Biographical Information

Michael J. Ward (PhD Caltech, 1988). After holding postdoctoral research positions at Stanford and NYU (Courant), Michael joined the University of British Columbia where he is currently a Professor of Mathematics. He was the director of the Institute for Applied Mathematics at UBC (2003-2008). His research interests are in applied analysis, reaction-diffusion systems, scientific computing, singular perturbation methods, mathematical modeling, diffusion in perforated domains, and biophysical applications. He has received several awards for research in mathematics, including: Andre Aisenstadt prize (CRM, 1995); ICIAM Plenary Lecture (Hamburg, 1995); Coxeter-James prize (CMS, 1998); Christensen Fellowship (Oxford, 1998); Steacie Fellowship (NSERC, 1998-1999). He is co-editor-in-chief of the European Journal of Applied Mathematics, an editor of the Discrete and Continuous Systems Series B, and co-managing editor of the Canadian Applied Math Quarterly.