Monte Boisen, Ph.D.

College of Science
Mathematics
Department Chair & Professor

Office: Brink 300
Phone: 208-885-6742
Email: boisen@uidaho.edu
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 441103

Moscow, ID 83844-1103

Monte Boisen's Website

PhD, University of Nebraska, Mathematics, 1970
MS, University of Nebraska, Mathematics, 1968
BA, San Jose State University, Mathematics, History, 1966
AA, Foothill College, Mathematics, 1964

My main research interests lie in the area of Mathematical Crystallography. Some of the physical phenomena that I help model are bulk properties of crystalline structures, particularly SiO₂ polymorphs. I am currently working with Professor Osamu Tamada on a project designed to model the weathering effects on silicate surfaces of water in the presence of NaOH. My book Mathematical Crystallography (with G.V. Gibbs) is an attempt to present the beautiful mathematical description of all possible symmetrical arrangements of atoms in crystals in a way that is accessible to and appealing to those working in mineralogy and material science.