in Biomathematics (Summer 2011)

Interested students should email faculty advisor(s).  See contact information on Faculty page.

Project Topics

• Population dynamics of blue crab, eastern oyster and Caribbean spiny lobster, with application to conservation and restoration of populations in decline (Lipcius)
• Marine population modeling (Lipcius, Shaw, Shi)
• Differential equation model in social network studies (Shi) 
• Coupled oscillator dynamics (Day, LaMar)
• Population dynamics using tools from computational dynamics and topology (Day)
• Studying network structure in biological systems (LaMar)
• Complex dynamics in extended populations - epidemics and ecosystems (Shaw)
• Normal and pathological calcium signaling pathways in the heart (Smith)
• Modeling switch-like behavior of gene regulatory networks using chemical reaction network theory (Smith)
• Computational neuroscience of thalamus and basal ganglia (Smith)

Funding Sources

• Charles Center Summer Fellowship in Biomathematics
• Computational Science training for Undergraduates in the Mathematical Sciences (CSUMS) Program
• HHMI Science Education and Research Program
• Faculty members' active grants