Computer Science Department

Jerud J. Mead

Jerry Mead

Associate Professor of Computer Science (Emeritus)
Department of Computer Science
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA 17837

Phone: (570) 577-1392
Fax: (570) 577-1258
Email: mead [at] bucknell [dot] edu

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Educational Background:
  • B.S. in Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1967
  • M.A. in Mathematics, University of Northern Iowa, 1969
  • M.S. Computer Science, University of Iowa, 1979
  • Ph.D. Mathematics, University of Iowa, 1975

Teaching Experience:

  • Bucknell University, 1983 - Present

Professional Experience:

  • Hewlett-Packard
  • Bell Laboratories

Primary Courses:

  • CSCI 203: Introduction to Computer Science I
  • CSCI 208: Programming Languages Design
  • CSCI 315: Operating Systems Design
  • CSCI 341: Theory of Computation
  • CSCI 379: Topics in Computer Science - Object Oriented Programming Languages

Research Interests:

  • Programming language theory including type theory and deductive systems Current Research: 
  • National Science Foundation funded project to bring semi-formal semantic techniques into the introductory programming sequence. Also investigating, with Professor James Lu, the use of deduction as a unifying theme in the programming languages course. His other current project involves discovering new methods for bringing formal programming techniques into an introductory programming course.