This group was created during the the Fourth International Conference of Algebra, Number Theory, Combinatorics and Applications in Tunja, Colombia, 2010 . We currently have six students and four faculty members. Students in this group gave a talk at the Jornada Matemáticas Universidad Francisco José de Caldas and submitted a solution to a proposed problem in The Fibonacci Quarterly. Students participate actively in a weekly seminar where they give presentations using the beamer class (Latex).
Some student presentations:
Members of ITENU
Faculty
Dr. Leandro Junes is currently teaching Mathematics at California University of Pennsylvania. He got his Ph.D. in mathematics from the State University of New York at Binghamton. His research area is Combinatorial Topology, but he also works in Commutative Algebra, Finite Group Theory, Graph Theory and Mathematical Education. Dr. Junes had published several papers and earned many academic awards. He is also fluent in both English and Spanish. E-mail: junes[at]calu.edu
Dr. Rigoberto Flórez is Assistant professor at The Citadel. He got his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Binghamton University (SUNY). His research area is Combinatorics with a focus on Matroids and Graph Theory. Professor Flórez had published several papers and earned several academic awards. He is also bilingual (English and Spanish).
E-mail: florezr[at]uscsumter.edu
M.S. Luis Alejandro Masmela is an assistant professor of Mathematics at the Universidad Distrital Francisco Francisco José de Caldas. Professor Luis got his master degree from Universidad Nacional de Colombia. He works on Probability and Statistics, specifically, his research is on Non-Parametric Statistics and Data Analysis. He currently teaches Number Theory at the Department of Mathematics. This class is an important component of the undergraduate research group ITENU. E-mail: lmasmela[at]udistrital.edu.co
Professor Veronica Cifuentes Vargas has taught at Universidad Pedagógica Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC) and Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas. Professor Vargas got her master degree from Universidad Nacional de Colombia. She is also part of three research groups at Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Professor Vargas has a wide variety of research interest such as: Computational Commutative Algebra, Number Theory and Logic.
E-mail: vcifuentesv[at]udistrital.edu.co
M.S. Gabriel Córdoba Suárez is a professor of Mathematics at at the Universidad Distrital Francisco Francisco José de Caldas. He holds two master degrees, in Mathematics and Computer Science, from Universidad Nacional de Colombia. His research area is on Applied Mathematics. Specifically, he works on Linear Programming where he has published papers on Mathematical Modeling. Professor Gabriel teaches Stochastic Processes and is an integral part of ITENU.
Students
Pedro Fernando is a sophomore student at Universidad Distrital Francisco Francisco José de Caldas majoring in Math. He has been doing undergraduate research since 2010. Pedro’s article ”Obtención de Estrellas Mediante Congruencias Lineales y Derive” has been accepted for publication in the memoirs of the Coloquio Distrital de Matemáticas, Colombia, 2011. He also attended several math conferences and gave talks in two regional meetings. Pedro has been invited to give a presentation at the international conference ALAMMI´2011, Cuba, Matanzas, Nov. 22 - 26, 2011. He wishes to continue his graduate education in the U.S.A.
E-mail: pffernandeze[at]correo.udistrital.edu.co
Magda Carolina Guevara is a senior student at Universidad Distrital Francisco Francisco José de Caldas majoring in Math. She has been doing undergraduate research since 2010. Magda is currently working on her undergraduate thesis. She attended several math conferences and is mentoring high school students. She describes herself as a kind and honest person with an excellent work ethic. Magda aspires to be a successful mathematician and wishes to continue her graduate education in the U.S.A.
E-mail: mcguevaram[at]correo.udistrital.edu.co
Javier Sebastian is a sophomore student at Universidad Distrital Francisco Francisco José de Caldas majoring in Math. He has been doing undergraduate research since 2009. Javier is passionate about Number Theory, Abstract Algebra and Complex Variables. He is an active member of the group ITENU. Javier aspires to be a successful mathematician and wishes to continue his graduate education in the U.S.A.
E-mail: jscorteso[at]correo.udistrital.edu.co
Andrés Felipe is a sophomore student at Universidad Distrital Francisco Francisco José de Caldas majoring in Math. He has been doing undergraduate research since 2010. Andrés is passionate about Abstract Algebra, Linear Algebra and Theoretical Physics. He is an active member of the group ITENU and wishes to be a successful mathematician. Andres spires to be a successful mathematician and wishes to continue his graduate education in the U.S.A. He also speaks English and Spanish.
E-mail: afgalindoo[at]correo.udistrital.edu.co
Carlos Rico is a senior student at Universidad Distrital Francisco Francisco José de Caldas majoring in Math. He has been doing undergraduate research since 2010. On August, 2011, Carlos submitted a solution to a proposed problem in the Journal "The Fibonacci Quarterly". Carlos is passionate about Abstract Algebra, Algebra, Geometry, Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. He is an active member of the group ITENU and wishes to be a successful mathematician.
E-mail: caricoa[at]correo.udistrital.edu.co
