معرفی
Björn Sandstede is the Alumni-Alumnae University Professor of Applied Mathematics at Brown University's Division of Applied Mathematics. His research focuses on applied dynamical systems, data science, computational biology, nonlinear waves, and pattern formation. He has held faculty positions at The Ohio State University and the University of Surrey before joining Brown in 2008. Key roles at Brown include Department Chair (nine years) and Director of the Data Science Initiative (two years). He has received prestigious awards such as the SIAM JD Crawford Prize, Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award, and teaching excellence awards from Brown.
Education:
- PhD in Mathematics, University of Stuttgart (1993)
- M.A. in Mathematics, University of Heidelberg (1990)
Research Interests:
- Nonlinear waves and pattern formation
- Computational and mathematical biology
- Data science and dynamical systems
- Applications in mRNA localization, zebrafish stripe formation, and multi-omics data analysis
Recent Articles: Focus on nonlinear wave dynamics, optimal transport for multi-omics alignment, and topological data analysis in biological systems. These studies bridge theoretical mathematics with computational and biological applications.
Awards:
- 2025 Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
- Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship (2000–2002)
- SIAM Outstanding Paper Prize (2007)
Grants & Leadership: Leads NSF-funded initiatives such as the Research Training Group in Mathematics of Information and Data Science. Co-founded ICERM, Brown's NSF-funded research institute in computational mathematics.
Labs & Teams: Collaborates with interdisciplinary groups on projects involving computational biology, optimal transport, and data-driven modeling.
