Team

Director

Mette Olufsen

Professor

Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, Roskilde University, 1998

 

 

 

Faculty Members

Mansoor Haider

Professor

Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1996

 

 

Radmilla Sazdanovic

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. Mathematics, George Washington University, 2010

 

 

 

Graduate Students

Md Arifuzzman

Ph.D. Student  -- Applied Mathematics

M.Phil. Mathematics, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2016

M.Sc. Applied Mathematics, University of Dhaka, 2011

B.Sc. Mathematics, University of Dhaka, 2010

 

Michelle Bartolo

Ph.D. Student  -- Biomathematics

M.S. Applied Mathematics, North Carolina State University, 2021

B.S. Applied Mathematics, Marist College, 2019

 

 

Teresa (Tess) Jones

Ph.D. Student -- Applied Mathematics

B.S. Mathematics, Virginia Wesleyan University, 2022

 

 

 

Alyssa Taylor-LaPole

Ph.D. Student  -- Biomathematics

B.S. Biology and Mathematics, Virginia Wesleyan University, 2019

 

 

Kristen Windoloski

Ph.D. Student  -- Applied Mathematics

M.S. Applied Mathematics, North Carolina State University, 2020

B.S. Mathematics, Fitchburg State University, 2018

 

 

Undergraduate Students

  • Emma Slack (University of Colorado)
  • Alexandria Johnson (University of South Florida)
  • Zachary Turner (Arizona State University)
  • Darsh Gandhi (University of Texas, Arlington)
  • Isaiah Stevens (NC State)
  • Diego Sarria (NC State)
  • Sara Helmer (University of Texas at Austin)
  • Anna Fortunato (University of Richmond)
  • Gabe McClinton (NC State)
  • Matthew Caird (Virginia Tech)
  • Perry Beamer (University of Maryland)
  • Nicole Gallegos (Boston University)
  • Caroline Hammond (University of Delaware)

Visiting Scholars

  • Ana-Marija Hristovska (September 2022)
    M.D./Ph.D. Student, University of Copenhagen
  • Martín Miranda (March 2 - July, 2022)
    Ph.D. Student, School of Biological and Medical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Jay Mackenzie (February 24  - March 17, 2020)
    Ph.D. Student, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Glasgow
  • Mihaela Paun (July 24  - August 31, 2018)
    Ph.D. Student, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Glasgow

High School Students

  • Yaqi Li (North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, 2023)
  • Shruthi Kunjur (Enloe High School, 2021)
  • Robert Sternquist (Enloe High School, 2020-2021)
  • Pratyush Seshadri (Raleigh Charter High School, 2019-2021)
  • Medha Rao (MSBA-ENOLE intern, 2018)
  • Shreyasi Mukherjee (MSBA-ENOLE intern, 2017)

Collaborators

  • Daniel Beard, Ph.D.
    Carl J. Wiggers Collegiate Professor of Cardiovascular Physiology
    Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
  • Brian Carlson, Ph.D.
    Research Associate Professor
    Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan
  • Naomi Chesler, Ph.D.
    Professor, Director of The Edwards Lifesciences Center for Advanced Cardiovascular Technology
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine
  • Laura Ellwein, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor
    Department of Mathematics, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Nick Hill, Ph.D.
    Simson Professor of Mathematics
    School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Glasgow
  • Jesper Mehlsen, M.D.
    Director, Klinik Mehlsen
    Research Scientist, Surgical Pathophysiology, Rigshospitalet
  • Sudar Rajagopal, M.D., Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor, Co-director of Center for Pulmonary Vascular Disease
    Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine

 

Past Members

  • April Alston Purnell 
    NCSU: Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, 2009
    First Position: Statistician, North Carolina Central Cancer Registry
    Current Position: Lead Clinical & Population Health Analyst
  • Mikio Aoi
    NCSU: Ph.D. Biomathematics, 2011
    First Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Boston University
    Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of California San Diego
  • Andrea Arnold
    NCSU: RTG Postdoctoral Fellow, 2014 - 2017
    Current Position: Assistant Professor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • Christina Battista
    NCSU: Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, 2015
    First Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences
    Current Position: Scientist II at DILIsym Services Inc.
  • Renee Brady
    NCSU: Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, 2017
    First Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at Moffitt Cancer Center
    Current Position: Assistant Professor, Integrated Mathematical Oncology Department at Moffitt Cancer Center
  • Megan Chambers
    NCSU: Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, 2022
    Current Position: Lecturer Applied Mathematics, Virginia Military Academy
  • Mitchel Colebank
    NCSU: Ph.D. Biomathematics, 2021
    Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher and computational scientist, University of California, Irvine
  • Amanda Colunga
    NCSU: Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, 2022
    Current Position: Machine Learning Engineer, Vadum
  • Marshall Davey
    NCSU: M.S. Physiology, 2017
    Current Position: Ph.D. Student, UNC Chapel Hill
  • Atanaska Dobreva
    NCSU: RTG Postdoctoral Fellow, 2020
    Current Position: Assistant Professor, Augusta University
  • Laura M. Ellwein
    NCSU: Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, 2008
    First Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Marquette University
    Current Position: Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Justen Geddes
    NCSU: PhD. Biomoathematics, 2023
    First Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Duke University
  • Steven Gilmore
    NCSU: Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, 2021
  • Greg Mader
    NCSU: Ph.D. Biomathematics, 2016
    First Position: Senior Research Health Economist, RTI-HS
    Current Position: Associate Director, AESARA
  • Adam Mahdi
    NCSU: Research Assistant Professor, 2012 - 2014
    Current Position: Research Fellow, University of Oxford, UK
  • Andrew Marquis
    NCSU: B.S. Applied Mathematics, 2016
    First Position: Ph.D. Student, Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan
    Current Position: Senior Scientist, Applied Biomath
  • Christian Olsen
    NCSU: Ph.D. Biomathematics, 2014
    First Position: Research Scientist,
    Current Position: Senior Statistical Programmer, Novo Nordisk
  • Francis Polakiewicz
    NCSU: M.S. Biomathematics, 2016
    First Position: Data Specialist, ORAU
    Current Position: Automations Scientist, Vaccines Sciences Department, PPD
  • Umar Qureshi
    NCSU: Postdoctoral Fellow, 2014 - 2019
    First Position: Eva Garland Consulting
    Current Position: Scientific Program Leader I, Center for Human Systems Immunology, Duke University
  • Ben Randall
    NCSU: Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, 2019
    First Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan
    Current Position: Research Scientist, Applied Research Associates
  • Nicholas Randolph
    NCSU: B.S. Applied Mathematics and Chemical Engineering, 2020
    Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, UNC Chapel Hill
  • Jacob Sturdy
    NCSU: M.S. Biomathematics, 2014
    First Position: Ph.D. Norwegian University of Science and Technology
  • Daniela Valdez
    NCSU: Ph.D. Biomathematics, 2010
    First Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
    Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California San Diego
  • Nakeya Williams
    NCSU: Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, 2014
    Current Position: Assistant Professor, United States Merchant Marine Academy
  • Payton Woodall 
    NCSU: B.S. Mathematics, 2018
    Current Position: Programming Director, Allucent
  • Andrew Wright
    NCSU: Ph.D. Biomathematics, 2022
    First Position: Research Scientist, Applied Biomath
  • Anna Yarbrough
    NCSU: B.S. Applied Mathematics, 2018
    First Position: Associate Technical Training Consultant, SAS Institute
    Current Position: J.D. Candidate, Boston University School of Law