Yan-chun James Tung, Ph. D.
Contact Information
Phone number and address avaiable upon request by
e-mail.
Objective
To work as an actuary using my strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Summary
- Mathematician specializing in complex analysis; in particular, Banach spaces of analytic functions such as Bergman spaces and Fock spaces. Three publications in peer-reviewed journals, presenting original solutions to mathematical problems. In-depth knowledge in basic mathematical fields, including real and complex analysis, linear and abstract algebra, and probability theory.
- Effective communication skills from eight years of teaching experience, teaching a variety of courses including business calculus and real analysis.
Actuary Exams
- Exam P, passed in February 2007.
- Exam FM, passed in May 2007.
- Exam MFE, scheduled in November 2007.
- Exam MLC, scheduled in November 2007.
Employment History
- Visiting Assistant Professor
DePaul University, September 2006 to June 2007.
Taught sections of Basic Applied Algebra, Business Calculus I and II.
Michigan State University, January 2005 to August 2006.
Taught sections of Abstract Algebra and Analysis II. Taught large lectures of Calculus II, managing sub-sections and a team of teaching assistants.
- Graduate Student Instructor
University of Michigan, September 1999 to December 2004.
Taught sections of Precalculus, Calculus I, and Calculus II.
Education
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Ph.D. in Mathematics, May 2005.
- University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
B.A. in Mathematics (with Honors), with minors in Computer Science and Violin Performance, April 1998.
Other Academic Experiences
Service
University of Michigan, Summer 2004.
Advised incoming freshmen for selection of mathematics courses.
- Member of Dissertation Committee
DePaul University, Spring 2007.
Served as a member of a dissertation committee at Western Michigan University.
DePaul University, Spring 2007.
Served as a referee for an article appearing in Comput. Methods Funct. Theory.
Publications
- Zero sets and interpolating sets in Fock spaces, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 134 (2006), no. 1, 259-263.
- Taylor coefficients of functions in Fock spaces, J. Math. Anal. Appl., 318 (2006), no. 2, 397-409.
- On Taylor coefficients and multipliers in Fock spaces, to appear in Contemp. Math.
Invited Talks
| "Taylor coefficients of functions in Fock spaces", Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Colloquium, Fort Wayne, IN
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| 25 May, 2006
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| "Taylor coefficients of functions in Fock spaces", AMS Spring Eastern Section Meeting, Durham, NH
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| 22 April, 2006
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| "Taylor coefficients of functions in Fock spaces", University of Michigan Complex Analysis Seminar, Ann Arbor, MI
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| 28 March, 2006
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| "Taylor coefficients of functions in Fock spaces", South Eastern Analysis Meeting XXII, Gainesville, FL
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| 5 March, 2006
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| "Analytic functions with lacunary Taylor series", Recent advances in operator-related function theory, El Escorial, Spain
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| 7 October, 2005
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Additional Skills and Interests
Fluent in English, Mandarin and Taiwanese. Reading knowledge in German.
Various locations, 1995--2006.
Played violin in various professional orchestras, including the Gainesville Symphony, FL; Valdosta Symphony, GA; Ann Arbor Symphony, MI., Flint Symphony, MI., and Lansing, Symphony, MI. Participated in intensive week-long nightly rehearsals requiring discipline and dedication.
Experienced in Pascal, C, HTML, and Flash Actionscript. Expert in Latex typesetting.