About Elvan Akin
Elvan Akin
Professor
Mathematics & Statistics
313 Rolla Bldg
Biography
Elvan Akin was born in Hereke in Turkey and lived in Ankara, Turkey for 16 years before she came to America. She received a scholarship from the Ministry of Turkey and went abroad for her higher education in 1996. She finished her PhD at University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2000 and was hired by Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2012. Since 2015, she holds a position as a full professor.
Research
Research interests
Half-Linear Dynamic Equations, Time scales, Differential Equations, Nonlinear Difference equations, Asymptotic Behaviour of Solutions, Boundary Value Problems, Initial Value Problems, Lyapunov functionals, Sturm-Liouville equations, Functional Dynamic equations, Dynamic Equations and Inequalities, Quasilinear Dynamic Equations, Measure Chains, Oscillation, Riccati Tranformation Technique, Oscillation Theory, Dynamical Systems, Disease modeling, Control Theory
Awards and recognition
Awards
- The Emeritus Faculty Fellowship, UNL: 1999-2000
- Fellowship from the Ministry of Education, Turkey: 1995-2000
- Outstanding Teaching Awards, Missouri S&T: 2005, 2010, 2016
- We Love Your Class Award, Missouri S&T: 2009, 2012
- College of Arts and Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award, Missouri S&T: 2005
Recognition
- Honorary Knights, Missouri S&T: 2006