Vita

Sandra M. Spiroff

University of Utah
Department of Mathematics
155 S 1400 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
    Office Phone: (801) 581-4278
Department Phone: (801) 581-6851
Fax: (801) 581-4148

webpage: http://www.math.utah.edu/~spiroff
Email: spiroff@math.utah.edu

Personal Data

Address: 155 S 1400 E, Salt Lake City, UT  84112
Phone: (801) 581-4278
DOB: April 16, 1969; St. Louis, MO, USA

Education

1996-2003 Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; GPA 3.8/4.0
Advisor: Phillip Griffith
Dissertation: "The Limiting Behavior on the Restriction of Divisor Classes to Hypersurfaces"
1994-1996 M.A. in Mathematics, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO;  GPA 4.0/4.0
1987-1991 B.S. in Mathematics and Secondary Certification-Indiana University, Bloomington,IN;  GPA 3.8/4.0

Positions

2003-2006
University of Utah-Postdoctoral Assistant Professor
2001-2003 University of Illinois-Fellow
2000-2001 University of Illinois-METER/IPLP Reseach Assistant
1996-2000 University of Illinois-Teaching Assistant
1994-1996 Saint Louis University-Instructor and teaching assistant
1992-1994 Normandy High School-High school teacher
1991-1992 Simply Mathematics-Tutor

Preprints

"Restriction of Divisor Classes to Hypersurfaces in Characteristic p", with Phillip Griffith, J. Algebra, 275 (2004) 801-814.

"The Limiting Behavior on the Restriction of Divisor Classes to Hypersurfaces", J. Pure Appl., 186 (2004) 77-89.

Invited Talks

October 2004
AMS Southwestern Section Meeting, Nashville
January 2002 Joint Mathematics Meeting, San Diego, Limiting Behavior on Restriction of Divisor Class Groups to Hypersurfaces
February 2002 Algebra Seminar, Saint Louis University, Limiting Behavior on Restriction of Divisor Class Groups to Hypersurfaces
Mar/April 2002 Seminar, Washington University in St. Louis, Limiting Behavior on Restriction of Divisor Class Groups to Hypersurfaces

Honors

2002  VIGRE Fellowship-University of Illinois
2001 GAANN Fellowship-University of Illinois
2001  Mathematics Teaching Award-University of Illinois
2000  Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students-University of Illinois
1994  Presidential Fellowship-Saint Louis University (1994-1996)
1990  Phi Beta Kappa-Indiana University

Professional Activities

2001  Teaching Awards Committee Chairperson-University of Illinois
2002  Capricious Grading Committee-University of Illinois
2002  Computer Steering Committee-University of Illinois