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Quan  Tran

Professor of Mathematics

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Education

Degree Major Emphasis Institution Year
PhD Mathematics University of Oklahoma 2011
MA Mathematics University of Oklahoma 2008
BS Computer Science University of Oklahoma 2002

Biography

Dr. Quan Tran has been a member of the USAO faculty since 2011 and is a Professor of Mathematics. In addition, he is providing his expertise for our new Computer Science program.

He received a bachelor’s degree in computer science, then, changing his focus, earned a masters and doctorate in mathematics, all from the University of Oklahoma. Tran has been a graduate assistant at the University of Oklahoma, preparing and teaching lectures on precalculus, college algebra and calculus for business and social science. Tran was also an adjunct instructor at Oklahoma State University in Oklahoma City. His research interests lie in areas of geometry, particularly geometric group theory, geometric algorithms and computations as well as the areas where mathematics intersects with the visual arts.