Dr. Thomas Wakefield

Chair and Professor
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Dr. Thomas Wakefield

Chair Professor

Mathematics & Statistics

Cafaro Hall 501

phone: (330) 941-3302

tpwakefield@ysu.edu

tpwakefield.people.ysu.edu/

Research Interests

Character Theory of Finite Groups, Actuarial Science

  • Education
    • 2008

      Ph D, Pure Mathematics

      Kent State University

      Dissertation/Thesis Title — "Verifying Huppert's Conjecture for LIe Groups of Rank Two"

    • 2004

      MS, Pure Mathematics

      Kent State University

    • 2002

      BS, Mathematics

      Youngstown State University

    • 2002

      BA, Economics

      Youngstown State University

  • Awards and Honors
    • 2021

      Youngstown State University

      Watson Merit Award

    • 2019

      Youngstown State University

      Distinguished Chairperson Award for Teaching

    • 2017

      Rhodes Trust

      Rhodes Inspiring Faculty Member

    • 2016

      Mahoning Valley 25 Under 35

    • 2015

      YSU Student Activities

      Mentor of the Year

    • 2015

      YSU Honors College

      Honors Professor Award

    • 2013

      Ohio Magazine

      Excellent Educator

    • 2013

      Youngstown State University

      Distinguished Professor Award for Scholarship

    • 2009

      MAA

      MAA Project NExT Fellow

  • Professional Positions
    • 2020 -

      Ursuline High School

      Part-Time High School Mathematics Teacher

    • 2008 - 2009

      Slippery Rock University

      Temporary Instructor of Mathematics

  • Administrative Assignments
    • 2021 - present

      Other

    • 2018 - present

      Department Chairperson

  • Intellectual Contributions
    • 2024

      "Federal District Courts and Race-Based Criminal Sentencing Disparities: Analysis with Linear Regression"

      L. Baker, H. Baker, L. Khadjavi, S. Kim, M. Malik, A. Mendible, O. Ortega, J. Pabon, C. Topaz, T. Wakefield

      Institute for the Quantitative Study of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (QSIDE), 2023

    • 2023

      "Data-driven Undergraduate Research Projects with Business, Industry and Government"

      T. Wakefield, M. Berezovski, M. Joyner, T. Bibelnieks

      MAA Press, volume 94, p. 95-103

    • 2022

      "Undergraduate Research: Bringing MAA's Core Values to Students"

      P. Harris, A. Capaldi, M. Harris-Botzum, T. Kloefkorn, A. Rafizadah, R. Schugart, T. Wakefield

      MAA Focus

    • 2022

      "Values of Weighted Davenport Constants"

      T. Wakefield, H. Grundman, C. Caples, K. Kohl, R. Ardila, L. Hall-Seelig, J. Jordan

      Integers

    • 2020

      "Notes from the Outgoing Chair"

      T. Wakefield

      Expanding Horizons

    • 2020

      "Rethinking Reverse Logistics: Role of Additive Manufacturing Technology in Metal Remanufacturing"

      D. Strong, M. Kay, B. Conner, I. Sirichakwal, G. Manogharan, T. Wakefield

      Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, volume 31, issue 1, p. 124-144

    • 2020

      "Piloting and Implementing Mathematics Pathways and Co-Requisite Courses: A Chair's Perspective"

      T. Wakefield

      PRIMUS, volume 30, p. 659-667

    • 2019

      "Twisted Cyclic Groups"

      N. Flowers, T. Wakefield

      Rendiconti del Seminario Matematico della Universita di Padova, volume 141, p. 143-154

    • 2019

      "Locating AM Hubs Using a Two-Stage Facility Location Approach"

      D. Strong, M. Kay, B. Conner, G. Manogharan, T. Wakefield

      Additive Manufacturing, volume 25, p. 469-476

    • 2018

      "Using the Hidden Markov Model to Improve the Hull-White Model for Short Rate"

      T. Wakefield, N. Nguyen, D. Nguyen

      International Journal of Trade, Economics and Finance, volume 9, p. 54-59

    • 2018

      "Introduction to Sustainable ERM"

      F. Yang, V. Lai, S. Callahan, G. Davis, T. Wakefield

      CAS E-Forum

    • 2018

      "Hybrid Manufacturing{Integrating Traditional Manufacturers with Additive Manufacturing (AM) Supply Chain"

      D. Strong, B. Conner, I. Sirichakwal, G. Manogharan, T. Wakefield

      Additive Manufacturing, volume 21, p. 159-173

    • 2018

      "Analyzing New Health Care Placement of Mercy Health Facilities"

      N. Halavick, S. O'Kane, L. McConnell, K. Sabre-Nguyen, T. Wakefield

      Emperor, volume 2

    • 2018

      "Adopting Additive-Hybrid Manufacturing: The Role of Capacity in Implementation Decision"

      D. Strong, B. Conner, I. Sirichakwal, G. Manogharan, T. Wakefield

      International Journal of Rapid Manufacturing, volume 7

    • 2017

      "Reflections on the 2017 Actuarial Teaching Conference"

      T. Wakefield

      Expanding Horizons

    • 2017

      "Current State and Potential of Additive Hybrid Manufacturing for Metal Parts"

      D. Strong, I. Sirichakwal, G. Manogharan, T. Wakefield

      Journal of Rapid Prototyping, volume 23, p. 577-588

    • 2017

      "Analyzing New Health Care Placement of Mercy Health Facilities"

      M. Busser, B. Clark, A. Orr, L. Urig, G. VanScoy, T. Wakefield

      Emperor, volume 1

    • 2016

      "Redistricting Youngstown Police Beats"

      S. Haigler, A. Orr, E. Shehadi, J. Wise, K. Yazvac, T. Wakefield

      SIAM Undergraduate Research Online, volume 9

    • 2016

      "Manufacturing on Supply Chain for Metal Parts"

      D. Strong, B. Conner, I. Sirichakwal, G. Manogharan, T. Wakefield

      Proceedings of the 2016 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference

    • 2015

      "A Graph Partitioning Model of Congressional Redistricting"

      S. Doyle, T. Wakefield

      Rose-Hulman Undergraduate Mathematics Journal, volume 16, issue 2, p. 38-52

    • 2014

      "Including an Exam P/1 Prep Course in a Growing Actuarial Science Program"

      T. Wakefield

      PRIMUS, volume 24, issue 9-10, p. 867-882

    • 2012

      "Northeastern Ohio Actuary Collaboration"

      T. Wakefield

      Expanding Horizons

    • 2010

      "On a group with three supersolvable subgroups of pairwise relatively prime indices"

      N. Flowers, T. Wakefield

      Arch Math, volume 95, p. 309-315

  • Professional Service
    • 2023 - 2024

      Other
      MAA Project NExT

    • 2023 - 2023


      COMAP

    • 2023 - 2032

      Officer, President/Elect/Past
      Pi Mu Epsilon

    • 2022 - present

      Officer, President/Elect/Past
      Ohio Section of MAA

    • 2019 - 2020

      Committee Chair
      SOA Education and Research Section Committee

    • 2019 - present

      Committee Member
      Society of Actuaries

    • 2019 - present

      Officer, Treasurer
      Ohio Section of MAA

    • 2017 - 2023

      Officer, Other Officer
      Pi Mu Epsilon

    • 2016 - 2022

      Committee Member
      Math Association of America CUPM

    • 2016 - present

      Committee Member
      Society of Actuaries: Exam Committee

    • 2016 - present

      Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
      NSF

    • 2016 - present

      Other
      COMAP

    • 2014 - 2020

      Committee Member
      Joint Committee on Actuarial Careers and Diversity

    • 2014 - 2020

      Committee Member
      CAS Academic Working Group

    • 2009 - present

      Reviewer, Journal Article
      Mathematical Reviews

  • Public Service
    • 2024 - 2024

      Volunteer
      United Way of Youngstown

    • 2016 - 2019

      Other
      St. Charles School

    • 2013 - 2018

      Other
      Youngstown Vindicator

    • 2010 - 2013

      Other
      St. Elizabeth's Hospital