Jeffrey V. Johnson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mathematics

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For complete CV, see sections below or contact jjohnson47@alaska.edu

Education

Ph.D. Mathematical Sciences

University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 2008-2013

Advisor: Dr. Thomas Tonev

Dissertation: Peripherally Multiplicative Spectral Preservers between Function Algebras

Environmental Systems – Mathematical Modeling, M.S. Program

Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, 2004-2005

Completed one year of coursework

B.A. Mathematics

Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, 2002-2004

Academic Positions

Associate Professor of Mathematics

Kenai Peninsula College / University of Alaska Anchorage, 2017-Present

Homer, Alaska

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

American University in Cairo, Egypt, 2014-2017

Post-doctoral Lecturer

University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 2012-2014

Course Coordinator

University of Montana, 2013

Coordinated two large lectures of Introduction to Statistics (480 students total)

Instructor

University of Montana, 2008-2012

Publications

Cadieux JM, Pyhala SL, Johnson JV. "Pediatric Walking Speed Normal Reference Values in a Local Population." Pediatric Physical Therapy. 2023;35(3):326-331. doi:10.1097/PEP.0000000000001015

Johnson J, Tonev T. "Spectral Conditions for Composition Operators on Algebras of Functions." Communications in Mathematics and Applications. 2012;3(1).

Johnson J. "Peripherally-Multiplicative Spectral Preservers Between Function Algebras." Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Montana, 2013.

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Teaching Experience

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17+ different courses, developmental mathematics through graduate-level independent study. Largest teaching range at institution.

Technical Projects

Dicee - Multiplayer Game Engine

Live production: Rust WebAssembly, Cloudflare Durable Objects, SvelteKit. 1800+ tests.

MAAT Framework - Multi-Agent Orchestration

Distributed system: Rust gRPC microservices, Python MCP servers, PostgreSQL/TimescaleDB

ScopeCam - Industrial Camera App

Android/Kotlin, USB OTG integration, libuvc, near MVP for commercial deployment

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Service & Leadership

  • MathCounts Coach (2017-Present)
  • UAA Program Review Committee (2019)
  • KPC Accessibility Committee (2017-2020)
  • Student Evaluation Committee Chair, University of Montana (2012)
  • U.S. Peace Corps, Republic of South Africa (2005-2007)

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Technical Skills

  • Systems Programming: Rust, Kotlin, TypeScript/JavaScript, Python
  • Mathematics Software: R, SPSS, Matlab, Mathematica, Maple
  • Infrastructure: Docker, Cloudflare (Workers/Durable Objects/Pages), PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB
  • Frameworks: SvelteKit, gRPC, WebAssembly, Android SDK