| Home address: | 2753 Euclid Heights Blvd., Apt #106, Cleveland Heights, OH 44106, U.S.A. | Ph#:(216) 321-8523 |
| Office address: | Department of Mathematics, Yost Hall 220, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, U.S.A. | Ph#:(216) 368-5107 |
| Email: | tsz.chan@case.edu |
Professional experience:
| Sep 2002-Present | Case Western Reserve University |
| Visiting Assistant Professor |
Education:
| Sep 1996-Aug 2002 | University of Michigan at Ann Arbor |
| Ph.D. in Mathematics | |
| Title of dissertation: Pair correlation and distribution of prime numbers | |
| Advisor: Professor Hugh L. Montgomery |
| Sep 1993-May 1996 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| B.S. (summa cum laude) in Mathematics |
Research Interests:
| My main interest is analytic number theory: distribution of primes and pair correlation of zeros of the Riemann zeta function. I am also interested in elementary and combinatorial number theory. |
Teaching Experiences:
| Jan-May 2004 | Math 223 (Calculus III for Science and Engineering) |
| Teach materials, give quizzes and make up exams. | |
| Aug-Dec 2003 | Math 122 (Calculus II for Science and Engineering) |
| Teach materials, give quizzes and make up exams. | |
| Jan-May 2003 | Math 126 (Calculus II for non-Science major) |
| Teach materials, give quizzes and make up exams. | |
| Sep-Dec 2002 | Math 125 (Calculus I with some probability for non-Science major) |
| Teach materials, give quizzes and make up exams. | |
| July 9-20 2001 | Teaching assistant for Michigan Math and Science Scholars Summer Program |
| Teaching high school students to explore and learn elementary number theory using computer. | |
| Jan-Apr 2001 | Lab sections for Math 215 (Calculus III) with MAPLE |
| Review lecture materials, give quizzes, work on computer lab projects and grading. | |
| Sep-Dec 2000 & | Math 115 (Calculus I) |
| Sep 1998-Apr 1999 | Teach materials, give quizzes and grade group homeworks and exams. |
| Jan-Apr 2000 | Math 116 (Calculus II) |
| Teach materials, give quizzes and grade group homeworks and exams. | |
| Sep 1996-Apr 1998 | Lab sections for Math 216 (Differential Equations) with MATLAB |
| Review lecture materials, give quizzes, work on computer lab projects and grading. |
Conferences/Workshops attended:
| May 21-22, 2004 | Illinois Number Theory Conference |
| Dec 17-Dec 21, 2003 | West Coast Number Theory Conference (15 minute talk) |
| May 29-June 1, 2002 | Workshop on Zeta-functions and Associated Riemann Hypotheses by American Institute of Mathematics |
| June 26-July 21, 2000 | Summer Program for Graduate Students on Number Theory by IMA at Kent State University |
| May 21-26, 2000 | Millennial Conference on Number Theory at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Summer 1995 | Undergraduate program of IAS/PCMI at Park City on Linear and Nonlinear Waves |
Publications:
| [1] | T. H. Chan, P. Gao and F. Qi, "On a generalization of Martin's inequality", Monatsh. Mat., 138 (2003) 3, 179-187. |
| [2] | T.H. Chan, "On a conjecture of Liu and Ye", Arch. Math., 80 (2003) 6, 600-610. |
| [3] | T.H. Chan, "More Precise Correlation of Zeros and Primes in Short Intervals", J. London Math. Soc. (2) 68 (2003), no. 3, 579-598. |
| [4] | T.H. Chan, "Distribution of Differences between Inverses of Consecutive Integers Modulo p", Integers 4 (2004), A3, 11pp. |
| [5] | T.H. Chan, "More precise Pair Correlation Conjecture on the zeros of the Riemann zeta function", accepted by Acta Arithmetica, 16pp. |
| [6] | T.H. Chan, "On the second moment of S(T) in the theory of the Riemann zeta function", (submitted), 12pp. |
| [7] | T.H. Chan, "Pair Correlation of the zeros of the Riemann zeta function in longer ranges", (submitted), 23pp. |
| [8] | T.H. Chan, "Distribution of the zeros of the Riemann zeta function in longer intervals", (submitted), 14pp. |
| [9] | T.H. Chan, "Distribution of inverses modulo n", (submitted), 6pp. |
Grants, Honors, Membership:
| Apr 2004 | Nominee for 2004 Carl F. Wittke Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching |
| Sep 2001-Apr 2002 | Supported by federal grant from my advisor |
| Sep 1996-Apr 2001 | Teaching assistantship from Mathematics Department of University of Michigan |
| Sep 1996-Apr 2002 | Member of American Mathematical Society/Mathematical Association of America |
| 1996 | Bronze Tablet from University of Illinois |
| 1996 | Brahana Prize from Mathematics Department of University of Illinois |
| 1995 | Salmer Wanna Award from Mathematics Department of University of Illinois |
References:
| Prof. Hugh Montgomery | Prof. Trevor Wooley | Prof. Pat Shure |
| Department of Mathematics | Department of Mathematics | Department of Mathematics |
| University of Michigan | University of Michigan | University of Michigan |
| Ann Arbor, MI 48109 | Ann Arbor, MI 48109 | Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
| (734) 763-3269 | (734) 936-1765 | (734) 763-3249 |
| hlm@umich.edu | wooley@umich.edu | pshure@umich.edu |
| Prof. Daniel Goldston | Prof. James Alexander |
| Department of Mathematics | Department of Mathematics |
| San Jose State University | Case Western Reserve University |
| San Jose, CA 95192 | Cleveland, OH 44106 |
| (408) 924-5125 | (216) 368-2882 |
| goldston@math.sjsu.edu | james.alexander@case.edu |