Brenda Kroschel

Brenda Kroschel is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of St. Thomas, College of Liberal Arts. Her research focuses on matrix theory, including matrix completion problems, eigenvalue interlacing, structured eigenvectors, totally nonnegative matrices, and zero forcing numbers.

• Education: PhD in Matrix Theory from the College of William and Mary

Research Interests: Brenda's work bridges theoretical and applied linear algebra, with emphasis on matrix completion problems, spectral properties of structured matrices, and computational methods. She also explores mathematical visualization tools like her 'Clock Hands' computer graphics program.

Publications: Brenda's publications span topics from principal submatrices to Euclidean distance completion, interior-point methods for semidefinite matrices, and totally nonnegative matrix analysis. These reflect her expertise in matrix theory and its applications to numerical methods and geometric constraints.