Schedule

Currently Teaching:

• CS5331: Parallel Algorithms
• MA4208: Optimization/Graph Algorithms
• Office Hours Mon-Thur 10:00-11:00 or by appointment.

Research interests:

• Computational Science and Engineering
• Performance Characterization of Grand Challenge Applications on Advanced Computer Architectures
• Beowulf Cluster Computing
  • Beowulf computing at MTU
  • www.beowulf.org
• Unified Parallel C
• Computational support for Discrete Mathematics

Previously Taught:

• MA1161: Calc I w/ Tech (F09)
• MA2160: Calc II w/ Tech (S04, F05)
• MA3202: Intro to Coding Theory (F03)
• MA3210: Intro to Combinatorics (F04)
• MA4208: Graph Alg / Discrete Opt (S05,S06,S07)
• MA4211: Information Theory and Data Compression (S03,S09)
• MA4310: Intro to Abstract Algebra (S01)
• MA5211: Discrete Optimization (F06)
• CS2311: Discrete Structures (S06)
• CS5331: Parallel Algorithms (S04,S05,S07, S08, S09)
• CS5090: Shared Memory and UPC (F03)
• CS6091: UPC Seminar (S04)

Contact Information

• Email: merk@mtu.edu
• Phone: 906-487-2220
• Fax: 906-487-2283
• Office: 233C Fisher