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After Clive Newstead received his Ph.D. in mathematical sciences in 2018 from Carnegie Mellon University, he joined the Department of Mathematics at Northwestern University as a lecturer, teaching courses in multivariable calculus, linear algebra and abstract algebra.<\/p>\n
Shortly after, he returned to Carnegie Mellon \u2014 this time as a faculty candidate. His visit to campus certainly did not go unnoticed.<\/p>\n
Newstead was a bit of a legend among students. Not only had he been a highly respected teaching assistant, winning both the Mellon College of Science\u2019s and university\u2019s Graduate Student Teaching Award, but he also wrote a free textbook, \u201cAn Infinite Descent into Pure Mathematics,\u201d that became the main text for two courses in the department.<\/p>\n
During his interview, many students attended his job talk and one student even asked him to sign a copy of the front cover.<\/p>\n
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\u201cA lot of students only know me as the mysterious figure who wrote their textbook, so it was nice to be able to interact with them and show them that I’m a real human being after all,\u201d said Newstead.<\/p>\n
This fall, Newstead officially joined the department as an assistant teaching professor. He\u2019s teaching two courses remotely, Concepts of Mathematics \u2014 the very course he wrote the textbook for \u2014 and Multivariable Calculus and Vector Calculus for Engineers.<\/p>\n
Newstead\u2019s research is in category theory and its connections with logic. \u201cI like to think about category theory as the \u2018mathematics of mathematics,\u2019\u201d Newstead said of his work. \u201cWhereas mathematics tries to identify patterns and structures in the real world and make sense of them abstractly, category theory does the same thing with mathematics itself.\u201d<\/p>\n
A native of Yorkshire, England, Newstead likes cooking hearty British dishes. Outside of research and teaching, he enjoys biking and relaxing with a good dose of reality TV and is in the midst of planning his upcoming wedding.<\/p>\n
\u25a0 Emily Payne [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_id=”nonlinearanalysis” _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_image=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_blend=”screen” box_shadow_style=”preset6″][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||2px|||”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Researchers from the Department of Mathematical Sciences\u2019 Center for Nonlinear Analysis (CNA) have received a grant from the National Science Foundation to better understand the ubiquitous phenomena associated with topological defects.<\/p>\n The interdisciplinary team will aim to bring together knowledge from the fields of engineering, physics and mathematics to create a unifying framework for describing and understanding topological defects and the phenomena associated with them. These phenomena occur when two uniform patterns of organized matter \u2014 from a jet turbine blade to a galaxy \u2014 are offset from one another, rotated differently or otherwise have some form of deformation on the surface at which they meet. The crack or curve created where the joining surface ends and the two patterns separate is called a topological defect, and depending on the situation and material, its effect can range from interesting to catastrophic.<\/p>\n \u201c<\/em><\/strong>Our team envisions a future where new knowledge from our research can be leveraged to seed advances in technology relevant for grand challenges in seismic forecasting, infrastructure renewal and energy-efficient transportation,\u201d<\/em><\/strong> the researchers wrote in their proposal.<\/p>\n Through mathematically defining how topological defects agree and differ within these different materials, scientists and engineers in civil engineering, advanced manufacturing, astronomy, seismology and countless more fundamental fields will have a universal tool for defining one of the most ubiquitous phenomena in our physical world.<\/p>\n The team of researchers is led by Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Amit Acharya and includes CNA Director and Kav\u010di\u0107-Moura University Professor of Mathematics Irene Fonseca; Assistant Professor of Mathematical Sciences Franziska Weber; Professor of Physics Ira Rothstein; Emeritus Professor of Physics Bob Suter; Hamerschlag University Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering Jacobo Bielak; Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Jerry Wang; and researchers from the University of Arizona.<\/p>\n \u25a0 Dan Carroll <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_text=”Learn more about the Center for Nonlinear Analysis program at CMU” _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default” button_url=”https:\/\/www.cmu.edu\/math\/cna\/” button_alignment=”center” box_shadow_style=”preset4″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”16px” button_bg_color=”#00687f” button_bg_enable_color=”on” button_text_color=”#eaaa21″ button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”0px” button_font=”|700|||||||” url_new_window=”on” hover_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/magazine.mcs.cmu.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/fac-notes_CNA-Grant_2_MSN.jpg” alt=”CNA Grant Image” title_text=”CNA Grant Image” _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ background_color=”#e0e0e0″ custom_margin=”0px|||||” custom_padding=”30px|0px|30px|0px|false|false” locked=”off”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_button button_url=”\/math\/2020-issue\/dept-head-ltr\/” button_text=”Department Head Letter” _builder_version=”4.5.2″ custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#00687f” button_border_width=”0px” button_font=”||||||||” button_icon=”%%2%%” button_icon_color=”#00687f” button_icon_placement=”left” button_on_hover=”off” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_button button_url=”\/math\/2020-issue\/fac-notes-2\/” button_text=”Faculty Notes, Pt 2″ button_alignment=”right” _builder_version=”4.5.2″ custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#00687f” button_border_width=”0px” button_font=”||||||||” button_icon=”%%3%%” button_icon_color=”#00687f” button_on_hover=”off” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Familiar FaceMathematical Sciences Ph.D. graduate Clive Newstead returns to the department as an assistant teaching professor After Clive Newstead received his Ph.D. in mathematical sciences in 2018 from Carnegie Mellon University, he joined the Department of Mathematics at Northwestern University as a lecturer, teaching courses in multivariable calculus, linear algebra and abstract algebra. 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<\/em><\/p>\nCenter for Nonlinear Analysis Researchers Receive NSF Grant to Study Topological Defects<\/h1>\n
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