Teaching summary:

Courses taught at Cornell:  “Multivariable Calculus for Engineers” (Math 1920), "Differential Equations for Engineers" (Math 2930); “Advanced Engineering Analysis” (TAM 3100); “Intermediate Dynamics” (TAM 5700); “Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos” (TAM 5780); “Methods of Applied Mathematics” (TAM 6100, 6110); “Asymptotics and Perturbation Methods” (TAM 6130); “Complex Systems” (TAM 6780); "Applied Dynamical Systems" (Math 7170); "Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems" (Math 4200); "Applied Complex Analysis" (Math 4220); "Calculus III" (Math 2130).

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., 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)

PhD students supervised, MIT:

Shinya Watanabe (Applied Mathematics, 1995)
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).