David Brown
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
The Colorado College
Tutt Science Center 206E
(719) 227-8215
"If the Lord Almighty had consulted me before
embarking upon Creation, I would have suggested something simpler."
- Pope Alphonse X (the Wise), after hearing an
explanation of Ptolemaic astronomy
Courses
I teach a variety of courses in the math department. Click on the
links below for course webpages. Note that some of the pages are
under construction and will become available as the class approaches.
CC recently received funding from the National Science Foundation for
students to carry out research involving mathematics and biology.
Please click here
to learn more about this opportunity!
My Research
I'm a mathematical biologist. That is, I use mathematical models
to investigate biological phenomena. My research is in population
biology and ecology, with a recent foray into bacterial genetics.
In my dissertation work, I studied
stochastic
(i.e. incorporating chance) models of the spatial spread of plant
diseases.
As a postdoc, I studied the interactions between global climate change,
soil food webs, and nutrient fluxes. This work is ongoing, with
several
projects running in parallel.