PhD. ,in Numerical Analysis. The University of
Iowa, mentor: Kendall E. Atkinson. My current
research interest is in mathematical models for
ecological problems: dynamics of predator-prey type models and ecological
networks algorithms.
Academics:
- Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematical Sciences at The University of South Dakota. 1989-> Present
- Chair, Department of Computer Science at the University of South Dakota. 2017-2020.
- Chair, Department of Mathematics at the University of South Dakota, 1997-2000.
- Associate Chair, Department of Mathematics at the University of South Dakota, 1995-1997.
- Fulbright Scholar at the Institute of Mathematics of the Catholic University of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile 2008.
- International Collaborator Rodrigo-Ramos research Lab at Center for Genomics, Ecology & Environment (GEMA). Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile. 2018-Present.
- Editorial Board Member (Associate editor) Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering (MBE), 2018->Present
- Editorial Board member of Mathematics (MDPI), 2018->Present
- Editorial Board member of Mathematics: Mathematical Biology section (MMB), 2018->Present
- Adjunct Professor, Mathematical, Computational & Modeling
Sciences Center (SAL-MCMSC)
at Arizona State University. 2009-> 2020.
- faculty Summer Mathematical and
Theoretical Biology Institute (MTBI) at the Center for
Mathematical, Computational, and Modeling Sciences Center.
Arizona State University. 2009-2020. MTBI-ASU
- International Collaborator at Rodrigo-Ramos research Lab at
Biodiversirty Laboratories of the National Center for the
Environment (CENMA). 2009-2018.
- Environmental pollution goes theoretical ecology OIKOS-Blog
- Member of the
Editorial board of BIOMAT Institute for Advanced Studies in Biosystems, 2012-2016.
- Member of the
Empowering Leadership Alliance
- Member of the Math Alliance
Honors and Awards- 2012-2014 External collaborator in the grants PUCV Nº 124.730/2012, Fondecyt Nº 1120218. "Multistability and periodicity on predator-prey models due to ecological phenomena affecting some populations" Director of the grant: Eduardo González-Olivares.
- 2011 Presidential award for excellence in sciences, mathematics,
and engineering mentoring to MTBI.
- 2008 Harrington Lecturer "Research in Mathematical
Ecology and the Struggle for Existence"
- 2008
Fulbright Scholar at the
Institute of Mathematics of the Catholic University of
Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile.
- 2006
Richard & Sharon Cutler Faculty Award in Liberal Arts
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2004 Governor's Faculty Award for Teaching
with Technology
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2002 Governor's Faculty
Award for Teaching
with Technology
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1998 Governor's Faculty
Award for Teaching
with Technology
- 1997 NSF-ILI
Project
- 1996 USD Professor of the year, Student Association.
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