The Dynamical Systems Group
At Boston University

Margaret Beck

Infinite dimensional dynamical systems, including reaction-diffusion equations and viscous conservation laws; nonlinear stability and metastability; geometric singular perturbation theory. Office: MCS 228. Email: mabeck@bu.edu.

Paul Blanchard

Office: MCS 255. Email: paul@bu.edu.

Robert L. Devaney

Complex analytic dynamics, discrete dynamics, Hamiltonian systems, celestial mechanics, experiments in dynamics, incorporating ideas from dynamical systems theory into lower level (especially high school) courses. Office: MCS 274. Email: bob@bu.edu.

David Fried

Office: MCS 254. Email: df@bu.edu.

Ryan Goh

Office: MCS 237B. Email: rgoh@bu.edu.

Glen R. Hall

Discrete dynamical systems, twist maps, circle maps, celestial mechanics Office: MCS 267. Email: rockford@bu.edu.

Samuel Isaacson

Numerical analysis, mathematical biology, applied mathematics Office: MCS 231. Email isaacsas@bu.edu.

Tasso Kaper

Dynamical systems, singular perturbation theory, multi-scale systems, pattern formation theory, model reduction, renormalization group methods, bubble dynamics, and other applications of dynamical systems. Office: MCS 140B. Email: tasso@bu.edu.

Nancy Kopell

Mathematical modeling in neurophysiology, oscillating systems, geometric analysis of dynamical systems with several time scales. Office: MCS 243. Email: nk@bu.edu.

Gene Wayne

Infinite dimensional Hamiltonian systems, KAM theory, fluid mechanics, wave motion, applications of dyamical systems ideas to partial differential equations. Office: MCS 242. Email: cew@bu.edu.

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