Andrew E. Long

• Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH - B.S. (Summa Cum Laude), Mathematics and Physics, 1983
• California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA - Two terms in Applied Mathematics, 1984-1985
• The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ - M.S., Applied Mathematics, 1991
• The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ - Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, 1994

  Dissertation: ``Cokriging, Kernels, and the SVD: Toward Better Geostatistical Analysis''
  Director: Dr. Donald E. Myers

Numerical Analysis, Math Modelling, Approximation Theory, Geostatistics and Spatial Analysis, Mathematical Biology, Computers in Math Instruction and Research

• Senior Fulbright Scholar, 1997-1998
• Second Prize, Graduate Students in Mathematics and the Physical Sciences, First Annual Student Showcase, University of Arizona, 1993.
• Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship, 1984.
• Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Beta Kappa, 1983. First Prize in the Regional Kappa Mu Epsilon meetings, 1982, for a talk concerning numerical solutions of partial differential equations.
• Recipient of Undergraduate Physics Research Award, 1983, funding research on low-temperature physics (superconductivity).

• 1998-present: joint appointment as Senior Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, and as Research Scientist, BioMedware, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI.
• 1997-1998: Senior Fulbright Scholar, Institute of Mathematics and Physics, Porto Novo, Benin, West Africa.
• 1996-1997: Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, IL Research Associate, Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology
• 1995-1996: Ripon College, Ripon, Wisconsin Visiting Assistant Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science
• 1994-1995: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wisconsin Lecturer, Mathematics Department
• 1991-1997: United States Geological Survey Consultant, Tucson, Arizona
• 1990-1994: University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
  
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Mathematics: obtaining and maintaining computer software; directing a departmental seminar on software development and use
  • Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Mathematics: geo-statistical software development and testing, concerning estimation and interpolation of spatially coherent phenomena.
  • Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology: developing analytical and computer models to describe the origin of sexuality in primitive organisms.
• 1986-1989: United States Peace Corps Volunteer, Bassar, Togo, West Africa, serving as a mathematics teacher (instruction in French) at the Lycée de Bassar (U.S. high school level) to students in their final two years.
• 1985-1986: Substitute Teacher, Bowling Green City Schools (Jr. High and High School)
• 1984-1985: Teaching Assistant, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
• 1982-1983: Teaching Assistant, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

Long, A. and C. Long. Surface Approximation and Interpolation Via Matrix SVD. Accepted for publication, 1999, The College Mathematics Journal.

Long, A. E., T. E. Prewitt, J. S. Kaufman, C. N. Rotimi, R. S. Cooper, and D. L. McGee. Weight-Height Relationships among Eight Populations of West African Origin: the Case against Constant BMI Standards. International Journal of Obesity, 22:842-846, 1998.

Luke, A., A. Long, R. Cooper, T. Forrester, R. Wilks, F. Bennett, and O. Ogunbiyi. Leptin and Body Composition Among Nigerians, Jamaicans, and US Blacks. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, March 1998.

Hern, T., C. Long, and A. Long. Order of Integration and a Minimal Surface. The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 29, #2, March 1998.

Kaufman, J. S., A. E. Long, Y. Liao, R. S. Cooper, and D. L. McGee. The Relationship between Race/Ethnicity, Income, and Mortality in the United States: Observations and hypotheses from the National Health Interview Survey (1986-1990). Epidemiology, Vol 9, #2, 1998.

Kaufman, J. S., M. C. Asuzu, J. Mufunda, T. Forrester, R. Wilks, A. Luke, A. E. Long, and R. S. Cooper. Relationship Between Blood Pressure and Body Mass Index in Lean Populations. Hypertension, Vol. 30, #6, December, 1997:1511-1516.

Liao, Y., R. S. Cooper, G. Cao, J. S. Kaufman, A. E. Long, and D. L. McGee. Mortality from coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease among adult US Hispanics: findings from the National Health Interview Survey (1986 to 1994). JACC, Vol. 30, #5, November 1, 1997:1200-5.

Long, A. E., J. G. Brown, and D. J. Gellenbeck. Statistical analysis of nitrate in ground water, West Salt River Valley, Arizona. U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 97-4185, 38 p., 1997.

Long, A., and D. Myers. A New Form of the Cokriging Equations. Mathematical Geology, 29:685-703, 1997.

Xie, T., D. Myers, and A. Long. Fitting Matrix-Valued Variogram Models by Simultaneous Diagonalization. Mathematical Geology 27(7):877-888, 1995.

Long, A., and R. Michod. Origin of Sex for Error Repair: I. Sex, Haploidy, and Diploidy. Theoretical Population Biology, 47(1):18-55, 1995.

Michod, R. and A. Long. Origin of Sex for Error Repair: II. Rarity and Extreme Environments. Theoretical Population Biology, 47(1):56-70, 1995.

1999:

• GeoInformatics, University of Michigan.
• Ohio Section, MAA, Wooster, Ohio.
• GEOMED '99, Paris, France.
• Promoting Space Technology Transfer and Geomatics Education in Africa, Benin, West Africa.

Long, A., et al. The GeoMed Project. A web-based introduction to Spatial Analysis of Disease Patterns. 1998-1999.

Long, A., et al. Ripon Good Math. A LISP-based free-ware software package for students of mathematics, used as a flexible teaching lab enabling students to experiment with calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, scientific visualization, etc. Macintosh, Windows, and UNIX versions available. 1995-1999.

Long, A. Geo-EAS (UNIX port). Geo-EAS is a popular software package for geostatistical analysis. 1994-1999.