Ekaterina Lioutikova, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Contact
Phone: 860.231.5285
E-mail:
elioutikova@sjc.edu
Web Page:
www.sjc.edu/elioutikova
Many students find mathematics intimidating, particularly those who are majoring in non-related disciplines. But Dr. Ekaterina Lioutikova considers collective math anxiety to be a challenge, as she strives to make Mathematics enjoyable to all. She says, "I use active learning techniques in the classroom. I want students to experiment and reach their own conclusions. Most students have learned Mathematics in a procedural way, but they often don't understand why a certain procedure works and what the reasoning behind it is. I try to have them arrive at a conceptual understanding of the problems they are solving."
Dr. Lioutikova began teaching at Saint Joseph College in 1999. After earning her Ph.D. from McGill University in Montreal, an institution known for its research, she was delighted to land at a college whose mission is based on teaching and being accessible to students. Since her first day at Saint Joseph College, her teaching style has been characterized as very enthusiastic. "At Saint Joseph College, I can make a difference. I enjoy getting women involved in math; it's empowering. I want them to see that there is beauty in math."
Degrees
Ph.D., McGill University
M.S., McGill University
B.S., Omsk University (Russia)
Research/Publications:
Lioutikova, E., "Lyndon's Group is Conjugately Residually Free," International Journal of Algebra and Computation , Vol. 13, No. 3, pages 255-275, 2003.
Kharlampovich, O., Lioutikova, E. and Myasnikov, A.,"Equations in the Q-Completion of a Torsion-free Hyperbolic Group," Transactions of the American Mathematical Society , V. 351, No. 4, 20 pages, 1999.
Lioutikova, E.,"Tensor Completion for a Certain Class of Groups," International Journal of Algebra and Computation , Vol. 6, No. 3, pages 339-351, 1996.
Belyaev, V., Lioutikova, E. and Remeslennikov, V., "On Categoricity of Finitely Generated Algebraic Structures in HF-logic," Algebra and Logic , 34, No. 1, pages 12-32, 1995
Grants:
Preparing Mathematicians to Educate Teachers, a mini-grant from MAA (the Mathematical Association of America), 2004-2005.
Awards:
NSERC (National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada) Scholarship, May 1997 - April 1999.
ISM (Institut des Sciences Mathematiques in Montreal) Major Fellowship, 1996-1997.
Special One-year J.W. McConnell McGill Major Fellowship, 1995-1996.
ISM Supplemental Fellowship, 1995-1996.
Women's Centennial McGill Major Fellowship, 1994-1995.
ISM Minor Fellowship, 1994.
Conference presentations:
"Equations in the Q-completion of a Torsion-free Hyperbolic Group," workshop on Hyperbolic and Automatic Groups, Montreal, October 1996.
"Tensor Completions," conference on Group Theory and Topology, Albany, New York, October 1995.
