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1. Introduction: Nancy Jane Kopell (born November 8, 1942, New York City) is an American mathematician and professor at Boston University since 1986. She held visiting positions at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in France (1970), MIT (1975, 1976-1977), and the California Institute of Technology (1976). She is one of the few mathematicians that focuses on the field of applied biomathematics (links to Mathematical and theoretical biology page). The focus of her research includes use of mathematical models to analyze biological and neurophysiological features of neuron firing. The techniques Kopell uses include extensions of invariant manifold theory, averaging theory, and geometric methods for singularly perturbed equations. From the peak of her career in 1990, she has contributed to over 200 published research articles in the field of biomathematics. Her current interests include topics such as: how does the brain produce its dynamics (physiological mechanisms), how do brain rhythms take part in cognition (sensory processing, attention, memory, motor control), and how can pathologies of brain dynamics help to understand symptoms of neurological diseases (Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, epilepsy) as well as alternate states of consciousness (anesthesia). She collaborates widely with experimentalists and clinicians in order to conduct research on these topics.
2. Biography:
-Add childhood street (Pelham Parkway)
-Add co-founder of CRC
-Add external links to the CRC and comp net pages.
3. Add lectures given section:
a. Volmer Fries Memorial Lecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
b. Mark Kac Memorial Lectures at Los Alamos National Laboratories
c. 1993 University Lecture at Boston University
d. Plenary Speaker at two meetings of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
e. Invited Speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians in 1983
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