Ph.D. Advisees

Recent Ph. D. students

  • Margaret Beck, Ph.D. in Mathematics, 2006, Topics in stability theory for partial differential equations (also did work with K. Josic and G. Wayne)

    NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Surrey, UK (2006-2009)

  • Tony Harkin, Ph.D. in Mathematics, 2001, Nonlinear dynamics of gas bubbles in liquids (co-advised by A. Nadim)

    NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University (2002-2005), Asst. Prof. Math., Rochester Inst. Tech. (2005-present)

  • Michael Hayes, Ph.D. in Mathematics, July 1999, Geometric analysis of delayed bifurcations

    W.S. Atkins Consultants, Surrey, U.K. (2000-present)

  • Stephanie Jones, Ph.D. in Mathematics, May 2001, Rhythms in the neocortex and in CPG neurons: a dynamical systems analysis (co-advised by N. Kopell)

    Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital. Recipient of 5-year NIH K-25 training grant.

  • Georgi Medvedev, Ph.D. in Mathematics, May 1999, Problems on oscillations and pattern formation in mathematical biology (co-advised by N. Kopell)

    Veblen Instructor of Mathematics, Princeton University (1999-2002). Asst. Prof. Math., Drexel Univ. (2002--present)

  • Dave Morgan, Ph.D. in Mathematics, May 2001, On the existence and stability of spatial patterns in an activator-inhibitor system exhibiting self-replication

    NRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Nonlinear Science Group, Naval Research Labs (2001-2004). System administrator, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Harvard University (2005-present)

  • Kinya Ono, Ph.D. in Mathematics, January 2001, Analytical methods for reaction-diffusion equations: critical wave speeds and axisymmetric phenomena

    present position: Scientist, Khimetrics Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona.

  • C. Soto-Trevino, Ph.D. in Mathematics, January 1998, Geometric methods for periodic orbits in singularly-perturbed systems (co-advised by N. Kopell)

    Postdoctoral Fellow, Volen Center, Brandeis University (1998-2002). Research Associate in neuroscience.

  • S. Weibel, Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, January 1997, Applications of qualitative methods in the nonlinear control of superarticulated mechanical systems (J. Baillieul was the principal advisor)

    Raytheon Corp., Tucson, Arizona (2000-present)

  • A. Zagaris, Ph.D. in Mathematics, 2005, Analysis of reduction methods for multiscale problems (co-advised by H. Kaper)

    Postdoctoral fellow, CWI (Center for Mathematics and Informatics) Amsterdam, the Netherlands (2005-present)

    Current Ph.D. students

  • Marina Bevzushenko, sixth year;
  • Matt Holzer, fourth year;
  • Oleg Mikitchenko, sixth year, jointly supervised by Gene Wayne.
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