Patrick William Nelson
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| Born | December 23, 1964 Cincinnati |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Mathematician |
Patrick William Nelson (born December 23, 1964) is an American mathematician. He is a professor of applied mathematics and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan[1]. He is known for his work on the mathematical modeling of HIV dynamics and Diabetes. His work focuses on applying dynamical systems, computational modeling, and delay differential equations to help understand the complex nature of diseases.
Family and baseball
He was born in Cincinnati[2] to parents Frank and Norma Nelson. His father was a beer salesman for Pabst Blue Ribbon and Miller Beer. Frank was also the salesman who handled all bar accounts in Newport, Kentucky, in the early 50s and 60s. Patrick’s Uncle, Earl Putnam, played in the NFL. His Uncle, Narb Warken, was a hall-of-fame fast-pitch softball player. Patrick was the first person in his family to go to college. He had an opportunity to play baseball at the University of Cincinnati but wanted to play baseball at Arizona State University. He went to ASU in 1985 with a walk-on offer for baseball but was cut during tryouts. It was a good team then, with a player named Barry Bonds. After 4 years of working at Carl’s Jr as a training store manager and trying to play baseball, he quit in 1989 and returned to school to study business.
In his sophomore year at ASU, he fell in love with Mathematics but had to decide between being a business major or a math major. One day, while walking down the Quad, he decided to flip a coin, and it came up tails, and the rest is history. That chance changed his life entirely by putting in place the events that led him to meet his fantastic wife of 30 years, Dr. Trachette Jackson, and end up at Lawrence Technological University.
Education career
While studying applied mathematics at Arizona State University, he attended a talk by his future PhD advisor, James D. Murray, on the mathematics of pattern formation and "how the leopard got its spots." He graduated in 1994 from ASU and earned his MS and PhD at the University of Washington in Applied Mathematics in 1996 and 1998. After postdoctoral research at the University of Minnesota, and Duke University, under the mentorship of Dr. Mike Reed, he joined the University of Michigan faculty in 2000.
References
- ↑ "Lawrence Technological University | Be curious. Make magic". www.ltu.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ↑ "cincinnati - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
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