Anna C. Nelson

My field of research is mathematical biology, and I am primarily interested in simulating, modeling, and analyzing mechanistic mathematical models of neurological and physiological phenomena. In particular, I develop and use tools in dynamical systems, statistical physics, and stochastic processes to understand how polymerization impacts physiological processes like blood clot formation and neuronal injury. I am a Phillip Griffiths Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Duke University, where I am working with Veronica Ciocanel.

Prior to Duke, I completed my Ph.D. in mathematics in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Utah under the supervision of Aaron L. Fogelson.

Outside of mathematics, I enjoy disc golf, hiking, baking, traveling, and playing/directing handbells.

Upcoming Activities

October 2024, Participant, AIM SQuaRE for research collaboration, Pasadena, CA
November 2024, Invited participant NITMB Workshop on Random Dynamical Systems, with applications in biology, Chicago, IL
January 2025, Co-organizer and speaker, Joint Mathematics Meeting, Seattle, WA
March 2025, Invited speaker, AMS Spring Southeastern Sectional Meeting, Clemson, SC
May 2025, Invited speaker, SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems, Denver, CO
July 2025, Organizer, Joint SIAM/CAIMS Annual Meeting, Montréal, QC

Recent Activities

       July 2024, Co-organizer and invited speaker, SIAM Annual Meeting 2024, Spokane, WA
       May 2024, Invited speaker, Biology and Medicine through Mathematics, Richmond, VA
       April 2024, Invited speaker, UNC Applied Mathematics Colloquium, Chapel Hill, NC
       April 2024, Plenary speaker, Plenary speaker, Math For All, Clemson, SC
       March 2024, Invited speaker, VCU Biomath Seminar, Richmond, VA
       January 2024, Invited speaker, Joint Mathematics Meeting, San Francisco, CA
       November 2023, Invited speaker, NC State Biomathematics Seminar, Raleigh NC
       November 2023, Poster presenter, TriCAMs, Durham NC
       October 2023, Invited speaker, UPenn MathBio Seminar, Philadelphia PA
       September 2023, Co-organizer and invited speaker, AWM Research Symposium 2023, Atlanta GA
       August 2023, Co-organizer and invited speaker, ICIAM 2023, Tokyo JP
       August 2023, Co-organizer and invited speaker, MAA MathFest 2023 , Tampa FL
       July 2023, Invited speaker, Society for Mathematical Biology Annual Meeting, Columbus OH
       June 2023, Invited participant, AMS MRC on Complex Social Systems, Java Center NY
       May 2023, Contributed speaker, SIAM Dynamical Systems 2023, Portland OR
       April 2023, Invited speaker, AMS Spring Central Sectional Meeting 2023, Cincinnati OH