Mathematics

Faculty

Ling-Chih Bachman, M.S.

Mathematics Lecturer
Location: Dawson Building, Office 214
Phone: (702) 992-2006
Ling-Chih.Bachman@nsc.nevada.edu

Professor Bachman received her B.S. in Mathematics from the Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil. She then earned an M.S. in Mathematics and an M.S. in Statistics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Before moving to Las Vegas, she worked at the Commonwealth Edison Company in Chicago.  She has taught math and statistics at the University of Illinois, the University of Nevada Las Vegas and has been teaching at Nevada State College since its inception.

Russel Carlson, Ph.D

Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Location: Dawson Building, Office 216
Phone: (702) 992-2028
Russel.Carlson@nsc.nevada.edu

Dr. Carlson, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Nevada State College, can be described by numbers:  7 - He bikes seven miles every class day to go to Nevada State College and back home. 6 - He has taught classes at six different colleges and universities (BYU, UNM, Oregon, USU, Arizona, Nevada State College).  5 - He has five children to whom he enjoys reading children's books.  4 - He has performed publicly on four different musical instruments (Piano, Organ, French Horn, Recorder).  3 – He owns three telescopes with which to observe the heavens.  2 - He has placed in the finals of two ballroom dance competitions.  1 – He belongs to one community choir, the Red Mountain Choir in Boulder City.

Jason Lee, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Location: Dawson Building, Office 216
Phone: (702) 992-2616
Jason.Lee@nsc.nevada.edu

Dr. Lee grew up a West Coast boy, living no farther than 10 miles from the Pacific Ocean for most of his life.  After grade school in Humboldt County, California, high school in San Francisco, he migrated yet further south, landing in San Luis Obispo, where he received his undergraduate degree in mathematics.  San Luis Obispo still felt too far north, but the allure of the coast was too great, so Jason just kept on going south, this time to La Jolla -- where he attended graduate school at U.C. San Diego.  After receiving his Ph.D. in mathematics, some shocking news arrived -- he was needed back east. So, Jason packed his bags and left the coast, now to his current locale, in Henderson, Nevada, where he works for Nevada State College as a mathematics professor.  Badly skewed by years of living on the far west coast, Jason mistakenly believes that Henderson is part of the USA midwest. So far, Dr. Lee has cultivated a love for mathematics, baseball, and backgammon.  He watches every San Francisco Giants game he can, and enters regional backgammon tournaments -- playing at the championship level. His latest love is his purebred beagle puppy named Max, who watches Giants games with him.

Sandip Thanki, Ph.D.

Department Chair of Physical Sciences
Assistant Professor of Physical Sciences
Location: Dawson Building, Office 210
Phone: (702) 992-2618
Sandip.Thanki@nsc.nevada.edu

Dr. Thanki received his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Physics from Widener University, PA in 1997.  Later, he moved to Las Vegas and earned his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Nevada Las Vegas.  His research interests include automated galaxy classification and clusters of galaxies.  Currently, he teaches introductory astronomy and physics, and enjoys playing Sitar in his free time.

Aaron Wong, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Location: Dawson Building, 216
Phone: (702) 992-2639
Aaron.Wong@nsc.nevada.edu

Aaron Wong started life in Livermore, CA. For his undergraduate studies he moved south to U.C. Santa Barbara, where he earned a B.S. in Math and a B.A. in Physics, but didn't learn how to surf. From there, he moved south again to U.C. San Diego, where he earned his M.A. and Ph.D in Math and continued not surfing. Instead of moving south into Mexico, he decided to head east to Henderson, where he will definitely not surf. Throughout his studies, he has been involved in Christian spiritual formation and leadership, facilitating Bible studies as an undergraduate and serving on the leadership of his church and a graduate Christian group at UCSD. His other interests include music (guitar, bass, and piano), basketball, not surfing, puzzles, board games, and poker (known as "Aaron W." in a certain online poker community).