Anthony E. Clement
Associate Professor
Mathematics
Location: 1317a Ingersoll Hall
Phone: 718.951.5000 x2707
Fax: 718.951.4674
Email:
Education:
Ph.D., Graduate School & University Center (CUNY) - 2006 (Mathematics)
M.A., Brooklyn College - 1997 (Mathematics)
B.A., Brooklyn College - 1994 (Mathematics)
Books and Publications
"Some properties of the Baumslag groups G(m, n)".
PSC-CUNY Research Award in Group Theory, 2012 - 13. (Awards and Honors) 2013
Grant reviewer, Group Theory: CUNY Research Award Programs, spring. 2010
"Some Properties of the Baumslag Groups G(m,n)",
Chair and Coordinator, Annual January Gateway Courses Faculty Workshop, Mathematics Department, 2011- 2020 and the Annual Fall Gateway Courses Faculty Workshop, Mathematics Department, 2015 -2020. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2020
Outstanding success rates (close to 100%) in the COMPASS Mathematics (Algebra) Workshops, The Pre-freshman Academy Program (Immerse), Dean of Undergraduate Studies, 1999-2010. Final achievement: 100% class passing rate on the COMPASS placement test in 2010 Summer 1 and Summer 2. 2010
Department Representative, Transfer Evaluation Day, Mathematics Department, Brooklyn College, 2014-15. 2015
Proceedings of the Conference held on Elementary Theory of Groups and Group Rings, and Related Topics
at Fairfield University and at the Graduate Center, CUNY. De Gruyter Proceedings in Mathematics, 2020.
(Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2020
Clement, A.E., S. Majewicz and M. Zyman. "The Theory of Nilpotent Groups" (research monograph). Birkhauser/Springer. 2017. (Books and Publications: Book (Authored)) 2017
"An Algorithm that Decides Conjugacy in a Certain Generalized Free Product." Algorithmic Problems of Group Theory, Their Complexity, and Applications to Cryptography." AMS Contemporary Mathematics. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2015
"A Hand-Computation Involving Surface Groups, the Reidemeister-Schreier Rewriting Process and Kurosh Subgroup Theorem." Computational and Combinatorial Group Theory and Cryptology. AMS Contemporary Mathematics. December. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2012
Clement, A.E. and S. Liriano. "Krull Dimension and Deviation in Certain Parafree Groups." Communications in Algebra 38.6, June. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2010
"Torsion-Free Abelian Factor Groups of the Baumslag-Solitar Groups and Subgroups of the Additive Group of the Rational Numbers." Groups - Complexity - Cryptology 1.2. Heldermann Verlag. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2009
Clement, Anthony E. and Stephen Majewicz, A Guide to Conquering the COMPASS Mathematics Placement Test. Pearson Custom Publishing. (Books and Publications: Book (Authored)) 2009
"The Baumslag-Solitar Groups: A Solution for the Isomorphism Problem." Aspects of Infinite Groups, Algebra and Discrete Mathematics 1. World Scientific Publishing. October. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2008
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Brooklyn College Travel Award, CUNY. (Awards and Honors) 2012
"The Gap Project: Closing Gaps in Gateway Mathematics Courses." Clement, Anthony E. and Jun Hu (co-principal investigators) and Sandra Kingan (principal investigator). 2010-11. (Grants and Fellowships) 2011
Stewart Travel Award, CUNY. (Awards and Honors) 2011
Certificate of Appreciation, NSF CUNY-SUNY AGEP Conference in Science
and Engineering, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 2010.
(Awards and Honors) 2010
AGEP Honoree, NSF CUNY (AGEP) Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate
Second Annual Minority Scientist Reception, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 2007.
(Awards and Honors) 2007
Research Activities
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
Conference on The Theory of Groups and Group Rings and Related Topics,
Fairfield University, November 1, 2018.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2018
"Abstract Algebra and Group Theory -- with Emphasis on Certain Properties of the Baumslag-Solitar Groups." City Tech Math Club, New City College of Technology (CUNY). (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2012
"Some Observations Involving the Baumsalg Groups G(m,n)." Groups, Algorithms, Complexity, and Theory of Security -- AMS Special Session. Joint Mathematics Meetings. Boston. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2012
"Some Properties of the Baumslag-Solitar Groups." Mathematics Colloquium. Medgar Evers College (CUNY). New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2012
"An Algorithm That Decides Conjugacy in a Certain Generalized Free Product." AMS Spring Western Sectional Meeting: Computational Algebra, Groups, and Applications, Las Vegas. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2011
"An Algorithmic Solution for the Conjugacy Problem in Certain a Generalized Free Product." New York Algebra Colloquium. CUNY Graduate Center. New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2011
"AGEP-STEM-SBE Pathway to the Professoriate" panel. NSF CUNY-SUNY AGEP Conference in Science and Engineering. CUNY Graduate Center. New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
"Factor Groups of the Baumslag-Solitar Groups and Subgroups of the Additive Group of Rational Numbers." AMS Spring Eastern Sectional Meeting: Groups, Computations and Applications II. Newark, N.J. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2010
"How to Be a Good Student" and "Doing Research in Mathematics -- Personal Experiences." Math Club Meeting. Brooklyn College. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2008
"Skills, Knowledge, and a Path Towards Success in Mathematics." Math Club Meeting. Brooklyn College. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2008
"The Baumslag-Solitar Groups: A Solution for the Isomorphism Problem." New York Algebra Colloquium. CUNY Graduate Center. New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2008
"Research and Teaching." NSF CUNY Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Second Annual Scientist Reception. AGEP Honoree. CUNY Graduate Center. New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007
Professional Leadership
Chair and Coordinator, Annual Fall Gateway Courses Faculty Workshop, Mathematics Department, 2015-17. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2020
Coordinator: Mathematics Academic Momentum Tutoring Program, Mathematics Department, Brooklyn College (Spring 2018, Spring 2019 - Spring 2020). (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2020
Mathematics Curriculum Facilitator/Team Leader: STAR Mathematics Program, STAR (Science, Technology, and Research) Early College High School at Brooklyn College (Fall 2017- Spring 2020) . (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2020
Member (2008 - present) and chair (2010-present), Committee on Gateway Courses, Mathematics Department. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2020
Member, Committee on Committees, Mathematics Department, 2015-2020. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2020
Member, Committee on Examinations, Mathematics Department, 2009-2020. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2020
Coordinator, Pre-calculus A Uniform Final Examination Reform, Mathematics Department, 2016 -19. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2019
Member: College Algebra Working Group, Mathematics Department, Brooklyn College
(Fall 2018 - Spring 2019). (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2019
Member: Brooklyn College Academic Momentum Planning Team, Brooklyn College (Spring 2018). (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2018
Member, Brooklyn College Campus LSAMP Steering Committee, 2015 -2017. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2017
Member, Faculty Council Alternate Representative, Mathematics Department, 2015 -17. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2017
Member, Committee on Seminars and Research, Mathematics Department, 2009-15. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2015
Course Coordinator: Mathematics Gateway Interventions, Mathematics Department, 2013-14. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2014
Member, Faculty Council Committee on Academic Foundations, 2010-12. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2012
Department Representative, Brooklyn College Open House, Brooklyn College, 2010. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2010
Faculty adviser and mentor, Math Club, Mathematics Department, Fall 2007-Spring 2010. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2010
Member, Search Committee for the Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies, spring. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2009
Member of the Organizing Committee, Second NYWIMN Conference, New York College of Technology, CUNY, 2008.
(Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2008
Pedagogical Achievements
Other Professional Activities
Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Calculus Review and Reform, Mathematics Department, Brooklyn College.
2011
Supervisor, the Mathematics Department Prize Exam Competition, Brooklyn College, 2007, 2011. 2011
Supervisor, The Putnam Mathematics Competition, Mathematics Department, Brooklyn College, 2007-09. 2009
Math Workshop, Mathematics Department, Brooklyn College. Provided tutorial sessions for students taking Precalculus and Calculus 1, spring and fall semesters. 2007
