ANDREW V. SILLS
CURRICULUM VITAE

Department of Mathematical Sciences
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia 30460-8093, USA
Office phone: (912) 478-5424
Fax: (912) 478-0654
asills {at} georgiasouthern [dot] edu

EDUCATION
B.A. (Mathematics), Rutgers University, May 1989
M.A. (Mathematics), The Pennsylvania State University, August 1994
Additional Graduate Study (22 credits in Statistics), Texas A&M University and University of Kentucky, 1994-1999
Ph.D. (Mathematics), University of Kentucky, May 2002

FULL-TIME ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
1995           Lecturer of Mathematics, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
1996-1997 Instructor of Mathematics and Statistics, Lexington Community College, Lexington, KY
2000-2002 Instructor of Mathematics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
2002-2003 Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
2003-2006 Hill Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
2006-2007 Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
2007-         Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Number theory, combinatorics, classical analysis, symbolic computation, mathematics of Ramanujan.

DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
Computer Assisted Explorations of Rogers-Ramanujan Type Identities

Ph.D. THESIS ADVISOR
George E. Andrews, Evan Pugh Professor of Mathematics, The Pennsylvania State University

POSTDOCTORAL ADVISORS
2002-2003: George E. Andrews, Evan Pugh Professor of Mathematics, The Pennsylvania State University.
2003-2007: Doron Zeilberger, Board of Governors Professor of Mathematics, Rutgers University.

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

  1. (with J. P. O. Santos) "q-Pell sequences and two identities of V. A. Lebesgue," Discrete Mathematics 257/1 (2002) 125-142.
  2. "Finite Rogers-Ramanujan type identities," Electronic J. Combin. 10(1) (2003) #R13, 122 pp.
  3. (with J. Sellers and G. Mullen) "Bijections and congruences for generalizations of partition identities of Euler and Guy," Electronic J. Combin. 11(1) (2004) #R43, 19 pp.
  4. "RRtools---a Maple package for aiding the discovery and proof of finite Rogers-Ramanujan type identities," J. Symbolic Comput., 37 (2004) 415-448.
  5. "A combinatorial proof of a partition identity of Andrews and Stanley," Int. J. Math. Math. Sci 2004/47, 2495-2503.
  6. "On identities of the Rogers-Ramanujan type," Ramanujan J. 11 (2006) 403-429.
  7. "On series expansions of Capparelli's infinite product," Adv. Appl. Math. 33/2 (2004) 397-408.
  8. "Identitites of the Rogers-Ramanujan-Bailey type," J. Math. Anal. Appl. 308/2 (2005) 669-688.
  9. "q-Difference equations and identities of the Rogers-Ramanujan-Bailey type," J. Difference Equ. Appl. 10 (2004) 1069-1084.
  10. (with D. Zeilberger) "Disturbing the Dyson conjecture (in a GOOD way)," Experimental Math. 16:2 (2006) 187-191.
  11. "On simplifications of certain q-multisums," Adv. Appl. Math. 39/2 (2007) 260-268.
  12. "Disturbing the Dyson conjecture, in a generally GOOD way," J. Combin. Theory, Ser. A 113/7 (2006) 1368-1380.
  13. "Identities of the Rogers-Ramanujan-Slater type," Int. J. Number Theory 3 (2007) 293-323.
  14. "A partition bijection related to the Rogers-Selberg identities and Gordon's theorem," J. Combin. Theory, Ser. A 115/1 (2008) 67-83.
  15. (with D. Bowman and J. McLaughlin) "Some more identities of Rogers-Ramanujan type," Ramanujan J. 18 (2009) 307-325.
  16. "Disturbing the q-Dyson conjecture," Tapas in Experimental Mathematics, ed. Tewodros Amdeberhan and Victor H. Moll, Contemp. Math. 457 (2008) 265-271.
  17. (with J. McLaughlin) "Ramanujan-Slater type identities related to the moduli 18 and 24," J. Math. Anal. Appl. 344/2 (2008) 765-777.
  18. "On the ordinary and signed Göllnitz-Gordon partitions," South East Asian J. Math. Math. Sci 6 (2008) 63-68.
  19. (with J. McLaughlin) "Combinatorics of Ramanujan-Slater type identities," Integers 9 (supplement) (2009) paper #10, 14 pp.
  20. (with J. McLaughlin and P. Zimmer) "Lifting Bailey pairs to WP-Bailey pairs," Discrete Math. 309 (2009) 5077-5091.
  21. (with J. McLaughlin and P. Zimmer) "Rogers-Ramanujan computer searches," J. Symbolic Comput. 44 (2009) 1068-1078.
  22. (with J. McLaughlin and P. Zimmer) "Rogers-Ramanujan-Slater type identities," Electronic J. Combin. 15 (2008) #DS15, 59 pp.
  23. "A Rademacher-type formula for overpartitions," submitted.
  24. (with S. Corteel and C. Savage) "Lecture hall sequences, q-series, and asymmetric partition identities," Proceedings of the Conference on Partitions, q-Series, and Modular Forms, University of Florida, March 12-16, 2008, to appear.
  25. "Towards an automation of the circle method," submitted.
  26. "Rademacher-type formulas for restricted partition and overpartition functions," Ramanujan J., to appear.
  27. (with J. McLaughlin and P. Zimmer) "Some implications of Chu's 10ψ10 generalization of Bailey's 6ψ6 summation formula," submitted.
  28. (with C. D. Savage) "On an identity of Gessel and Stanton and the new little Göllnitz identities," submitted.

EDITORIAL WORK

GRANT ACTIVITY
INVITED CONFERENCE TALKS
  1. "Computer Algebra and Rogers-Ramanujan Type Identities," Special session in Special Functions and q-series, AMS/MAA Joint Meetings (no. 983), Baltimore, MD, January 16, 2003.
  2. "A Combinatorial Proof of a Partition Identity of Andrews and Stanley," Special session in q-series, AMS sectional meeting (no. 984), Baton Rouge, LA, March 15, 2003.
  3. "Rogers-Ramanujan-Bailey Type Identities," Conference on Additive Number Theory, University of Florida, Gainesville, November 17, 2004.
  4. "Rogers-Ramanujan-Slater Type Identities," Maine-Québec Number Number Theory Conference, University of Maine, Orono, ME, October 1, 2005. (30 minutes)
  5. "Multiparameter Bailey Pairs and Rogers-Ramanujan-Slater Type Identities," Special session on Theory of Infinite Dimensional Lie Algebras, Vertex Operator Algebras, and Related Topics, AMS Sectional Meeting (no. 1009), Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, October 9, 2005.
  6. "A Partition Bijection Related to the Rogers-Selberg Identities," Maine-Québec Number Number Theory Conference, Université Laval, Québec City, Canada, October 1, 2006.
  7. "Disturbing the Dyson Conjecture (in a GOOD Way)," Special Session on Experimental Mathematics, AMS/MAA Joint Meetings (no. 1023), New Orleans, LA, January 5, 2007.
  8. "Identities of the Ramanujan-Slater type," Integers Conference 2007, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA, October 26, 2007.
  9. "A Partition Bijection Relating the Rogers-Selberg Identities to a Special Case of Gordon's Theorem," Conference on Partitions, q-Series and Modular Forms, University of Florida, Gainesville, March 12, 2008
  10. "Computer Algebra and Rademacher Type Partition Formulas," Combinatory Analysis 2008: A Conference in Honor of George Andrews' 70th Birthday, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, December 5, 2008.
  11. "Computer Algebra and Rademacher Type Partition Formulas," PANTS IX (Palmetto Number Theory Series), Clemson University, February 8, 2009. (30 minutes)
  12. "A new look at some partition theorems of Göllnitz," Conference on Quadratic Forms, Sums of Squares, Theta Functions and Integral Lattices, University of Florida, March 14, 2009.
  13. "A new look at the partition identities of Göllnitz," Special Session on Applications of Algebraic and Geometric Combinatorics, AMS Southeast Sectional Meeting (no. 1048), Raleigh, NC, April 4, 2009.
CONTRIBUTED CONFERENCE TALKS
SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATION AT A CONFERENCE
MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT COLLOQUIA
LECTURE IN SERIES
RESEARCH TALKS PRESENTED IN SEMINARS
  1. "Computer Explorations of Rogers-Ramanujan Type Identities," Penn State Partitions Seminar. Part 1: April 19, 2001; Part 2: May 3, 2001.
  2. "Maple and Mathematica for Research in q-series," Penn State Partitions Seminar, September 6, 2001.
  3. "Computer Proofs and the WZ method," Penn State Partitions Seminar, September 13, 2001.
  4. "The Colorful Combinatorics of Lebesgue's Identity," Penn State Partitions Seminar, November 2001.
  5. "Bijections for Certain Equivalent Partition Ideals of Order 1," University of Florida Number Theory Seminar, June 18, 2002.
  6. "Bijective Proofs for Some Equivalent Partition Ideals," Ohio State University Combinatorics Seminar, August 22, 2002.
  7. "A Combinatorial Proof of a Partition Identity of Andrews and Stanley," Penn State Partitions Seminar, March 6, 2003.
  8. "Computer Algebra and Rogers-Ramanujan," Rutgers Experimental Mathematics Seminar, September 25, 2003.
  9. "A Rogers-Ramanujan Computer Search," Rutgers Experimental Mathematics Seminar, February 12, 2004.
  10. "Rogers-Ramanujan-Bailey Identities," University of Pennsylvania Combinatorics Seminar, November 9, 2004.
  11. "Disturbing the Dyson Conjecture (in a GOOD Way)," Rutgers Experimental Mathematics Seminar, March 10, 2005.
  12. "Disturbing the Dyson Conjecture (in a generally GOOD Way)," Rutgers Experimental Mathematics Seminar, October 27, 2005.
  13. "Polynomial Generalizations of Rogers-Ramanujan Type Identities," Binghamton University Algebra Seminar, December 6, 2005.
  14. "Integer Partitions and Identities of Rogers-Ramanujan Type," University of Akron, March 16, 2006.
  15. "Rogers-Ramanujan Type Identities and Partitions," Penn State Partitions Seminar, June 28, 2005.
  16. "Integer Partitions and Identities of Rogers-Ramanujan Type," Georgia Southern University, November 30, 2006.
  17. "On Dyson's q-Series Identities," Rutgers Experimental Mathematics Seminar, February 22, 2007.
  18. "Finding Polynomial Generalizations of q-Series Identities," Clemson University Algebra and Discrete Mathematics Seminar, September 27, 2007.
  19. "A Generalization of the Euler-Glaisher Bijection," North Carolina State University Algebra and Combinatorics Seminar, September 26, 2008.
  20. "A Generalization of the Euler-Glaisher Bijection," University of South Carolina Number Theory Seminar, February 25, 2009.

SELECTED EXPOSITORY TALKS
  1. "Partitions and q-series," a series of three talks given in the University of Kentucky Algebra seminar, September 1998
  2. "Fractional Calculus," University of Kentucky Algebra Seminar, Spring 1998
  3. "Magic Squares and Ehrhart Polynomials," University of Kentucky Algebra Seminar, September 2, 1999.
  4. "Recounting the Rationals," based on the article of the same title by N. Calkin and H. S. Wilf, Amer. Math. Monthly 107 (2000) no. 4, 360-363. Penn State Partitions Seminar, October 18, 2001.
  5. A series of talks explaining the WZ theory, Penn State Partitions Seminar, September--October, 2002.
  6. "Some Partition Identities," Rutgers Graduate Student Combinatorics Seminar, February 2, 2004.
  7. "An Introduction to WZ Theory," DIMACS REU Seminar, July 6, 2004.
  8. "Computer Proofs via the Algorithms of Sister Celine and Zeilberger," Rutgers Graduate Student Combinatorics Seminar, April 18, 2005.
  9. "An Introduction to Integer Partitions," DIMACS REU Seminar, June 8, 2006.
  10. "Hypergeometric Series and the WZ Method," Georgia Southern Analysis Seminar, January 22, 2008.
  11. "WZ Method and q-Hypergeometric Series," Georgia Southern Analysis Seminar, January 29, 2008.
  12. "q-Series and Bailey Chains," Georgia Southern Analysis Seminar, February 5, 2008.
  13. "Combinatory Analysis," Georgia Southern Analysis Seminar, February 26, 2008.

LIST OF COURSES TAUGHT
Have taught essentially all college mathematics courses from the remedial level through the sophomore level, including:

as well as three levels of elementary statistics: and the following junior/senior level courses: UNDERGRAUDATE ADVISING GRADUATE ADVISING SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Mathematical Society, since 1993.
Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science (DIMACS), since 2003.
Mathematical Association of America, since 1998.
Unit for Advances in Mathematics and its Applications (UAIM), since 2007.

HONORS AND AWARDS
Phi Eta Sigma freshman honor society, 1986
Golden Key National Honor Society, 1988
Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honor Society, 1988
Phi Beta Kappa, 1988
B.A. conferred "with Honors," 1989
Faculty Academic Service Increment (awarded in recognition of the quality of service to Rutgers University), 2005
Faculty Academic Service Increment, 2006
Faculty Academic Service Increment, 2007

NONACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
Actuarial Assistant, Insurance Services Office, New York, NY, 1990-1992

Last update: November 11, 2009.