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Jacob Makaya

Liberal arts professor

Education

  • Ph.D., mathematics, Texas Tech University
  • M.S., mathematics, Texas Tech University
  • B.S., mathematics, Kennesaw State University

Credentials

  • Professor of liberal arts, 2019–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA
  • Assistant professor of mathematics, 2015–19, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX
  • Visiting assistant professor of mathematics, 2014–15, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX
  • Teaching assistant and part-time graduate instructor, 2009–14, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
  • Mathematics tutor, 2006–08, Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, GA

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Lehne Family Fund Grant, 2015–present
  • Department of Mathematics and Physics Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award, 2017–18

Publications and presentations

  • "Static Bubbles in a Channel and Their Solution," Differential Equations and Applications, Jacob Makaya and Alexander Yu Solynin.
  • "The Area of the Steady-State Bubble and Convexity of the Solution," Journal of Classical Analysis, Jacob Makaya.