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Justin Hoffmeier

Associate Professor

Dr. Justin Hoffmeier joined Florida Poly in 2022 as an associate professor in the Applied Mathematics Department. His published work and invited presentations include results on homological properties of commutative local rings and exact zero-divisor graphs, as well as mathematical pedagogy. More recently, he has pursued the application of topological data analysis to a variety of disciplines.

Prior to Florida Poly, Hoffmeier worked at Northwest Missouri State University as a tenured associate professor, where he taught a variety of mathematics courses and served in several leadership positions across the university.

He and his family are very excited to be a part of the Florida Poly team.

Education

  • Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Missouri – Kansas City, 2014
  • M.S., Mathematics, University of Central Missouri, 2008
  • B.S., Mathematics and Statistics, University of Missouri – Kansas City, 2002

Select Publications

  • Hoffmeier, J. (In preparation). The Topology of an NFL Rushing Attack.
  • Hoffmeier, J. (2022). Identifying Exact Zero-divisors from zero-divisor graphs of commutative rings. Journal of Mathematical Extension, 16(02).
  • Hoffmeier, J. (2020). Emily and the Fallacy of Teaching the Group. Philosophy of Mathematics Education Journal, 36.
  • Croll, A., Dellaca, R., Gupta, A., Hoffmeier, J., Mukundan, V., Tracy, D.R., Sega, L.M., Sosa, G., and Thompson, P. (2018). Detecting Koszulness and related homological properties from the algebra structure of Koszul homology. Nagoya Mathematical Journal, 1-39. DOI:10.1017/nmj.2018.20.
  • Hoffmeier, J. and Lee, J. (2018). On a connection between local rings and their associated graded algebras. Involve, 11(02).
  • Hoffmeier, J. and Sega, L.M. (2017). Conditions for the Yoneda algebra of a local ring to be generated in low degrees. J. Pure Appl. Algebra, 221.

 

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Michelle Powell serves as the pioneering Risk Manager at Florida Polytechnic University, the state’s sole 100% STEM-dedicated institution. Having been with the university for nearly 11 years, Michelle transitioned from a leadership role in Admissions in October 2023 to establish and evolve the risk management function from the ground up. In this solo capacity, Michelle builds robust frameworks for our dynamic, young university, overseeing our insurance portfolio, consulting on third-party and event risks, and developing critical campus-wide training programs. Michelle has obtained the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) Enterprise Risk Management certificate and the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) and Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist (CRIS) designations. Her distinct background in mathematics and engineering, combined with extensive higher education leadership, brings an analytical and strategic approach enhancing the institution’s resilience.