Azmy Ackleh

Azmy S. Ackleh is a Professor of Mathematics and Dean of the Ray P. Authement College of Sciences at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He holds the R.P. Authement Endowed Chair in Computational Mathematics. His research focuses on Mathematical Ecology and Epidemiology, with expertise in structured population models, computational methods, and parameter estimation. He has authored over 160 peer-reviewed articles and a graduate-level textbook.

Education: Ph.D. (1993), M.S. (1990), and B.S. (1988) in Mathematics from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, University of the Cumberlands.

Research Interests: Development of deterministic/stochastic population models, age/size-structured populations, invasive species, phenotypic selection-mutation, epidemiological models. Tools include PDEs, difference equations, and Markov chain models. He has directed 18 Ph.D. students and secured over $9M in grants from NSF, NIH, and GoMRI.

Awards: Rollie Lamberson Research Award (2019), Distinguished Professor (2007), and multiple summer research awards. His work integrates mathematical modeling with ecological and biomedical applications.