RESUME MIKHAIL M. BOUNIAEV, Ph.D.

RESUME
MIKHAIL M. BOUNIAEV, Ph.D.
College of Computing, Integrated Engineering and Technology
Southern Utah University (SUU)
351 W. University Boulevard
Cedar City, UT 84720
Tel: (435)865-8192 FAX: (435)586 -8077
E-mail: [email protected]
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE
Academic Administration: To achieve excellence in managing higher educational entities at varying
levels – department, college, and university.
Scholarly: To establish myself as an internationally recognized scholar in the areas of higher education
management, applied mathematics, distance education, and utilizing innovative methods of teaching.
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
Education
1992
Doctor of Science (Post Doctorate Degree), Moscow Pedagogical State University, Russia
1978
Ph.D. in Mathematics, Moscow Institute of Electrical Engineering, USSR
1973
M.S. in Mathematics (with highest honors), School of Mathematics, Moscow Pedagogical State
Institute, USSR
Additional Studies
2003
Completion of TLT Cooperative On-line Course (Math Notations and Diagrams in E-Learning
Courses), SUNY Training Center
1987
Visiting Researcher; Steklov Mathematical Institute of the Soviet Academy of Sciences
1982
Visiting Researcher; Laboratory of Mathematics and Mathematics Education of the Soviet
Academy of Pedagogical Sciences
Workshops
1996
ATLAST (Augmenting the Teaching of Linear Algebra Through the Use of Software Tools)
project; ATLAST Workshop Developer’s Conference, University of Washington.
1995
ATLAST project workshop, College of William and Mary (Williamsburg)
POSITIONS
Administrative Academic Positions
2005 – Present Founding Dean, College of Computing, Integrated Engineering and Technology; SUU
2004 – 2005
Interim Dean, College of Computing, Integrated Engineering and Technology; SUU
2001 – 2004
Department Chair, Mathematics & Computer Science Department; SUU
1985 – 1995
Dean, School of Mathematics; Moscow Pedagogical State University
Faculty Positions
2004 – Present Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics; SUU
1994 – 2004
Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics & Computer Science; SUU
1989 – 1994
Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematical Analysis, School of
Mathematics; Moscow Pedagogical State University
1980 – 1989
Docent (Associate Professor) of Mathematics, Department of Mathematical Analysis,
School of Mathematics; Moscow Pedagogical State University
1976 – 1980
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematical Analysis, School of Mathematics;
Moscow Pedagogical State University
Research Positions
1987 – 1994
Senior Researcher and Project Manager; Russian Academy of Pedagogical Science
Industry Positions
1998 – 2001
Infomedia, Ltd. (web design and hosting, neural networks, consulting, organizing
workshops), CEO and Co-owner; Moscow, Russia
1991 – 1995
ONIKS, Ltd. (software design, computer training), President; Moscow, Russia
1987 – 1990
Partnership “Educational Software,” CEO and Co-owner; Moscow, Russia
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Government Awards
1997
Medal: “850 Years of Moscow” (awarded by the government of the Russian Federation for
Achievements in Higher Education)
Academic Titles
In Russia/USSR academic titles are a national recognition of success in teaching and research in higher education; the person that
holds the title of professor will be hired at any university in the country with the rank of a full professor; numerous other benefits and
responsibilities are also associated with academic titles
1994
1984
Title of Full Professor of Mathematics, Ministry of Higher Education of Russia
Title of Docent of Mathematics, Ministry of Higher Education of the USSR
Scholarly, Services and Teaching
2003
Certificate of Appreciation Awarded for Valuable Contributions to Journal of Technology and
Teacher Education, issued by the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education
1991
Service to the Higher Education Award, from the USSR Ministry of Higher Education
1984
1983
Service to the Higher Education Award, from Moscow State Pedagogical University
The Best Young Scholar Paper from Moscow State Pedagogical University
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
National and International
2009 – present Rio Grande Valley Planning Initiative, Energy and Environment Committee – Chair,
STEM Education Committee – Member
2008
The first Utah Advance Computing Summer Institute, Chair of the Hosting Committee
and Member of the Program Committee for the first
2007 – 2009
Member of the Utah Cyber Infrastructure Committee
2006 – 2009
Member of the Regional Career and Technology Education Program Planning Committee
2006 – 2009
Member of the Cedar City Business Resource Center Committee
2002 – 2006
Member of Mathematics Council of Society for Information Technologies & Teacher
Education
2002 – 2008
Member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Computers in Mathematics and
Science Teaching
2002 – 2008
Member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education
1999 – 2004
SUU Representative on the Mathematics General Education subcommittee of the State of
Utah Higher Education General Education Committee
1992 – 2004
Referee for the Journal of Information Technology for Teacher Education (Great Britain)
1994
Program Chair and Deputy Chair of the Organizational Committee of the First Moscow
International Conference on Mathematics Education; Moscow, June 1994
1993 – 1994
Representative of Moscow Pedagogical State University on the Executive Council of the
Association for International Education; Moscow, Russia
1993
Member of the Organizing Committee of the first U.S. – Russia Joint Conference on
Mathematics Education; Moscow, October, 1993
1990 – 1994
Member of three academic councils for the presentation and defense of Ph.D.
dissertations in mathematics and mathematical education; Moscow, Russia
1988 – 1991
One of the founders and the first president of the International Association of Educators
for Mutual Understanding and Social development (chapter of the Peace Fund); Moscow,
Russia
1988 – 1989
Executive Director of the first Russian-Japan joint contest for the best educational
software
1985 – 1994
Chairman of the Mathematical Council of Moscow Pedagogical State University;
Moscow, Russia
1986 – 1994
First Deputy Chairman of the All-USSR (later All-Russia) Council for Training Teachers
of Mathematics and Computer Science
University Committees
2010 – present
General education Committee , UTB/TSC
2009 – present Graduate Curriculum Committee, UTB/TSC
2009 – present
2009 – present
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, UTB/TSC
Deans’ Council, UTB/TSC
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2007 – 2009
2005 - 2006
2006
2004 – 2009
2004 – 2009
2004 – 2009
2004 – 2009
2003 – 2004
2002 – 2004
2001 – 2004
2001 – 2004
1999 – 2001
1994 – 2004
1994 – 2004
1978 – 1994
SUU Campus Utilities Master Plan Committee
Ad Hoc Committee to revise SUU Leave, Rank and Tenure Policy
Chair, Search Committee for the SUU Dean of Education
Deans’ Council, SUU
Course Fee Committee, SUU
Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment Committee, SUU
Chair, Curriculum Committee, College of CIET, SUU
Faculty Development Fund Committee, SUU
Outstanding Professor Committee, SUU
Academic Computer Users Committee, SUU
College of Science Curriculum Committee, SUU
Distinguished Lecturer Committee, SUU
Chair, Curriculum Committee, Math/CS Department, SUU
Chair of two, a member of three, search committees for faculty positions, SUU
Member of numerous committees at Moscow Pedagogical State University
TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND FIELD OF RESEARCH
Teaching at University Level
1978 – 1994
Lectured and conducted seminars at Moscow State Pedagogical University for
undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students on:
 mathematical analysis, functional analysis, measure theory, theory of functions
of real variables, theory of functions of complex variables, theory of local
convex spaces, theory of categories, set theory, etc.;
 different aspects of mathematical education and training teachers of
mathematics at universities;
 using information technologies in math education
1982 – 1994
Supervised graduate students’ master’s theses and Ph.D. dissertations in the fields
of mathematics, mathematical education and using information technologies in education
1994 – 2007
Taught undergraduate mathematics courses at Southern Utah University and graduate
mathematics courses for Master of Education Program
Lectured as an invited speaker in Hungary at Debrecen University (1988); in the USA (1990, 1992, 1993)
at Chicago University, Northwestern University, Georgia Tech University, North Carolina University at
Chapel Hill, Southern University, and others on the topics of the use of information technologies in
education, the teacher training system and mathematical training in the educational system in Russia, as
well as functional analysis, calculus, and set theory.
Post-Doctorate Teaching & Upgrading Projects
1989 – 1994
Lectured at post-doctorate programs for university mathematics professors
1985
One of the authors of the Russian nationwide curriculum (in place
1985 – 1995 for training teachers of mathematics and computer science)
Fields of Research
 functional analysis (local convex spaces)
 mathematical education, teaching methods in mathematics, and training teachers of mathematics
 psychology of math education
 using information technologies in education
 neural networks
 distance education
I have publications in each of the aforementioned fields of research. I have also presented at various
international conferences on each of the topics mentioned.
Publications
 Fifty-six papers in refereed journals and refereed conference proceedings
 Six books (four with co-authors)
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