Professor Thomas Bieske earned his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1999. His research concerns partial differential equations and analysis in metric spaces, with a focus on sub-Riemannian spaces. After a brief hiatus, Professor Bieske is currently serving a second stint as the Department of Mathematics and Statistics Chair of the Undergraduate Committee-Upper Level, focusing on the performance of mathematics and statistics majors in upper-level courses, at the University of Central Florida, Tampa.