This is a conversion of a presentation given at the Negotiating the Ideal Faculty Position Workshop given on October 14-16, 2007. This presentation was compiled by Carlos Castillo-Chavez, University Regents and Joaquin Bustoz Jr Professor at Arizona State University.
David Blackwell is Professor Emeritus. He has done fundamental work in game theory, Bayesian inference and information theory. He is an author of the classic book Theory of Games and Statistical Decisions, and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences.
Ro and mentorship
Number of secondary conversions
generated by a “typical” “mentor” in a population of mostly susceptibles.
No sustained conversions
Epidemic of “future mentors”
Ro=2
Ro<1
Mtbi 1996
Mexican youth prize 2003
Mexican President Vicente Fox and his wife with all the Mexican Youth Prize awardees at Los Pinos (November 24, 2003)
Research professors
Priscilla greenwood
Karl p. hadeler
Post-doctoral student
Luis gordillo
Mentorship is a key component
Gilbert walter
UW-Milwaukee
Prevented me from quitting
Fred brauer
University of Wisconsin, UBC
My Ph.D advisor
Simon a. levin
Ecology&Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
My postdoctoral advisor
Kenneth cooke
Pomona College
Taught me many things--delay differential equations.
Herbert hethcote
University Iowa
Taught me mathematical epidemiology.
Mentors at a distance
David blackwell and richard tapia
Distinguished Lecture Series in the Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
This lecture series provide a unique forum to highlight the current research of talented African American, Latino and Native American scientists working in the mathematical and statistical sciences.
Winners
Arlie O. Petters (Duke)
Held at MSRI
Rodrigo Bañuelos (Purdue)
Held at IPAM
William i. velez, university of arizona
Joaquin bustoz jr 1939-2003
SUMS Founder
Director ASU-Math-Science Honors Program, 1985-2003
generated by a “typical” “mentor” in a population of mostly susceptibles.
