Name: James Tzitzouris

Department: Applied Mathematics and Statistics

Dissertation: "Numerical Resolution of Multi-Rigid-Body Systems with Spatial Coulomb Friction via NCP-Based Fully-Implicit Time-Stepping Methods” (2002)

Current position: Investment Analyst/Vice President, T. Rowe Price


“My best learning experience was the time I spent as a graduate teaching assistant.  My responsibilities in this capacity really helped to solidify my understanding of the subject matter I taught - foundation material for my own graduate studies.  I believe that a person really does not understand a subject until they can successfully teach the material to another person.  In addition, teaching has helped me to develop skills necessary to communicate highly technical information to an audience for whom the subject is less familiar.  This has proven to be extremely valuable in the business world, where many of my co-workers have not enjoyed the benefits of a math, engineering or science education.”