Awards and Services

Awards

  • 1994 Graduate Student Scholarly Research Award of the University of Regina for the best research paper
  • 1993 Table Tennis Champion of the University of Regina
  • September 1991 to December 1993, Saskatchewan Government Graduate Scholarships

Research Grant

  • Brandon University Internal Research Fund $3,650 in 2013
  • An NSERC research grant from 2001 to 2010
  • Brandon University Internal Research Fund $2,500 and Travel Fund $750 in 2005-2006
  • Brandon University Internal Research Fund $4,000 in 2003-2004
  • The University of Alberta (Augustana) Internal Research Fund $2,000 in 2001-2002
  • Alberta Government Supporting Research Student Fund $1,450 in 2001
  • The University of Alberta (Augustana) Internal Research Fund $5,000 in 2000-2001
  • Cape Breton University Special Research Grant $11,000 and Nova Scotia Government Supporting Research Student Fund $4,741 in 2000
  • Cape Breton University Summer Research Stipend $618 in 2000
  • The University of Lethbridge Internal Research Fund $3,800 in 1997-98

Community Services

  • Chair of Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Brandon University (May 2005-June 2006)
  • A member of the organizing committee for the Prairie Mathematics Mini-Meeting at the University of Regina in May, 2007
  • A member of the editorial board for International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Computer Science
  • A member of the Faculty Science Tenure Committee 2005
  • A member of the Brandon University Research Committee (2003-05)
  • A member of the Science Faculty Advisory Committee for the Senate Award for Excellence in Research in 2004
  • A member of the Brandon University NSERC/PGS/NSERC Summer Undergraduate Research Award Selection Committee since 2002
  • A member of the Environmental Science Committee and Environmental Science Selection Committee
  • A member of the Departmental Search Committee for the term mathematics position and IA in 2002-2004. I also reconstructed the first-year computer science courses with chair of the department in 2004
  • Served as a volunteer at the Brandon Career Symposium in the years of 2003 and 2004 and the Brandon University Open House in March 2004 for the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
  • An advisor to the Brandon University Chinese Student and Scholars’ Association
  • An external examiner of a Bachelor’s thesis written by a student from Nanjing Xiaozhuang University in the May of 2004
  • Involved in Brandon University Teaching Enhancement Committee workshops
  • Chair of the Research Committee at the University of Alberta (Augustana) (January-August 2002)
  • A member of a faculty search committee at the University of Alberta (Augustana) in 2001 and 2002
  • A member of a faculty search committee, curriculum and student advice committee at Cape Breton University in 1999 – 2000
  • A member of library committee and student course selection committee at the University of New  Brunswick from 1998 to 1999
  • A member of software purchase committee at the University of Lethbridge from 1997 to 1998
  • A member of Ph.D. research committee at the University of Regina from 1993 to 1995
  • I have refereed for the following journals.
    • Publicationes Mathematicae Debrecen (Hungary)
    • Applied Mathematics Letters
    • Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics
    • Acta Mathematica Sinica (China)
    • Center European Mathematics Journal
    • The Journal of Analysis (India)
    • Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications
    • Opsearch
    • Boletin de la Sociedad Matematica Mexicana
    • Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology, and
    • International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Science