Brief Introduction of Dr. Florentin Smarandache

Name: Dr. Florentin Smarandache

Affiliation: Professor of Mathematics, University of New Mexico, Department of Math and Sciences, Gallup Campus, NM 87301, USA

Email: smarand@unm.edu / fsmarandache@gmail.com

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Dr. Florentin Smarandache is Professor of Mathematics, University of New Mexico, Department of Math and Sciences, Gallup Campus, NM 87301, USA.

Educational Qualifications:

  • Postdoctoral Research Certificate in Mathematics, Okayama University of Sciences, Okayama, Japan, 12 December 2013 – 12 January 2014
  • Ph. D. in Mathematics (Algebra and Number Theory) (1995 -1997) from the State University of Moldova, Chişinău, Department of Mathematics
  • Master of Science in both Mathematics and Computer Science (1975-1979) from the University of Craiova, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (1975-1979); graduated the first of his graduate colleagues
  • Pedagogical Certification, from the University of Craiova, Department of Education (1977-1979)
  • 1 semester at Arizona State University, Tempe, Department of Mathematics (Spring 1991)
  • 1 course of Education at Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ (Fall 1995)
  • 2 courses (American Constitution, Teaching Certification) at University of Phoenix, Tucson, AZ, USA (Summer 1996)
  • Mathematical Education Institute, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA, April 1998
  • National Science Foundation Chautauqua Short Courses for College Teachers, Creating Course Material for the World Wide Web, The University of Texas at Field Center, Austin, TX, USA, May 1999
  • University of New Mexico, Gallup, NM, Photo Course (1998), Spanish Course (1999); Office 2000 PowerPoint Course (Summer 2002); Basic HTML Training Section (December 2002); Introduction to Digital Video Training Session (June 2003); Ballroom Dance course (Fall 2009)
  • Gateway Learning, Albuquerque, NM, PowerPoint 2000 Fundamentals (July 2003)
  • University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, WebCT Training Class (Fall 2001)
  • Visiting Research Professor, at Air Force Research Laboratory, in Rome, NY, USA, June 8 – July 31, 2009 (8 weeks). Worked under State University of New York Institute of Technology (SUNY IT)
  • Research Professor at ENSIETA (National Superior School of Engineers and Study of Armament), Brest, France, 15 May – 22 July 2010
  • Visiting Research Professor at Guangdong University of Technology, Institute of Extenics and Innovative Methods, Guangzhou, China, 19 May – 14 August 2012

Work Experiences:

  • Professor of Mathematics, University of New Mexico, Gallup, NM, USA, since July 1, 2008
  • Chair of Department of Math. & Sciences: June 1, 2007 – July 31, 2009
  • Associate Professor of Mathematics, University of New Mexico, Gallup, NM, USA, August 2003 – June 2008
  • Assistant Professor of Mathematics, University of New Mexico, Gallup, NM, USA, August 1997 – July 2003
  • Assistant Professor of Mathematics, East Campus & Community Campus (Davis-Monthan Military Base), Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ, August 1995 - August 1997
  • Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, AZ, January-May 1997
  • Software Engineer at Honeywell, Inc., Phoenix, AZ, USA, July 2, 1990 - May 19, 1995
  • September 9, 1988 until March 22, 1990 was spent in a political refugee camp in Istanbul and Ankara (Turkey); work consisting of private tutoring and private mathematics lessons taught in French to students from French high schools in Turkey, and unskilled laborer in order to survive!
  • Teacher of mathematics, March-August 1988, General School #32, Craioviţa Nouă, Dolj
  • Private tutoring and private mathematical lessons for students, September 1986-March 1988, Craiova
  • Professor of mathematics at Drăgoteşti, 1985-1986
  • Professor of mathematics at “N. Bălcescu” College, Craiova, 1984-1985
  • Professeur cooperant de mathematiques, Sefrou, Morocco, 1982-1984 (taught mathematics in French), Lycée Sidi El Hassan Lyoussi
  • Professor of mathematics at the College of Bălceşti, 1981-1982
  • Analyst/Programmer at IUG Craiova, 1979-1981