About Me
Bruce Bukiet is an applied mathematician who has made contributions to numerous areas of mathematical modeling, including detonations, insect infestation,applications of math to biology and baseball. He also works on promoting STEM for K-career to increase the number of people, especially among underrepresented groups, who pursue STEM learning. Related interests include online professional development and digital learning.
Education
Ph.D.; New York University; 1986
M.S.; New York University; Mathematics; 1983
ScB; Brown University; Applied Mathematics - Biology; 1980
Website
Teaching Interests
My interests with respect to teaching include engaging students and motivating them to want to learn math and to demonstrate the power and application of math to the real world as well as the incorporation of technology to facilitate motivation and learning.
Past Courses
FYS SEM: FIRST-YEAR STUDENT SEMINAR
MATH 111: CALCULUS I
MATH 111: CALCULUS I - HONORS
MATH 213: CALCULUS III B
MATH 222: DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
MATH 340: APPLIED NUMERICAL METHODS
MATH 371: PHYSIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
MATH 611: NUMER METH FOR COMPUTATN
Research Interests
Mathematical modeling of physical phenomena, including biological applications, fluid dynamics and sports. I am also interested in improving math and science education and education in general.
Journal Article
Jitendra Kewalramani, Zhenting Zou, Richard Marsh, Bruce G. Bukiet, Jay N Meegoda. "Nonlinear Behavior of High-Intensity Ultrasound Propagation in an Ideal Fluid." Acoustics, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 147-163.
Bruce G. Bukiet, Cristo Ernesto Yáñez León, James M. Lipuma. 2023. "The Effectiveness of Using Near-peer Role Models and Mentoring: A phenomenological reflection on STEM for Success [JER]." Atena Editora Journal of Engineering Research, vol. 3, no. 18, pp. 1--7.
Bruce G. Bukiet, Cristo Ernesto Yanez Leon, James M. Lipuma. 2023. "The Effectiveness of Using Near-peer Role Models and Mentoring: A phenomenological reflection on STEM for Success." Journal of Engineering Research, vol. 3, no. 18, pp. 7.
Bruce G. Bukiet, James M. Lipuma, Nancy L. Steffen. 2021. "Final Project Report NSF Award 1744490: NSF INCLUDES DDLP: Leadership and iSTEAM for Females in Elementary school (LiFE): An Integrated Approach to Increase the Number of Women Pursuing Careers in STEM." STEM for Success Resources.
Bruce G. Bukiet, James M. Lipuma, Cristo Leon. 2021. "Publications/Conferences and Showcases related to the Leadership and iSTEAM for Females in Elementary Schools (LiFE) project." STEM for Success Resources.
Bruce G. Bukiet, James M. Lipuma, Cristo León. 2021. "Publications/Conferences and Showcases related to the Leadership and iSTEAM for Females in Elementary Schools (LiFE) project." STEM for Success Resources.
James M. Lipuma, Bruce G. Bukiet, Cristo León. 2021. "Hands-on Developmental Playbook for STEM Clubs in Elementary Schools." STEM for Success Resources.
James M. Lipuma, Cristo Leon, Bruce G. Bukiet. 2021. "Tools for Teachers a STEM for Success Guide." STEM for Success Resources, no. 6.
Jitendra A Kewalramani, Zou Zhenting, Richard W Marsh, Bruce G. Bukiet, Jay N Meegoda. 2020. "Nonlinear Behavior of High-Intensity Ultrasound Propagation in an Ideal Fluid." Acoustics, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 147-163.
Bruce G. Bukiet, James M. Lipuma, Nancy L. Steffen. 2019. "LiFE: An Integrated Approach to Increase the Number of Women Pursuing Careers in STEM." STEM for Success Resources.
Bruce G. Bukiet, James M. Lipuma, Nancy L. Steffen. 2019. "LiFE: An Integrated Approach to Increase the Number of Women Pursuing Careers in STEM." STEM for Success Resources, no. 19.
Sunil K. Dhar, Chaudhry R. Hans, Bruce G. Bukiet, Zhiming Ji, Nan Gao, Thomas W. Findley. 2018. "Studying the Optimal Scheduling for Controlling Prostate Cancer under Intermittent Androgen Suppression." Bepress, Harvard University Biostatistics Working Paper Series. , vol. Working Paper 214., pp. 22.
Bruce G. Bukiet. 2018. "Mathematically Modeling Baseball." Notices of the AMS, vol. 65, no. 4, pp. 428-430.
Bruce G. Bukiet, James M. Lipuma, Nancy L. Steffen. 2018. "Leadership and iSTEAM for Females in Elementary Schools (LiFE): An Integrated Approach to Increase the Number of Women Pursuing Careers in STEM." STEM for Success Resources, no. 18.
Bruce G. Bukiet, James M. Lipuma, Nancy L. Steffen. 2018. "Leadership and iSTEAM for Females in Elementary Schools (LiFE): An Integrated Approach to Increase the Number of Women Pursuing Careers in STEM." STEM for Success Resources.
Hans R. Chaudhry, Bruce G. Bukiet, Ellen Anderson, Jared Burch, Tom Findley. 2017. " Muscle Strength and Stiffness in Resistance Exercise: Force Transmission In Tissues." Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 517-522.
Hans Chaudhry, Bruce G. Bukiet, Zhiming Ji, Antonio Stecco, Thomas Findley. 2014. "Deformations experienced in the human skin, adipose tissues and fascia in osteopathic manual medicine." Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, vol. 114, no. 10, pp. 780-787.
Max Roman, Hans Chaudhry, Bruce G. Bukiet, Antonio Stecco, Thomas Findley. 2013. "Mathematical analysis of the flow of hyaluronic acid around fascia during manual therapy motions." Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, vol. 113, no. 8, pp. 600-610.
Hans Chaudhry, Bruce G. Bukiet, Max Roman, Antonio Stecco, Thomas Findley. 2013. "Squeeze Film Lubrication for Non-Newtonian Fluids with Application to Manual Medicine." Biorheology, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 191-202.
Rebecca Sichel, Uri Carl, Bruce G. Bukiet. 2011. "Modeling Perfect Games and No-Hitters in Baseball." Baseball Research Journal, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 58-65.
Bruce G. Bukiet, Kevin Fritz. 2010. " Objectively Determining Major League Baseball's Most Valuable Players." International Journal for Performance Analysis in Sport, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 152-169.
Jonathan Lansey, Bruce G. Bukiet. 2009. "Internet Search Result Probabliities: Heaps' Law and Word Associativity." Journal of Quantitative Linguistics, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 40-66.
Hans Chaudhry, Robert Schleip, Zhiming Ji, Bruce G. Bukiet, Miriam Maney, Thomas Findley. 2008. "Three Dimensional Mathematical Model for Deformation of Human Fascia in Manual Therapy." JAOA-The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, vol. 108, no. 8, pp. 379-390.
Zhiming Ji, Thomas Findley, Hans Chaudhry, Bruce G. Bukiet. 2004. "Computational method to evaluate ankle postural stiffness with ground reaction forces." Journal of rehabilitation research and development, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 207.
Other
"DMSP for 'HSI:ELPSE: Conference on Equity and AI Impact on Undergraduate STEM Workforce Readiness' (Pending)"
DMPTool, September, 2024.
DMPTool, September, 2024.
"DMSP for "RCN: Trans-Disciplinary Communication to Disseminate, Divulge, and Discuss (TDC3D) Network.""
DMPTool is a service of the California Digital Library, June, 2023.
DMPTool is a service of the California Digital Library, June, 2023.
"Cultivating Interest in STEM Among Elementary School Females: An Exploratory Study for NSF INCLUDES [Pre-Print]"
July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2022.
July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2022.
"Hands-on Developmental Playbook for STEM Clubs in Elementary Schools [Doc]"
STEM for Success, November, 2021.
STEM for Success, November, 2021.
"Tools for Teachers a STEM for Success Guide [Doc]"
NJIT, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2021.
NJIT, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2021.
"Predicting the 2014 Baseball Postseason"
Science 2.0 website, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2014.
Science 2.0 website, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2014.
"The Probability Of Winning A Baseball Game - And A Post-Season Prediction"
science 2.0, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2013.
science 2.0, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2013.
Conference Paper
"The Effectiveness of Using Near-peer Role Models and Mentoring: A Phenomenological Reflection on STEM for Success"
Academic Journals, June, 2023.
Academic Journals, June, 2023.
Technical Report
"2022 Annual Report STEM for Success [Report]"
College of Science and Liberal Arts, New Jersey Institute of Technology, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2023.
College of Science and Liberal Arts, New Jersey Institute of Technology, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2023.
"STEM for Success Inaugural Annual Report [Report]"
New Jersey Institute of Technology, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2022.
New Jersey Institute of Technology, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2022.
"Publications/Conferences and Showcases related to the Leadership and iSTEAM for Females in Elementary Schools (LiFE) project [Report]"
New Jersey Institute of Technology, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2021.
New Jersey Institute of Technology, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2021.
Conference Proceeding
"Investigación, Educación Integral e Innovación en Matemáticas y Ciencias Exactas para el Desarrollo"
March, 2023.
March, 2023.
"The Effectiveness of Using Near-peer Role Models and Mentoring: A Phenomenological Reflection on STEM for Success [Presentation at Congress]"
Academia Journals, March, 2023.
Academia Journals, March, 2023.
"Building 21st Century Skills among Elementary Schools Students – The LiFE Project"
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), November, 2019.
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), November, 2019.
"Integrating Online Student Reflection in a Constructively Aligned College Math Course: a faculty case study"
Global Learn, JAssociation for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) , July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2019.
Global Learn, JAssociation for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) , July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2019.
"State of the Art PD - the Online Professional Learning Exchange"
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2015.
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2015.
"State of the Art PD The Online Professional Learning Exchange"
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2015.
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2015.
"State of the Art PD The Online Professional Learning Exchange"
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2015.
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2015.
"Postural stability: mathematical modeling to evaluate interventions"
2003.
2003.
Book
Bruce G. Bukiet, Cristo León, James M. Lipuma, Mossella Martínez Martínez, Eric Niño Reyes, Edson Torres López, Lilián Reynosa Martínez, Jorge Moreno Treviño, Adriana Camacho Gómez. "Investigación, Educación Integral e Innovación en Matemáticas y Ciencias Exactas para el Desarrollo." Academia Journals, 2023. ISBN 978-939982-98-8.
Bruce G. Bukiet, Cristo Leon, James M. Lipuma, Mossella Martínez Martínez, Eric Niño Reyes, Edson Torres López, Lilián Reynosa Martínez, Jorge Moreno Treviño, Adriana Camacho Gómez. "Investigación, Educación Integral e Innovación en Matemáticas y Ciencias Exactas para el Desarrollo." 2023.
Chapter
Bruce G. Bukiet, Cristo León, James M. Lipuma. "The Effectiveness of Using Near-peer Role Models and Mentoring: A Phenomenological Reflection on STEM for Success [Book section]." "Investigación, Educación Integral e Innovación en Matemáticas y Ciencias Exactas para el Desarrollo," pp. 1--4. Academia Journals, 2023.