Saad I. El-Zanati

Professor

Mathematics Department

Illinois State University

Areas of Research Interest:

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I currently have three grants (on which I am the PI) from the National Science Foundation:

1. A Model Teacher-Scholar Program in Secondary Mathematics
2. REU Site: Mathematics Research Experience for Pre-service and for In-service Teachers
3. Graduating Highly-Qualified Secondary Mathematics Teachers with Emphasis on Recruitment from Underrepresented Groups

I am also co-PI on another NSF grant (based at the University of Arizona):

R&D: Untangling Mathematical KnoTSS (Knowledge for Teaching Secondary School): An Investigation of Collaborations Between Mathematicians and Mathematics Educators

The Teacher-Scholar Program at ISU

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The Illinois State UniversityMathematics REU Site

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A Conference in Honor of Charles Vanden Eynden

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Discrete Mathematics at Illinois State

Where I Spent My First Sabbatical: U. Queensland--Maths

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Where I got my Ph.D.: Auburn University--DSS

To view a list of my publications .

Some of my ISU students who have co-authored research articles with me:

Some of my REU students who have co-authored research articles with me:

Mathematicians I have collaborated with:

My Mathematics Education Co-PIs:

• David Barker
• McKenzie Clements
• Cynthia Langrall
• Tami S. Martin
• Rebecca McGraw (University of Arizona)
• Sharon Soucy McCrone (University of New Hampshire)
  

Some Graph Theory Links

• The Graph Theory White Pages
• Combinatorial Conferences
• Graph Theory Journals
• Mathematics Geneology Project
  

Some of my Favorite Music (that you may have never heard):

Better-Known Music that I Like:

Some (Non-Math) Books Written by Friends:

• The Dirt People
• The Middle Mind
  
• Globalization and American Popular Culture
• Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion: An Anthropological Study of the Supernatural
• Globalization and Terrorism: The Migration of Dreams and Nightmares