Teaching summary:
Courses taught at Cornell: “Calculus” (Math 192, Math 293); “Advanced Engineering Analysis” (TAM 310); “Intermediate Dynamics” (TAM 570); “Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos” (TAM 578); “Methods of Applied Mathematics” (TAM 610, 611); “Perturbation Methods” (TAM 613); “Complex Systems” (TAM 678); "Applied Dynamical Systems" (Math 717).
Courses taught at MIT: “Principles of Applied Mathematics” (1994); “Calculus” (1993); “Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos” (1990–1993); “Complex Variables” and “Mathematical Methods for Engineers” (1989–1993).
Courses taught at MIT: “Principles of Applied Mathematics” (1994); “Calculus” (1993); “Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos” (1990–1993); “Complex Variables” and “Mathematical Methods for Engineers” (1989–1993).
PhD students supervised, Cornell:
Duncan Watts (Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 1997)
M.K. Stephen Yeung (Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 1999)
Duncan Callaway (Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 2001)
Joel Ariaratnam (Applied Mathematics, 2002)
Michelle Girvan (Physics, 2003)
Daniel Wiley (Applied Mathematics, 2006)
Danny Abrams (Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 2006)
Sam Arbesman (Computational Biology, 2008)
Erik Martens (Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Ph.D., 2009)
Lauren Childs (Applied Mathematics, Ph.D., 2010)
Seth Marvel (Applied Mathematics, Ph.D. expected 2011)
Tim Novikoff (Applied Mathematics, Ph.D. expected 2012)
M.K. Stephen Yeung (Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 1999)
Duncan Callaway (Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 2001)
Joel Ariaratnam (Applied Mathematics, 2002)
Michelle Girvan (Physics, 2003)
Daniel Wiley (Applied Mathematics, 2006)
Danny Abrams (Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 2006)
Sam Arbesman (Computational Biology, 2008)
Erik Martens (Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Ph.D., 2009)
Lauren Childs (Applied Mathematics, Ph.D., 2010)
Seth Marvel (Applied Mathematics, Ph.D. expected 2011)
Tim Novikoff (Applied Mathematics, Ph.D. expected 2012)
Masters students supervised:
John Weisenfeld (Cornell, 1997)
Postdoctoral Fellows supervised:
Ricardo Oliva (Cornell, 2001)
Basant Sharma (Cornell, 2004)
Marc Timme (Cornell, 2005)
Basant Sharma (Cornell, 2004)
Marc Timme (Cornell, 2005)
PhD students supervised, MIT:
Shinya Watanabe (Applied Mathematics, 1995)
Mauricio Barahona (Physics, 1996)
Mauricio Barahona (Physics, 1996)
Diversity support:
Co-PI of Cornell’s Summer Mathematics Institute, (2006-present), a summer “boot camp” for mathematically talented women and minority undergraduates who are headed for graduate school and desire a stronger foundation in analysis and algebra.
Professional participation:
Advisory Board, SIAM Dynamical Systems Activity Group (2006-2007).
External Faculty, Santa Fe Institute (2004-2010).
Organizer, SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems (1997).
Director, SIAM Activities Group on Dynamical Systems (1996-1999).
Co-Chairman, Gordon Research Conference on Theoretical Biology (1992).
External Faculty, Santa Fe Institute (2004-2010).
Organizer, SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems (1997).
Director, SIAM Activities Group on Dynamical Systems (1996-1999).
Co-Chairman, Gordon Research Conference on Theoretical Biology (1992).

