R. Devadoss Pandian, Ph.D., L.H.D. (Honorary)
rdpandian@noctrl.edu
| Education: | Ph.D. (May 1983) George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
M. Phil. (April 1971) Madurai University, India M.Sc. (April 1966) Madras University, India B.Sc. (April 1963) Madras University, India |
| Awards: | Doctor of Humane Letters (Honorary), North Central College (June 2015)
Professor of Mathematics and Dean of Faculty Emeritus, North Central College (2015) Dissinger Award for distinguished teaching and leadership, North Central College (1995) Burlington Northern Award for Faculty Scholarship, North Central College (1990) Dissinger Award for Development of Teaching, North Central College (1986) James H. Taylor Graduate Mathematics Prize, George Washington University (1980) Numerous awards on oratorical contests during college days National Merit Scholarship for Graduate Study (1963-1965) Valedictorian in High School (1958) |
| Teaching Experience: | 1989-2015 Professor of Mathematics, North Central College
1985-1989 Associate Professor of Mathematics, North Central College 1984-1985 Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, George Washington University 1983-1984 Associate Professorial Lecturer, George Washington University 1978-1983 Lecturer in Mathematics and Graduate Teaching Fellow, George Washington University 1978-1985 On leave from The American College, Madurai, India, for advanced study and postdoctoral work 1980-1985 Professor of Mathematics, The American College 1967-1980 Assistant Professor of Mathematics, The American College 1965-1967 Tutor in Mathematics, The American College |
| Administration and Service: | 1995-2015 Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, North Central College (1995-1996 Acting)
1993-1995 Chair of Science Division, North Central College 1992-1993 Faculty Personnel Committee, North Central College 1992-1993 Richter Committee, North Central College 1991-1992 Board Member, Illinois Section of the Mathematical Association of America (ISMAA) 1991-1992 Chair, High School Lecture Program Committee of ISMAA 1988-1990 Chair, Graduate Studies Committee, North Central College 1986-1990 Graduate Studies Committee, North Central College 1974-1978 Warden, Washburn Hall, The American College 1965-1972 Hall Superintendent, Washburn Hall, The American College 1962-1963 Secretary, Mathematics Association, The American College |
| Workshops and Institutes: | Institute for Educational Management, Harvard University, July 1999
Course in Student Services, Madurai University, March 1977 Workshop in Analysis and Application, Madurai University, May-June 1976 Orientation course for college professors teaching through Tamil medium, Presidency College, Madras, December-January 1974-1975 All India Summer Institute in Mathematics, Annamalai University, India, May-June 1972 (one of the best six participants) Summer Program in Advanced Physics, The American College, June 1970 (Taught a course in Fourier Series and its applications) Summer Institute of Mathematics, Madurai University, May-June 1969 |
| Ph.D. Thesis: | “Relatively Almost Periodic and Distal Semigroup Compactifications and Related Fixed Point Theorems” under the direction of Professor H. D. Junghenn, George Washington University (1983). |
| Publications and Presentations: | R. D. Pandian: Quasiminimal Distal Function Space and Its Semigroup Compactification, International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, Vol (18) No. 3, 1995, 497-500.
R. D. Pandian: Semigroup Compactifications by Generalized Distal Functions and a Fixed Point Theorems, International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences. Vol. (14) No. 2, 1991, 253-260. R. D. Pandian: Dynamical Properties of Distal Function Spaces and Fixed Point Theorems, Semigroup Forum Vol. (31), 1985, 207-218. H. D. Junghenn and R. D. Pandian: Existence and Structure Theorems for Semigroup Compactifications, Semigroup Forum Vol (28) 1984, 109-122. R. J. Wilders and R. D. Pandian: Study Guide and Students Solution Manual for Mathematics with Applications, Scott, Foreman and Company, 1987. Topology: “Is that a tea cup or a doughnut?,” The Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting, October 1992. “Semigroup Compactifications,” The Illinois Section of the Mathematical Association of America, Charleston, April 1991. “Inverse Limits and Distal Compactifications,” The North East Conference on General Topology and Applications, New York, June, 1989. “Quasiminimal Distal Functions,” AMS Meeting held in Atlanta, January 1988. “Generalized Distal Functions,” AMS Meeting held in New Orleans, January 1986. |
| National Cadet Corps (Army and Navy): | National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadet, 1960-1963
NCC Cadet Under Officer, 1962-1963 NCC Advanced Leadership Course in Shillong, Assam, May 1963 2/Lt. Senior Division Army Officer, 1965-1971 (September 1, 1967 to August 31, 1969 on supernumerary) NCC Academy, Purandhar, and Rock Climbing Course run by the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling, May 1967 Presented Guard of Honor (Army) to the then Director General of NCC, Major General Virendra Singh Pre-Commission Senior Division Naval Officer Training at INS Venduruthy, Cochin, 1973 May-August Sub.Lt. Naval Officer, 1973-1978 Presented Guard of Honor (Navy) to the then Chief Minister, M. Karunanithi |