IGERT's core faculty members and their graduate field affiliations and interests

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Applied Mathematics Back to top

Hsiao-Dong Chiang...Electrical and Computer Engineering, Applied Mathematics

Nonlinear computation and application to circuits, signals, systems and images, global optimization.
E-mail: chiangece.cornell.edu

Raffaello D'Andrea...Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mathematics

Control of complex systems.
E-mail: rd28cornell.edu

David F. Delchamps...Electrical and Computer Engineering, Applied Mathematics

Applications of dynamical systems in learning and the theory of computation.
E-mail: daveece.cornell.edu

Richard T. Durrett...Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Statistics, Operational Research

Probability problems arising from ecology and genetics.
E-mail: rtd1cornell.edu

John Guckenheimer...Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

Dynamical systems applied to biology, chemistry, engineering, and physics, current work applications to the neurosciences.
E-mail: guckencam.cornell.edu

Timothy Healey...Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Applied Mathematics

Nonlinear elasticity, bifurcation theory, symetry-breaking methods and non-linear analysis with applications to elastic biostructures and shape-memory solids.
E-mail: tjh10cornell.edu

John Hubbard...Mathematics, Applied Mathematics

Analysis; differential equations; geometry.
E-mail: hubbardmath.cornell.edu

Jon Kleinberg...Computer Science, Applied Mathematics

Algorithims; combinatorial optimization; computational geometry; computational biology.
E-mail: kleinbercs.cornell.edu

Makul Majumdar...Economics, Applied Mathematics

Mathematical economics.
E-mail: mkm5cornell.edu

Richard Rand...Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Applied Mathematics

Nonlinear dynamics in engineering and biology, especially perturbation methods and bifurcation theory, and applications including satellite and submarine dynamics, and cardiac, botanical and neurobiological modeling.
E-mail: rhr2cornell.edu

Gennady Samorodnitsky...Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, Applied Mathematics

Probability theory, stochastic processes exhibiting heavy tails or ong-range dependence; applications to finance, internet traffic, insurance data.
E-mail: gennadyorie.cornell.edu

Bart Selman...Computer Science, Applied Mathematics

Efficient reasoning procedures, stochastic search methods, theory approximation, knowledge compiliation, planning, and the connections between operations research and artificial intelligence, and between computer science and physics.
E-mail: selmancs.cornell.edu

James Sethna...Physics, Applied Mathematics

Sloppy models of of cellular signal transduction; hysteresis and avalanches; placticity and fracture; materials, quantum mechanics, and nanotechnology.
E-mail: sethnalassp.cornell.edu

Karl Shell...Economics, Applied Mathematics

Macroeconomics, monetary economics, extrinsic uncertainty, overlapping generations, taxation.
E-mail: ks22cornell.edu

John Smillie...Mathematics, Applied Mathematics

Dynamical systems.
E-mail: smilliemath.cornell.edu

Paul H. Steen...Chemical Engineering, Applied Mathematics

Stability of flows, capillary interfaces, solidification; pattern formation, self-organization and complex dynamical systems.
E-mail: steencheme.cornell.edu

Steven Strogatz...Applied Mathematics, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

Nonlinear dynamics in physics and biology, especially networks of coupled oscillators; from flashing fireflies and chirping crickets to Josephson junction arrays and chaotic lasers.
E-mail: shs7cornell.edu

James Thorp...Electrical and Computer Engineering, Applied Mathematics

Fractals in dynamics of power systems and simulation of cascading outages in power systems.
E-mail: jst6cornell.edu

Jane Wang...Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Applied Mathematics

Unsteady aerodynamics of insect flight, modeling of vortex shedding in highly unsteady viscous flows, physics of a piece of falling paper, computational fluid dynamics, spectral theory of non-Hermian random sytems, turbulent diffusion, and turbulence.
E-mail: jane.wangcornell.edu

Golan Yona...Computer Science, Applied Mathematics

Computational molecular biology; machine learning.
E-mail: golancs.cornell.edu

Applied Physics Back to top

Alexander L. Gaeta... Applied Physics

Nonlinear optical effects: nonlinear propagation dynamics of ultrashort laser pulses in bulk media and in optical waveguides.
E-mail: a.gaetacornell.edu

Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cell Biology Back to top

Rick Cerione...Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Biophysics, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Chemical biology; biophysical; analytical.
E-mail: rac1cornell.edu

Biological Statistics and Computational Biology Back to top

Carlos D. Bustamante...Biometry, Statistics

Evolutionary genomics, Bayesian inference, computational statistics, protein structure and evolution.
E-mail: cdb28cornell.edu

Biomedical Engineering Back to top

Michael Shuler...Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering

Computer modeling of bacterial cells; minimal cell models; network models of biological systems; combining coarse-grain whole-cell models with genomically detailed subsystem models.
E-mail: mls50cornell.edu

Chemical Engineering Back to top

Kelvin Lee...Chemical Engineering

Proteome science; cellular engineering; portein secretion; disease diagnosis.
E-mail: khl9cornell.edu

Michael Shuler...Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering

Computer modeling of bacterial cells; minimal cell models; network models of biological systems; combining coarse-grain whole-cell models with genomically detailed subsystem models.
E-mail: mls50cornell.edu

Paul H. Steen...Chemical Engineering, Applied Mathematics

Stability of flows, capillary interfaces, solidification; pattern formation, self-organization and complex dynamical systems.
E-mail: steencheme.cornell.edu

Computer Science Back to top

Hod Lipson...Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science

Evolutionary computation, artificial life, and their applications to evolutionary robotics and design automation.
E-mail: hod.lipsoncornell.edu

Bart Selman...Computer Science, Applied Mathematics

Efficient reasoning procedures, stochastic search methods, theory approximation, knowledge compiliation, planning, and the connections between operations research and artificial intelligence, and between computer science and physics.
E-mail: selmancs.cornell.edu

Jon Kleinberg...Computer Science, Applied Mathematics

Algorithims; combinatorial optimization; computational geometry; computational biology.
E-mail: kleinbercs.cornell.edu

Golan Yona...Computer Science, Applied Mathematics

Computational molecular biology; machine learning.
E-mail: golancs.cornell.edu

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Back to top

Andrew Clark...Genetics and Development, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Molecular population genetics; theoretical and statistical population genetics; evolutionary genomics; genetics of complex traits.
E-mail: ac347cornell.edu

Richard T. Durrett...Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Statistics, Operational Research

Probability problems arising from ecology and genetics.
E-mail: rtd1cornell.edu

Economics Back to top

Lawrence Blume...Economics

Adaptive processes in markets and games.
E-mail: lb19cornell.edu

Makul Majumdar...Economics, Applied Mathematics

Mathematical economics.
E-mail: mkm5cornell.edu

Karl Shell...Economics, Applied Mathematics

Macroeconomics, monetary economics, extrinsic uncertainty, overlapping generations, taxation.
E-mail: ks22cornell.edu

Electrical and Computer Engineering Back to top

Hsiao-Dong Chiang...Electrical and Computer Engineering, Applied Mathematics

Nonlinear computation and application to circuits, signals, systems and images, global optimization.
E-mail: chiangece.cornell.edu

David F. Delchamps...Electrical and Computer Engineering, Applied Mathematics

Applications of dynamical systems in learning and the theory of computation.
E-mail: daveece.cornell.edu

James Thorp...Electrical and Computer Engineering, Applied Mathematics

Fractals in dynamics of power systems and simulation of cascading outages in power systems.
E-mail: jst6cornell.edu

Environmental Toxicology Back to top

David Weinstein...Environmental Toxicology

Pattern recognition in time series of behavior of large scale systems (ecosystems) and small-scale systems (intracellular signaling).
E-mail: daw5cornell.edu

Mathematics Back to top

Richard T. Durrett...Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Statistics, Operational Research

Probability problems arising from ecology and genetics.
E-mail: rtd1cornell.edu

John Guckenheimer...Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

Dynamical systems applied to biology, chemistry, engineering, and physics, curent work applications to the neurosciences.
E-mail: guckencam.cornell.edu

John Hubbard...Mathematics, Applied Mathematics

Analysis; differential equations; geometry.
E-mail: hubbardmath.cornell.edu

John Smillie...Mathematics, Applied Mathematics

Dynamical systems.
E-mail: smilliemath.cornell.edu

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Back to top

Raffaello D'Andrea...Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mathematics

Control of complex systems.
E-mail: rd28cornell.edu

Ephrahim Garcia...Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Mechatronics; structural dynamics; controls; smart materials; space structures; bio-inspired robotics.
E-mail: eg84cornell.edu

Hod Lipson...Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science

Evolutionary computation, artificial life, and their applications to evolutionary robotics and design automation.
E-mail: hod.lipsoncornell.edu

Francisco Valero-Cuevas...Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Neuromuscular biomechanics and control, human and robotic manipulation, simulation and optimization of surgery, biomechanical modeling.
E-mail: fv24cornell.edu

Molecular Biology and Genetics Back to top

Neurobiology and Behavior Back to top

Andrew Bass...Neurobiology and Behavior, Zoology

Animal communication, especially production and encoding of vocal signals; evolution and sexual differentiation of brain behavior.
E-mail: mva6cornell.edu

Ronald M. Harris-Warrick...Neurobiology and Behavior, Physiology

Neuromodulation of neural networks; gene cloning of K-channels.
E-mail: rmh4cornell.edu

Howard Howland...Neurobiology and Behavior, Physiology, Zoology

Control systems in the visual system.
E-mail: hch2cornell.edu

Operations Research Back to top

Richard T. Durrett...Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Statistics, Operational Research

Probability problems arising from ecology and genetics.
E-mail: rtd1cornell.edu

Gennady Samorodnitsky...Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, Applied Mathematics

Probability theory, stochastic processes exhibiting heavy tails or ong-range dependence; applications to finance, internet traffic, insurance data.
E-mail: gennadyorie.cornell.edu

Pharmacology Back to top

Rick Cerione...Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Biophysics, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Chemical biology; biophysical; analytical.
E-mail: rac1cornell.edu

Robert Gilmour...Pharmacology, Physiology

Electrophysiology of cardiac tissue.
E-mail: rfg2cornell.edu

Jun-Lin Guan...Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Phamacology, Physiology

Signal transduction; cell adhesion receptors; protein tyrosine kinases.
E-mail: jg19cornell.edu

Physics Back to top

Eberhard Bodenschatz...Physics

Computational biology, dissipative pattern-forming systems; tearing wax and plate tectonics, spirals and spiral defect chaos.
E-mail: eb22cornell.edu

Christopher Henley...Physics

Self-organized criticality and percolation models; quantum chaos and semiclassics in spin systems; gene evolution modeled by tethered random walkers; stabalization of virus shell geometry; physical implementation of right/left symmetry breaking in vertebrates and climbing plants.
E-mail: clhccmr.cornell.edu

James Sethna...Physics, Applied Mathematics

Sloppy models of of cellular signal transduction; hysteresis and avalanches; placticity and fracture; materials, quantum mechanics, and nanotechnology.
E-mail: sethnalassp.cornell.edu

Albert J. Sievers...Physics

Experiment simulations, and theory of intrinsic localized models/discrete breathers in periodic lattices.
E-mail: sieversccmr.cornell.edu

Eric Siggia...Physics

Applications of statistical physics and dynamical systems to cellular biophysics and bioinformatics.
E-mail: eds5cornell.edu

Physiology Back to top

Robert Gilmour...Pharmacology, Physiology

Electrophysiology of cardiac tissue.
E-mail: rfg2cornell.edu

Jun-Lin Guan...Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Phamacology, Physiology

Signal transduction; cell adhesion receptors; protein tyrosine kinases.
E-mail: jg19cornell.edu

Ronald M. Harris-Warrick...Neurobiology and Behavior, Physiology

Neuromodulation of neural networks; gene cloning of K-channels.
E-mail: rmh4cornell.edu

Howard Howland...Neurobiology and Behavior, Physiology, Zoology

Control systems in the visual system.
E-mail: hch2cornell.edu

Psychology Back to top

David James Field...Psychology

Sensory systems with an emphasis on the visual system. In particular, exploring the mathematical relationship between sensory systems and the statistical structure of the natural environment.
E-mail: djf3cornell.edu

Jun-Lin Guan...Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Phamacology, Physiology

Signal transduction; cell adhesion receptors; protein tyrosine kinases.
E-mail: jg19cornell.edu

Sociology Back to top

Douglas Heckathorn...Sociology

Formal theory, collective action/social dilemmas, organizational behavior/institutional design, HIV prevention research, network sampling methods.
E-mail: douglas.heckathorncornell.edu

Michael Macy...Sociology

Artificial societies, agent-based modeling, Hopfield networks, threshold effects in network cascades.
E-mail: mwm14cornell.edu

Statistics Back to top

Carlos D. Bustamante...Biometry, Statistics

Evolutionary genomics, Bayesian inference, computational statistics, protein structure and evolution.
E-mail: cdb28cornell.edu

Richard T. Durrett...Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Statistics, Operational Research

Probability problems arising from ecology and genetics.
E-mail: rtd1cornell.edu

Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Back to top

John Guckenheimer...Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

Dynamical systems applied to biology, chemistry, engineering, and physics, curent work applications to the neurosciences.
E-mail: guckencam.cornell.edu

Timothy Healey...Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Applied Mathematics

Nonlinear elasticity, bifurcation theory, symetry-breaking methods and non-linear analysis with applications to elastic biostructures and shape-memory solids.
E-mail: tjh10cornell.edu

Richard Rand...Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Applied Mathematics

Nonlinear dynamics in engineering and biology, especially perturbation methods and bifurcation theory, and applications including satellite and submarine dynamics, and cardiac, botanical and neurobiological modeling.
E-mail: rhr2cornell.edu

Andy Ruina...Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Geological Sciences

Primary interests in human locomotion (walking, rowing, biking); also rock friction, deformation and fracture, the deformation of fruit cells, and the mechanics of plowing.
E-mail: alr3cornell.edu

Steven Strogatz...Applied Mathematics, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

Nonlinear dynamics in physics and biology, especially networks of coupled oscillators; from flashing fireflies and chirping crickets to Josephson junction arrays and chaotic lasers.
E-mail: shs7cornell.edu

Jane Wang...Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Applied Mathematics

Unsteady aerodynamics of insect flight, modeling of vortex shedding in highly unsteady viscous flows, physics of a piece of falling paper, computational fluid dynamics, spectral theory of non-Hermian random sytems, turbulent diffusion, and turbulence.
E-mail: jane.wangcornell.edu

Zoology Back to top

Andrew Bass...Neurobiology and Behavior, Zoology

Animal communication, especially production and encoding of vocal signals; evolution and sexual differentiation of brain behavior.
E-mail: mva6cornell.edu

Howard Howland...Neurobiology and Behavior, Physiology, Zoology

Control systems in the visual system.
E-mail: hch2cornell.edu

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