Sue Ann Campbell

BMath (Waterloo), PhD (Cornell)
Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics
Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo

Research

My research involves building and analyzing mathematical models for biological systems. My current works focusses on applications in neuroscience from the single cell to the network level. Past work includes applications in ecology and engineering. A major theme of my research is the influence of nonlinearities and time delays on the model behaviour. The time delays represent the time it takes information to propagate from one part of the system to another. The nonlinearity represents the fact that in these systems a small change in the state can often result in a large change in behaviour. Mathematically, my research involves dynamical systems theory (e.g., stability, bifurcations, centre manifolds and normal forms) and its extensions to delay differential equations and non-smooth systems.

Publications

Students

Software I use in my research

XPPAUT (numerical integration of delay differential equations, among other things)
AUTO (bifurcation continuation for ODEs)
DDE-BIFTOOL (bifurcation continutation for delay differential equations)
MATCONT (bifurcation continuation software for ODEs that runs under Matlab.)

Online resources

Research Affiliations

Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience, University of Waterloo.
Centre for Mathematical Medicine, the Fields Institute.

Journal Affiliations

Upcoming Conferences and Workshops

Canadian Computational Neuroscience Symposium

Associations to which I belong

Math Links

DSWeb The Dynamical Systems Web.
Why Do Math?
101 uses of the quadratic equation - Inspired by a debate in the UK House of Commons on whether or not the equation is relevant
Math Matters, Apply it!
Thinking of a Career in Applied Mathematics?
Computer songs and poems
Thinking of going to Grad School? Take a look at the Survival Manual for Graduate Study in Math and Computer Science by D. O'Leary of University of Maryland.
The AMS-MAA-SIAM Mathematical Sciences Career Information Web Site features the careers of mathematicians employed in non academic positions.

Women in Math and Science

Guide for Women in Mathematics from Maryville University.
Angnes Scott College website with biographies of women mathematicians.
AWM Careers that Count - profiles of women working in the mathematical sciences.
How does she do it? Profiles of women who have a successful career in neuroscience and have a family.

Other Interests

How to reach me

office: MC 6132
phone: (519) 888-4567 Ext. 35461
fax: (519) 746-4319
email: sacampbell@uwaterloo.ca

regular mail:: Sue Ann Campbell
Department of Applied Mathematics
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
N2L 3G1
Canada

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