Sarah Hews

Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in Biomathematics and Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics



E-mail: shews1@swarthmore.edu
Office: Martin 207, SC 155
Phone (Martin 207 & SC 155): 610-957-6197
Office Hours: Mon/Wed 2-4 PM and by appointment

Classes
Intro to Mathematical Biology (Math 007) ~ Fall 2010 ** Syllabus Posted **
Partial Differential Equations (Math 054) ~ Spring 2010
Modeling (Math 056) ~ Fall 2009

Upcoming Classes
Discrete Math with Bio Applications (Math 029) ~ Spring 2011

Mathbio Information
Mathbio Wiki
Math-Bio Seminar Series (Spring 2010)

Mathematics and Statistics Links
Mathematics & Statistics Colloquium (2010-2011)
Mathematics & Statistics Colloquium (2009-2010)

Biology Links
Biology Lecture Series - Fall 2010
Biology Lecture Series - Fall 2009

What is Modeling?
A wonderful description of modeling in the context of fly fishing (Clarke & Goddard (1987) "The Trout and the Fly: A new approach"

Hepatitis B Research
Collaborators: Yang Kuang, John Nagy, Steffen Eikenberry
Student Researcher: David Dulaney (Swarthmore, HHMI Fellowship)

Geochemical Models
Collaborator: Jose-Luis Machado
Student Researcher: Rebecca Ringle (Swarthmore, HHMI Fellowship)

Mathbio Education Research
Collaborator: Rebecca Vandiver

Recent MathBio Articles / Links
Mathematical Model Reveals Why Coral Dies Under Certain Conditions (Cornell University)
Mathematical Model is Key to Understanding Embryonic Development (Purdue University)
The Mathematics Behind a Good Night's Sleep (RPI)

Professional Organizations
Amerian Mathematical Society
Society for Mathematical Biology
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Association for Women in Mathematics