• Instructional Professor, Computer Science & Engineering
  • Supervisor, Peer Teacher Program
Teresa Leyk

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Mathematics, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
  • M.S., Computer Science, University of Warsaw, Department of Mathematics, Computer Science & Mechanics, Warsaw, Poland

Research Interests

    • Scientific computations
    • Computer science education

Awards & Honors

  • Undergraduate Faculty Teaching Excellence Award – 2024
  • Nominee for the Instructional Faculty Teaching Award – 2017, 2019
  • Undergraduate Faculty Teaching Excellence Award – 2012
  • Finalist in the Student-led Award for Teaching Excellence – 2009
  • Undergraduate Faculty Teaching Excellence Award – 2007
  • PhD scholarship, Australian National University – 1994–1996

Selected Publications

  • Leyk, T., McInvale, R., Chen, L. “Structured Peer learning Program – An Innovative Approach to Computer Science Education.” Submitted to Cornell University’s arXiv as #1830798. March 12, 2017.
  • Leyk, T., McInvale, R., Keyser, J., Chen, L. “Impact of Structural Peer Learning on Computer Science Education.” Submitted to SIGCIS 2016 conference.
  • Roberts, S., Leyk, T. “Numerical solving of a free boundary phase field model using Krylov subspace method.” Proceedings of CTAC95, Melbourne, 1995.
  • Stewart, D., Leyk, T. “Error estimates for Krylov approximations of matrix exponentials.” J. Comput. Appl. Math. 72 (1995), pp. 359–369.
  • Stewart, D., Leyk, T. “Solving linear and weakly nonlinear parabolic differential equations by Krylov approximation method.” Proceedings of CTAC93, ANU, Canberra, 1993.