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Frontiers in “Functional Polymers: A Symposium in Honor of Prof. S. D. Worley”

About the College

Whereas the past century has seen mathematics undergirding chemistry and physics research, the dawning of the new century is seeing biology turning to the tools and techniques of mathematics to address its research objectives. The questions being asked and the answers that are, or will be, forthcoming from the molecular, cellular, and organismal components of the biological sciences are requiring the use and development of sophisticated mathematical tools for their analysis. This is leading to a rapid expansion of the interface between biology and mathematics.

Examples of biological research endeavors necessitating sophisticated analytical, statistical and computational skills include phylogenetic and evolutionary relationships, ecological dynamics, gene sequencing and expression, protein function and structure, statistical analysis of large databases, and the modeling of cell processes.

These are, indeed, exciting times for the interdependence of biology and mathematics. By means of this symposium we will introduce students and bring participants to the forefront of areas of investigation covered by mathematical biology and bioinformatics.

Stew Schneller, Dean
College of Sciences and Mathematics