Hi! I'm Professor Greg Petrics from the Mathematics & Computer Science Department at [url=https://vermontstate.edu/]Vermont State University Johnson Campus[/url]. I teach courses and advise students in the mathematics, data science, and computer information systems degree programs.[br][br]Feel free to address me as "Greg". [br][br]Email me anytime greg.petrics@northernvermont.edu[br][br][b]Education:[br][/b][list][*]Woodstock Union High 2001 (Baseball & Ski Racing)[/*][*]Middlebury College B.A. 2006 (Mathematics & Teacher Education)[/*][*]Dartmouth College M.A. 2008 (Mathematics)[/*][*]Dartmouth College Ph.D. 2011 (Mathematics & Higher Education)[br][b][br][/b][/*][/list][b]Work:[/b][br][list][*]12 years as Professor of Math & Data Science at JSC/NVU-J/VtSU (2011-present)[/*][*]7 years as Professor of Math Education at the Vermont Mathematics Initiative of UVM (2015-2018), SNHU (2019-2022), VTSU (2023-present)[/*][*]Data Analytics Instructor in Northern Vermont University Center for Professional Studies (2019-present)[/*][/list][b]Research:[/b][list][*][url=https://cloudup.com/czNT8CVVoGK]Length optimizing curves[/url] on non differentiable manifolds (AKA "geodesics")[/*][*][url=https://cloudup.com/cYB6T8Ep55P]Biologically inspired[/url] artificial neural networks for image processing[/*][*][url=https://cloudup.com/cYMpftRlToB]Applications of artificial neural networks to problems in thoracic[/url] (primarily pulmonary or lung) health care (student assistantships available)[/*][/list][b]Fun: [/b][br][list][*]Photographer for ski areas and snow sports publications[/*][*]Featured in: Photo Gallery in several issues of Backcountry Magazine [/*][*][url=https://www.powder.com/stories/rugged-lady-fur-coat]Lead Illustration[/url] in Powder Magazine article on Stowe Mountain Resort[/*][*]Rock Climber active in local community[/*][/list]