I came to UMKC after 15 years in the IT industry. My first thought
was to get a degree in computer science, but mathematics proved to be
much more interesting to me. After earning my B.S. in Mathematics
from UMKC, I applied to the Professional Science Masters (PSM) program
in Mathematical Sciences at The University of Arizona. I graduated
from there in 2008 after taking additional time to go through the
entrepreneurship program in the Eller College of Management.
I left Arizona to work for the University of Maryland in the Office of
Technology Transfer. While there, I developed a portfolio of green
technologies by university faculty and students. I left
Maryland in 2009 for Colorado where I now work for the National
Renewable Energy Laboratory. My first task with the lab was to work
with a team to develop greenhouse gas accounting protocol for the
Federal government. Since then, I have assisted Federal agency staff
in developing greenhouse gas inventories for their agencies. I have
also developed climate neutral and net-zero energy studies for several
military installations. My newest work involves working with teams in
developing countries in southeast Asia to develop carbon metrics to
estimate the effectiveness of various policies in reducing carbon
emissions.
It's been a terrific ride since graduating from UMKC, and I'm grateful
for the education I received inside and outside the math department.
[While here at UMKC, on Nov. 19, 2004, John gave a talk in the department Expository Talks Series titled: "The Compactness Theorem: You Too can Color an Infinite Map with Only 4 Crayons" assisted by the advice of Dr. Hall.]
John Nangle