Monica VanDieren
	Professional Background
	Education Ph.D. student, Pure and Applied Logic, Carnegie Mellon University. M.S., Mathematical Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, May 1998. B.S., With Distinction, Mathematics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, May 1996.
	Papers R. Grossberg, A. Kolesnikov, I. Tomasic, M. VanDieren. The D-rank is equal to the R-rank. Submitted, (22 pages).
	Research Interests I am a Ph.D. student in the Pure and Applied Logic program through the Mathematical Sciences Department at Carnegie Mellon University. I am interested in model theory, particularly the classification of non-elementary classes. My advisor is Prof. Rami Grossberg.
	Teaching Experience Carnegie Mellon University Instructor Models and Methods of Optimization, Fall 1999. Teaching Assistant Real Analysis for the Summer Undergraduate Applied Mathematics Institute , Summer 1999. Models and Methods of Optimization, Fall 1996 and Spring 1999. Concepts of Mathematics, Spring and Fall 1998. Calculus I, Spring and Fall 1997. Pre-calculus, Fall 1997. Lab Assistant Maple Lab for the Summer Undergraduate Applied Mathematics Institute, Summer 1998. Grader Set Theory, Spring 1999. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Teaching Assistant, Harvard Calculus, Fall 1995 and Spring 1996. Grader, Mathematical Logic, Spring 1996. Tutor through the Department of Mathematics 1994-1996. Iowa State University Tutor for the Student Resource Center, 1993-1994.
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