CDR Melinda D. McGurer
Associate Professor
Mathematics Department
U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Commander McGurer joined the Permanent Commissioned Teaching Staff at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 2003. Her previous assignments include Operations Officer aboard the USCGC Blackhaw, graduate school, USCG Academy rotating military faculty, Senior Intelligence Watch Officer at the Joint Interagency Task Force East, and Total Ownership Cost Manager of a multi-billion dollar acquisition program. 

Education:
Ph.D., University of Rhode Island, Applied Mathematical Sciences, May 2007
Diploma, College of Continuing Education, Naval War College, June 2000
M.S., Stanford University, Statistics, March 1993
M.S., Stanford University, Mathematics, March 1993
B.S., U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Mathematical and Computer Sciences, May 1989

Courses Taught:
Probability and Statistics
Probability Theory
Differential Equations
Linear Algebra

Honors:
2006 Department of Defense Female Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Role Model
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Coast Guard Commendation Medal (x3)
Coast Guard Achievement Medal

Professional Memberships:
The Institute for Operational Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS)
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
The U.S. Naval Institute
Lifetime Member Stanford Alumni Association