Mark A. Abramson, LtCol, USAF
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT)
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
AFIT/ENC, Building 641
2950 Hobson Way
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433
(937) 255-3636 x4524
E-mail Mark Abramson
Research:
Interests: Optimization and Numerical Analysis
- In particular, direct search optimization algorithms and their application to engineering problems
Current and Recent Work (Research sponsor):
- NOMADm optimization software (AFOSR)
- Optimal placement of seismic sensor buoys for detection and early warning of tsunamis
(NOAA)
- Quantitative object reconstruction for x-ray imaging (Los Alamos)
- Black box optimization for CPU time-correlated functions (Los Alamos)
- Surrogates for mixed variable black box optimization (Berkeley Labs)
- Optimal sensor placement for structural health monitoring (Miami University)
- Multi-objective mixed variable optimization of stochastic systems
Publications and Presentations
Students:
- Kevin R. O'Reilly, MS (Space Systems), 2006
- Raymond Magallanez, MS (Operations Research), 2007
- David M. Bethea, MS (Operations Research), 2008
- Rachael L. Pingel, Summer undergraduate intern (BYU math dept), Summer 2006-2007
Teaching:
Professional Memberships:
Education:
Ph.D. (2002), Computational and Applied Mathematics,
Rice University,
Houston,
Texas.
- Thesis Advisors: John Dennis and
Charles Audet
M.A. (2001), Computational and Applied Mathematics,
Rice University,
Houston,
Texas.
M.S. (1994), Applied Mathematics,
Air Force Institute of Technology,
Wright-Patterson AFB,
Ohio.
M.S. (1994), Operations Research,
Air Force Institute of Technology,
Wright-Patterson AFB,
Ohio.
- Thesis Advisor: Jim Chrissis
B.S. (1987), Computational Mathematics (minor in
Statistics),
Brigham Young University,
Provo,
Utah.
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