Research: Sanjeeva Balasuriya
I am interested in problems which lie at the interface between mathematics and its applications. The projects I work on usually emerge directly from physical or biological instances. Ideally, I would like to use mathematical (as opposed to numerical) methods to better understand the underlying mechanisms and their effects. I sometimes also use computational methods to investigate problems intractable to analysis, or to supplement theoretical results. I also work on developing and extending mathematical theories, as motivated by applications.
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Awards
- J.H. Michell Medal (2006), presented by the Australia and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ANZIAM) Society
- Plenary speaker, ANZIAM Conference, Sydney, Australia (2008)
- Stella Dafermos Award (1996), Brown University, RI
- Barge Mathematics Prize (1989,1990), Lafayette College, PA
Recent and Forthcoming Activities
- Minisymposium organizer, SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems, Snowbird, Utah (May 2011).
- Invited participant, Workshop on Ocean Ecologies and their Physical Habitats in a Changing Climate, Mathematical Biosciences Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus (June 2011).
- Minisymposium speaker, 7th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Vancouver, Canada (July 2011).
- Invited speaker, Fluids Seminar, School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Australia (August 2011).
- Invited speaker, Applied Mathematics Colloquium, Department of Mathematical Sciences, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark (September 2011).
- Organizing committee, Conference on Geometric Methods for Infinite-Dimensional Dynamical Systems, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (November 2011).
- Invited participant, Workshop on Open Dynamical Systems: Ergodic Theory, Probabilistic Methods and Applications, Banff International Research Station for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery, Banff, Alberta, Canada (April 2012).
- Minisymposium organizer, SIAM Conference on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures Seattle, Washington (June 2012).
- Minisymposium speaker, 9th AIMS Conference on Dynamical Systems, Differential Equations and Applications, Orlando, Florida (July 2012).
Collaborators (Past and Present)
- Matt Finn (University of Adelaide)
- Gary Froyland (University of New South Wales)
- Georg Gottwald (University of Sydney)
- John Hornibrook (Masters student, University of Sydney)
- Chad Jones (Connecticut College)
- Chris Jones (University of North Carolina)
- Stéphane Lafortune (College of Charleston, South Carolina)
- Charlie Macaskill (University of Sydney)
- Irina Marinov (University of Pennsylvania)
- Igor Mezic (University of California, Santa Barbara)
- Pat Miller (Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey)
- Mandri Obeyesekere (MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas)
- Kathrin Padberg-Gehle (Technische Universitat Dresden)
- Ali Rangwala (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
- Björn Sandstede (Brown University)
- Naratip Santitissadeekorn (University of North Carolina)
- Vladimir Volpert (Northwestern University)
Publications List: Available here.