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Katie Evans, PhD Profile and Contact Information

College of Science and Engineering
Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics
  • Professor of Mathematics
  • Dean, College of Science and Engineering

Education

  • PhD, Mathematics, Virginia Tech听
  • MS, Mathematics, Virginia Tech听
  • BS, Mathematics,听Morehead State University听

Courses Taught at HCU

  • MATH 1305: Math for Critical Thinking
  • MATH 3333: Ordinary Differential Equations
  • MATH 4303: Introduction to Numerical Analysis

Courses Taught at Oregon State University (2004-2005) and Louisiana Tech University (2005-2021)

  • Real and Functional Analysis
  • Mathematics Senior Research Capstone
  • Numerical Methods with MATLAB
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Calculus I-III
  • Differential Equations
  • College Algebra
  • First Year Engineering sequence
  • Engineering Dynamics
  • Mechanical Engineering Methods

Teaching Focus

Dr. Evans鈥� teaching interests include applied and computational mathematics, especially where she can showcase the mathematics of engineering applications.听

Research Interests and Publications

Dr. Evans鈥� early research interests included mathematical modeling and control of physical systems governed by partial differential equations,听with later interests shifting toward engineering education and the inclusion of women and underrepresented minorities in STEM. To support her work, and in collaboration with others, Dr. Evans has been awarded over $5M as PI or Co-PI on federal, state, and local grants. She also served as the Workforce Development lead (Senior Personnel)听on a $6M interinstitutional/interstate听EPSCoR听project.听She also served as the Chair of 6 PhD students and 3 MS students.听

Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals听

  1. Carpenter, G.W., H.G. Myers, E.A. Sherer, K.A. Evans, and D.P. O鈥橬eal, 鈥淐losed-loop intravenous drug administration using photoplethysmography,鈥� IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine, 6(1), 1-8, 2018.
  2. Kelly, K.C., K.A. Evans, M. Paun, M.A. DeCoster, 鈥淯se of randomized submaximal glutamate stimulus to interpret glial effects on neuronal calcium dynamics,鈥� Neurochemistry & Neuropharmacology Open Access 1:107. doi:10.4172/2469-9780.1000107, 2016.
  3. Chakravarthy, A., K.A. Evans, L.M. Kuhn, and J.B. Walters, 鈥淔requency and time domain analysis of an aeroelastic wing multiple component structure,鈥� Numerical Functional Analysis and Optimization, 36(9), 1122-1152, 2015.
  4. Schr枚der, B.S.W., J.B. Walters, and K.A. Evans, 鈥淎 Cacciopoli-type inequality to prove coercivity of a bilinear form associated with spatial hysteresis internal damping for an Euler-Bernoulli beam,鈥� Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 425, 520-535, 2015.
  5. Batten, B.A. and K.A. Evans, 鈥淩educed order compensators via balancing and central control design for a structural control problem,鈥� International Journal of Control, 83(3), 563-574, 2010.
  6. Batten King, B.A., N. Hovakimyan, K.A. Evans, and M. Buhl, 鈥淩educed order controllers for distributed parameter systems: LQG balanced truncation and an adaptive approach,鈥� Mathematical and Computer Modeling. vol. 43, no. 9-10, 1136-1149, 2006.
  7. Evans, K., M. Konikoff, J. J. Madden, R. Mathis, and G. Whipple, “Totally ordered commutative monoids,鈥� Semigroup Forum, vol. 62, no. 2, pp. 249-278, 2001.
  8. Kelly, K.C., K.A. Evans, M.Paun, M.A.DeCoster, 鈥淯se of randomized submaximal glutamate stimulus to interpret glial effects on neuronal calcium dynamics,鈥�听Neurochemistry & Neuropharmacology听Open Access 1:107. doi:10.4172/2469-9780.1000107, 2016.听听
  9. Chakravarthy, A., K.A. Evans, L.M. Kuhn, and J.B. Walters, 鈥淔requency and time domain analysis of anaeroelastic听wing multiple component structure,鈥�听Numerical Functional Analysis and Optimization, 36(9), 1122-1152, 2015.听听
  10. Schr枚der, B.S.W., J.B. Walters, and K.A. Evans, 鈥淎Cacciopoli-type inequality to prove听coercivity听of a bilinear form associated with spatial hysteresis internal damping for听an听Euler-Bernoulli beam,鈥�听Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 425, 520-535, 2015.听听
  11. Batten, B.A. and K.A. Evans, 鈥淩educed order compensators via balancing and central control design for a structural control problem,鈥�International Journal of Control, 83(3), 563-574, 2010.听
  12. Batten King, B.A., N.Hovakimyan, K.A. Evans, and M. Buhl, 鈥淩educed order controllers for distributed parameter systems: LQG balanced truncation and an adaptive approach,鈥�Mathematical and Computer Modeling. vol. 43, no. 9-10, 1136-1149, 2006.听听
  13. Evans, K., M.Konikoff, J. J. Madden, R. Mathis, and G. Whipple, “Totally ordered commutative monoids,鈥�Semigroup Forum, vol. 62, no. 2, pp. 249-278, 2001.听听

Selected听Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers听听

  1. Fogg, L., A. Gros, K. Evans, M. Orr, C. Belk, E. Hilton, M. Desselles, 鈥淔ast-Forward Program: PSVT:R Test Results and Analysis,鈥� Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 2022
  2. Evans, K.A., M.K. Orr, M. Apter-Desselles, 鈥淪-STEM Summer, Sophomore Bridge: Successes of Two Cohorts and Experiences of our Year 5 Cohort,鈥� Executive Summary, NSF Grantee鈥檚 Poster Session, Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 2022.
  3. Evans, K.A., M. Apter-Desselles, M.K. Orr, 鈥淪uccesses and Lessons in Year 4 of an S-STEM Summer Sophomore Bridge during the COVID-19 Pandemic,鈥� Executive Summary, NSF Grantee鈥檚 Poster Session, Proceedings of the 2021 Virtual ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, July 2021.
  4. Evans, K.A., M. Apter-Desselles, M.K. Orr, 鈥淵ear 3 of an S-STEM Summer Scholarship for a Sophomore Bridge Program,鈥� Executive Summary, NSF Grantee鈥檚 Poster Session, Proceedings of the 2020 Virtual ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 2020.
  5. Walters, J.B. and K.A. Evans, 鈥淧roof of Well-Posedness for a Flexible-Wing Micro Air Vehicle Model Control Problem Incorporating Spatial Hysteresis,鈥� 2019 American Control Conference, Philadelphia, PA, July 2019.
  6. Evans, K.A. and K. St.Amant, 鈥淪tructure of Professional Components for a Multidisciplinary REU Program,鈥� Proceedings of the 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Tampa, FL, https://peer.asee.org/33287, June 2019.
  7. Evans, K.A., M. Apter-Desselles, M.K. Orr, 鈥淵ear 2 of an S-STEM Summer Scholarship for a Sophomore Bridge Program,鈥� Executive Summary, NSF Grantee鈥檚 Poster Session, Proceedings of the 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Tampa, FL, June 2019.
  8. Chambers, A.P. and K.A. Evans, 鈥淰alidation of Spatial Hysteresis as the Internal Damping Mechanism in an Unmanned Micro Air Vehicle Model,鈥� 2018 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Miami, FL, December 2018.
  9. Evans, K.A., M. Apter-Desselles, D.E. Hall, and M.K. Orr, 鈥淪-STEM Summer Scholarship for a Sophomore Bridge: Year 1 in Review,鈥� Executive Summary and Poster, NSF Grantee鈥檚 Poster Session, 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2018.
  10. Corbett, K.S., K.A. Evans, S McAdams, J. Gaudin, M.A. Walker, and T.S. Fontenot, 鈥淲ork in Progress: Developing a Model for Student-led Peer Mentorship Programs,鈥� 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2018.
  11. Reis, L.G., S. Cronk, K. Evans, and D. Cahoy, 鈥淲IP: An on-going analysis of the impact of assigning online thermodynamic homework in place of traditional homework,鈥� Proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, OH. 10.18260/p.18197, June 2017.
  12. Swanbom, M., M. Collins, and K. Evans, 鈥淒evelopment and preliminary assessment of an open-source, online homework suite for Advanced Mechanics of Materials using WeBWorK,鈥� Proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, OH. 10.18260/p.18927, June 2017.
  13. Evans, K., P. Hummel, and M. Gates, 鈥淎n expanded study to assess the effect of online homework on student learning in a first circuits course,鈥� Proceedings of the 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, LA. 10.18260/p.26588, June 2016.
  14. Swanbom, M.K., D.W. Moller, K. Evans, and T. Reeves, 鈥淥pen-source, online homework for statics and mechanics of materials using WeBWorK: Assessing effects on student learning,鈥� Proceedings of the 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, LA. 10.18260/p.25835, June 2016.
  15. Evans, K.A., P. Hummel, and M. Gates, 鈥淎ssessing the effect of online homework on student learning in a first circuits course,鈥� Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA. 10.18260/p.23586, June 2015.
  16. Walters, J.B., K.A. Evans, A. Chakravarthy, and L.M. Kuhn, 鈥淎 comparison of morphing control strategies for a flexible wing micro air vehicle model incorporating spatial hysteresis damping,鈥� Proceedings of the 2014 Conference on Decision and Control, Los Angeles, CA, 583-588, invited, 2 peer reviews, 60% acceptance rate, December 2014.
  17. Bracey, S.S. and K.A. Evans, 鈥淎nalysis of tracking control designs for a delay differential equation model used in the study of nanoparticle dosing strategies,鈥� Proceedings of the 2014 American Control Conference, Portland, OR, 353-358, invited, 3 peer reviews, 67% acceptance rate, June 2014.
  18. 听Adhikari, P., S.S. Bracey, K.A. Evans, I. Magana, D.P. O鈥橬eal, 鈥淟QR tracking of a delay differential equation model for the study of nanoparticle dosing strategies for cancer therapy,鈥� Proceedings of the 2013 American Control Conference, Washington, DC, 2010-2015, invited, 3 peer reviews, 61% acceptance rate, June 2013.

Committee Service/Offices Held

Co-Chair, HCU Core Curriculum Review Team

During her years at Louisiana Tech University, she served in a variety of capacities, including:

  • Louisiana Tech Grand Challenge Scholars Program (2009-2021, Director: 2013-2014)
  • Louisiana Tech Strategic Planning (2018-2020)
  • Bridge to Bulldogs (2014-2021)
  • College of Engineering and Science Strategic Planning (2011-2013)
  • Computational Analysis and Modeling PhD Steering Committee (2010-2021)
  • University Senate (2008-2011)

Awards and Honors

  • Professor Emerita, Louisiana Tech University (2021)听
  • Inaugural class of the Louisiana Tech Leadership Institute听(2018-19)听听
  • Louisiana Tech Foundation Professorship Award听(2017)听
  • Virgil Orr Junior Faculty Award, Louisiana Tech University (2011)听
  • US Air Force Summer Faculty Fellow (2009, 2010)听
  • Entergy LP&L/NOPSI #3 & #4 Professorships,听Louisiana Tech University听(2005-2021)听
  • Walter Koss Professorship,听Louisiana Tech University听(2009-2015)听
  • Mathematical Association of America Project听NExT听Fellow (2006-2007)听
  • Phi Kappa Phi Award of Excellence听(1999)听

Previous Academic/Professional Positions

16 years on the faculty of Louisiana Tech University in variety of academic and administrative capacities, including听

  • Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives;听Professor of Mathematics and Statistics; Director,听Mathematics and Statistics and Online Programs听(2017 鈥� 2021)听
  • Director, Office for Women in Science and Engineering (2015-2021)听
  • Director, Integrated STEM Education Research Center听(2014-2021)听
  • Director, Mathematics and Statistics and Industrial Engineering听(2014-2017)听
  • Associate听Professor of Mathematics and Statistics (2011-2017)听
  • Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics听(2005-2011)听

Postdoctoral Associate, Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University (2004-2005)听

Additional Information

  • Interim Executive Committee, Grand Challenges Scholars Program, founded by the National Academy of Engineering (2020-present)听
  • Chair,听Grand Challenges Scholars Program听(founded by the National Academy of Engineering, New Programs Committee听(2019-present)听
  • National Science Foundation College of Reviewers for Undergraduate Education (2018-present)听
  • National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Gulf Scholars Program Ad-Hoc Committee (2019-2020)听

Dr. Evans is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).听听

Dr. Evans is married to Dr. W. Davis Harbour (engineering), and they share two children.听Dr. Evans enjoys spending time with her family听and being active in church.听

Church Service

Member, Friendship Church, Richmond, TX (2021-present), Ministry roles: VBS volunteer, Children鈥檚 Church volunteer

Member, North Hodge Assembly of God, North Hodge, LA (2006-2021) Ministry roles: Church Choir, Sunday School teacher, nursery worker, VBS staff, by-laws committee