Carlos Castillo-Chavez

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Carlos Castillo-Chavez is a Regents Professor, and Joaquin Bustoz Jr. Professor of Mathematical Biology at Arizona State University and the executive director of the Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Institute and Institute for Strengthening the Understanding of Mathematics and Science at the same university.[1][2]

Castillo-Chavez holds a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin (1984). Prior to moving to Arizona State University in 2004, he spent 18 years as a professor at Cornell University. He has published scientific articles, and books, and served on panels and committees for organizations such as the National Science Foundation, the Sloan Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, and the American Mathematical Society.[2]

His research interests as a mathematical epidemiologist relate to the mechanisms underlying spread of disease, and their containment (prevention of spread) and elimination. A 2006 editorial at Arizona State University, a year after his arrival there, described him as one of the most prominent mathematicians in the country, an expert in epidemiological modeling, and among the top research contributors to literature on the progression of diseases.[3]

He has won awards by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Mentor Award and Fellow (2007),[4] the Stanislaw M. Ulam Distinguished Scholar by the Center for Nonlinear Studies at Los Alamos National Laboratory (2003), the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Distinguished Scientist Award (2001), the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (1997),[5] and the Presidential Faculty Fellowship Award from the National Science Foundation and the Office of the President of the United States (1992-1997).[6]

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  • Castillo-Chávez, Carlos; Brauer, Fred (2001). Mathematical models in population biology and epidemiology. Berlin: Springer. ISBN 0-387-98902-1. 
  • Castillo-Chávez, Carlos (2003). Bioterrorism: mathematical modeling applications in homeland security. Philadelphia: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. ISBN 0-89871-549-0. 
  • Clemence, Dominic; Gumel, Abba; Castillo-Chávez, Carlos; Mickens, Ronald E. (2006). Mathematical studies on human disease dynamics: emerging paradigms and challenges: AMS-IMS-SIAM Joint Summer Research Conference, competitive mathematical models of disease dynamics: emerging paradigms and challenges, July 17-21, 2005, Snowbird, Utah. Providence, Rhode Island: American Mathematical Society. ISBN 0-8218-3775-3. 
  • Blower, Sally; Castillo-Chávez, Carlos (Ed) (2002). Mathematical approaches for emerging and reemerging infectious diseases: an introduction. Berlin: Springer. ISBN 0-387-95354-X. 

[edit] References

  1. ^ Awards/Honors. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
  2. ^ a b Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Regents and Joaquin Bustoz Jr. Professor (of Mathematics). Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
  3. ^ ASU News > Regents' Professor: Carlos Castillo-Chavez
  4. ^ 2007 AAAS Mentor Award Goes to Carlos Castillo Chavez of Arizona State University - 2008 News Blog. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
  5. ^ INTEL APPOINTS NEW SENIOR FELLOWS. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
  6. ^ Excellence Through Diversity. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.

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