
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.