Rachel L. Thomas, Graduate Student

Contact Info:

Office Location:	274H Physics
Office Phone:	660-2853
Email Address:
Starting Year:	2005
Advisor(s):	Jonathan Christopher Mattingly, Michael C Reed

Education:

M.A. Duke University (Mathematics)		2006
B.A. Swarthmore College (Mathematics)		2005

Research Interests:

I'm interested in stochastic differential equations, mathematical modeling, stochastic processes, and biochemical reaction networks.

Areas of Interest:

stochastic differential equations
probability
analysis
math biology

Recent Publications

1. Reed M, Thomas R, Pavisic J, James SJ, Ulrich C, Nijhout HF, A Mathematical Model of Glutathione Metabolism, Theoretical Biology & Medical Modelling (April, 2008) [8]
2. Petronella SA, Thomas RL, Stone JA, Goldblum RM, Brooks EG, Clearing the Air: A Model for Investigating Indoor Air Quality in Texas Schools, Journal of Environmental Health, vol. 67 (June, 2005)
3. Rhoades RC, Thomas RL, When Abelian Groups Split, Rose-Hulman Mathematical Sciences Technical Report Series, vol. 03-01 (2003)

Recent Grant Support

• Howard Hughes Fellowship, 2007/06-2009/05.      
• James B. Duke Fellowship, 2005/09-2009/05.      

Conferences Organized

• 4th Annual Graduate Student Conference in Probability, April 30-May 2, 2010  
• 3rd Annual Graduate Student Conference in Probability, May 1-3, 2009