Donna Sylvester

Associate Professor, Mathematics Department

Educational Background

Duke University, Ph.D. in Mathematics, 1988

Duke University, M.A. in Mathematics, 1985

Bethany College, B.S. in Mathematics/Computer Science, 1983

Professional Experience

Seattle University, Associate Professor, 1997-Present

Seattle University, Assistant Professor, 1990-1997

University of Washington, Acting Assistant Professor, 1988-1990

Professional Publications
 

"Weak Reverse Holder Inequalities and Imbedding Inequalities for Solutions to the A-Harmonic Equation," with Shusen Ding, Journal of Nonlinear Analysis: Series A Theory and Methods,Vol. 51 (5) (2002) pp.783-800.

"An Inverse Problem for an Expanding Heated Tube," Inverse Problems, 13 (1997) pp 843-848.

"Decay Rates for a Two-Dimensional Viscous Ocean of Finite Depth," Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 202 (1996) pp. 659-666.

"Large Time Existence for Small Viscous Surface Waves Without Surface Tension," Communications in Partial Differential Equations, 15 (6), (1990) pp. 823-903.

Research Projects with Undergraduates

• "Transmission Eigenvalues," with Nicole Brown, 2008-present

• "The Answer Isn’t So Sheer as the Shear Strength Goes to Zero: Fluids Cannot Be Bent," with Dr. Robert Odom and Caitlin McHugh, 2005-2006

• "Developing and Comparing Numerical Methods of Computing the Inverse Fourier Transform," with Edgar Lobaton, 2003-2004

• "Discrete Transmission Line Modeling," with Rachelle Fletcher, 2002-2003

Areas of Particular Teaching Interest

Differential Equations, Modeling with Differential Equations, and Applied Mathematics

Areas of Personal Interest

            My husband (John) and children  (Emily and Michael),  sports, mysteries, cooking
 

Contact Information

Seattle University
Mathematics Department
901 12th Ave.
P.O. Box 222000
Seattle Washington, 98122-1090
(206) 296-5927 (phone) 
dsylvest@seattleu.edu
 
 

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