnegative Symmetric Matrices. Electronic Journal of Linear Algebra, 8:  110-114 (2001).  Postscript file at ELA site.

  J.J. McDonald and M. Neumann. The Soules Approach to the Inverse Eigenvalue Problem for Nonnegative Symmetric Matrices of Order n5. Contemporary Mathematics, 259:  387-390 (2000).  Download the Postscript file.

  G.Y. Lee, J.J. McDonald, B.L. Shader and M.J. Tsatsomeros.  Extremal Properties of Ray-nonsingular Matrices.  Discrete Mathematics, 216(1-3) :   221-233 (2000).  Download the Postscript file.

  J.J. McDonald, R. Nabben, M. Neumann, H. Schneider and M.J. Tsatsomeros.  Inverse Tridiagonal Z-Matrices.  Linear and Multilinear Algebra, 45(1):  75-97(1998).  Download the Postscript file.

  M. Krupnik and J.J. McDonald.  Hereditary Properties of Matrices. Linear and Multilinear Algebra, 45(1):  1-17(1998).  Download the Postscript file.

  J. J. McDonald, D.D.  Olesky, H. Schneider, M. J. Tsatsomeros and P.  van den Driessche.  Z-Pencils.  Electronic Journal of Linear Algebra, 4:  32-38(1998). Postscript file at ELA site.

  J.J. McDonald and H. Schneider.  Block LU factorizations of M-matrices. Numerische Mathematik, 80(1):  109-130(1998).  Download the Postscript file.

  J.J. McDonald, D.D. Olesky, M.J. Tsatsomeros, and P. van den Driessche.   Ray Patterns of Matrices and Nonsingularity.  Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 267:  359-373(1997).  Download the Postscript file.

  S.J. Kirkland, J.J. McDonald, and M.J. Tsatsomeros.  Sign Patterns Which Require Positive Eigenvalues.  Linear and Multilinear Algebra, 41(3):  199-210(1996).  Download the Postscript file.

  J.J. McDonald, M. Neumann, H. Schneider, and M.J. Tsatsomeros.  Inverses of Unipathic M-Matrices.   SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications, 17(4):  1025-1036(1996).  Download the Postscript file.

  J.J. McDonald, M. Neumann, H. Schneider, and M.J. Tsatsomeros.  Inverse M-Matrix Inequalities and Generalized Ultrametric Matrices. Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 220:  321-341(1995).  Download the Postscript file.

  J.J. McDonald.  A Product Index Theorem with Applications to Splittings of M-matrices.  Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 197, 198:  511-530(1994).  Download the Postscript file.

  J.J. McDonald, M. Neumann, and H. Schneider.  Resolvents of minus M-matrices and Splittings of M-matrices.  Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 195:  17-34(1993).  Download the Postscript file.

  Judith J. McDonald.  Partly Zero Eigenvectors and Matrices Which Satisfy Au = b.  Linear and Multilinear Algebra, 33(2-4):  163-170 (1993).  Download the Postscript file.

  P.E. Haxel, J.J. McDonald, and S.K. Thomason.  Counting Interval Orderings. Order 4(3): 269-272(1987).

       OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Pamphlet, poster and website  on Mathematical Careers.

Judith J. McDonald and J. Harley Weston, Friezing at Washington State University, Mathematics Notes from Washington State University, (2003).

Chris Fisher, Allen Herman, Denis Hanson, Judith McDonald and Harley Weston, Math 101 � Introductory Finite Mathematics 1, an in house published textbook at the University of Regina (2001).

Judith J. McDonald and J. Harley Weston. University of Regina Website. CMS Notes, Vol. 33, No. 5,  (2001).

Karen Arnason, Judith J. McDonald, Mhairi (Vi) Maeers and J. Harley Weston. Interweaving Mathematics and Indigenous Cultures. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Ideas in  Mathematical Education, (2001).

STUDENT AND POSTDOCTORAL SUPERVISION

Washington State University

  Ph.D. supervisor of Elizabeth Bodine (current).

  Ph.D.  supervisor of Sherod Eubanks (current).

  Ph.D. supervisor of Amy Yielding (current).

  Ph.D. supervisor of DeAnne Morris (2008).

  Ph.D.  supervisor of Jong Sam Jeon (2007).

  M.Sc. supervisor of Elizabeth Bodine (2007).

  M.Sc. supervisor of Amy Yielding (2006).

M.Sc. supervisor of DeAnne Morris (2005).

  M.Sc. supervisor of Hien Li (2005).

  M.Sc. supervisor of Jennifer Breckon (2004).

  M.Sc. supervisor of Luisette Corpuz (2004).

  M.Sc. supervisor of Evan Yates (2004).

  Spring , summer and fall supervisor of undergraduate student David Koslicki (2006).

  Summer and fall co-supervisor of undergraduate student Chris Gast (2004).

  Summer and fall co-supervisor of undergraduate student Tiffany Pecor (2004).

  Summer supervisor of Chris Gast (2003).

  Summer supervisor of Alexandra Fitts (2003).

University of Regina

  Summer co-supervisor of undergraduate Jeremy Hinks (summer 2001).

  Summer co-supervisor of undergraduate Jamie Hubbard (summer 2001).

  M.Sc. supervisor of Sarah Carnochan Naqvi (2001).

  External member of Ph.D. committee for Kathy Nolan (Education, defended 2001).

  External examiner for Viva Voci of S. Pati, Ph.D. Indian Statistical Institute (Jan. 2000).

  Summer supervisor of undergraduate Cindy Knudsen (summer 1999).

  University external examiner for M.Sc. thesis defense (Computer Science) for Bishan Li (1999).

  Summer supervisor of undergraduate Sarah Carnochan Naqvi (summer 1996).

  Co-supervisor of Postdoctoral Fellow Mark Krupnik (1994 - 1995).

CONFERENCES

  International Linear Algebra Society, mini-symposium organizer,  Cancun  (June 2008).

  Western Canadian Linear Algebra Society Meeting, participant, Winnipeg, Manitoba (May 2008).

Haifa Matrix Theory Conference, invited speaker, Haifa, Israel, (April 16-19, 2007).

American Institute of Mathematics, Spectra of families of matrices described by graphs, digraphs, and sign patterns, invited participant, Palo Alto, CA, (October 23-27, 2006).

Hamilton Institute, Theo ry of nonnegative matrices and applications to biology, computer science, communications networks, stablility theory and related fields, invited speaker, Maynooth, Ireland, (July 9-12, 2006).

Western Canadian Linear Algebra Meeting, contributed paper, Victoria, B.C., (June 23-24, 2006).

Calgary City Teachers� Convention Association, invited presenation on spatial reasoning with Harley Weston,  Calgary, Alberta (February 2006).

Canadian Mathematical Society, Chair of Women in Math Committee, organizer of a panel addressing issues of mentoring graduate students and new faculty, Victoria, B.C., (December 2005).

American Mathematical Society Sectional Meeting, invited speaker, Lincoln, Nebraska, (October 2005).

Connecting Women in Mathematics across Canada II, panel member and co-organizer, Banff International Research Station (BIRS), Alberta, (July 2005).

Canadian Mathematical Society, Chair of Women in Math Committee, Montreal, Quebec, (December 2004).

Canadian Mathematical Society, Chair of Women in Math Committee, Halifax, Nova Scotia, (June  2004).

�Women in Mathematicians Taking a Leadership Role Workshop� put on by the Association of Women in Mathematics in the Spring of 2004.

Canadian Mathematical Society, Chair-elect of Women in Math Committee, Vancouver, B.C., (December 2003).

  SIAM Conference on Linear Algebra, ILAS sponsored plenary speaker, Williamsburg (July 2003).

  Co-Teach Summer Math Retreat, participant, Field Springs (July 2003).

  Canadian Mathematical Society, Board Member,  Education Committee Member, Chair-elect of theWomen in Mathematics Committee, Edmonton (June 2003).

  Connecting Women in Mathematics Across Canada, co-organizer, Edmonton (June 2003).

  Canadian Mathematical Society, Board Member, Education Committee Member, Ottawa (December 2002).

   Pacific Northwest Numerical Analysis Seminar,  Victoria (September 2002).

  II International Congress on Ethnomathematics, poster presentation, Ouro Preto, Brazil (August 2002).

  International Linear Algebra Society, organizing committee member, Auburn (June 2002).

  Amercian Mathematical Society, invited minisymposium speaker, Atlanta (March 2002).

  Canadian Mathematical Society, Board Member, Toronto (December 2001).

  The International Conference on New Ideas in Mathematics Education, contributed paper, Palm Colve, Australia  (August 2001).

   The International Linear Algebra Society, Contributed paper, Haifa, Israel (July 2001).

  Canadian Mathematical Society, Board Member, Matrix Analysis Session Organizer, Saskatoon (June 2001).

  Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group, participant, Edmonton (May 2001).

  Nichtnegative Matrizen, M-Matrizen und deren Verallgemeinerungen, Mathematisches Forshcungsinstitut, invited speaker and participant, Oberwolfach, Germany (Nov. 2000).

  Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Meeting, contributed paper, Raleigh, North Carolina (Oct. 2000).

  Joint conference of the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications and the Association for Women in Mathematics, participant,  Minneapolis, Minnesota (Sept. 2000).

  5th Workshop on Numerical Ranges and Radii, Nafplio, Greece (June 2000).

  Canadian Mathematical Society, Board Member, Hamilton (June 2000).

  Western Canadian Linear Algebra Society Meeting, speaker, Winnipeg, Manitoba (May 2000).

  Canadian Mathematical Society, Board Member, Montreal (Dec. 1999).

  International Linear Algebra Society, contributed paper, Barcelona, Spain (July 1999).

  International Linear Algebra Society, plenary speaker, Madison, Wisconsin (June 1998).

  Canadian Mathematical Society Summer Meeting, invited speaker, Winnipeg, Manitoba (June 1997).

  Ph.D. Centennial Conference, mini symposium organizer and speaker, Madison, Wisconsin (May 1997).

  Sixth Conference of the International Linear Algebra Society, contributed paper, Chemnitz, Germany (Aug. 1996).

  Western Canadian Linear Algebra Meeting, contributed paper, Kananaskis, Alberta (June 1996).

  The Canadian Mathematics Society Meeting, Calgary, Alberta (June 1996).

  Fourth Conference of the International Linear Algebra Society, contributed paper, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Holland (Aug. 1994).

  Western Canadian Linear Algebra Meeting, speaker, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan (Sept. 1993).

  Workshop on Nonnegative Matrices, Applications, and Generalizations, contributed paper, Technion, Haifa, Israel (June 1993).

  The Eighth Haifa Matrix Theory Conference, Technion, Haifa, Israel (June 1993).

  Third Conference of the International Linear Algebra Society, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida (March 1993).

  IMA Workshop on Combinatorial and Graph-theoretic Problems in Linear Algebra, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, contributed  paper,  University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Nov. 1992).

  Workshop on Matrix Theory, University of Bielefeld, contributed paper, Bielefeld, Germany (Aug. 1992).

  Second Conference of the International Linear Algebra Society, contributed paper, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal (July 1992).

  IMA Workshop on Control Theory, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota (June 1992).

  Special Year in Applied Linear Algebra, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Aug. - Dec. 1991).

  Matrix Analysis Symposium and Applications, University of Western Michigan, Kalamazoo, Michigan (Oct. 1991).

  SIAM conference on Applied Linear Algebra, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Sept. 1991).

  Linear Algebra, Numerical Linear Algebra and Applications, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois (May 1991).

GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

NSERC PGS4 Scholarship (1991 - 1993).

Sir James Lougheed Heritage Trust Fund Scholarship (1988 - 1990).

  University of Wisconsin Mathematics Department Teaching Award (1991).

  Dean's Silver Medal in Science, University of Alberta (1988).

  Louise McKinney Post Secondary Scholarship, University of Alberta (1987).

  Murray Thomas Gibson Memorial Scholarship, University of Alberta (1987).

  University of Alberta Undergraduate Scholarship, University of Alberta (1986).

  Louise McKinney Post Secondary Scholarship, University of Alberta (1985).

  University of Alberta Matriculation Scolarship, University of Alberta (1984).

  Alexander Rutherford Scholarship, University of Alberta (1984).

  United World College Scholarship, Armand Hammer United World College, Montezuma, New Mexico (1982 - 1984).

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