Applied Mathematics

Björn Sandstede

Alumni-Alumnae University Professor and Chair of Applied Mathematics
Room 105, 182 George Street
Room 212, 170 Hope Street
By appointment: Virtual or in person in Room 212, 170 Hope Street

Biography

Bjorn Sandstede is a Professor of Applied Mathematics and the Department Chair of the Division of Applied Mathematics at Brown University. His research focuses on applied dynamical systems, data science, and applications to biological systems. Before moving to Brown, he held faculty positions at The Ohio State University and the University of Surrey. Sandstede received an Alfred P Sloan Research Fellowship, the SIAM JD Crawford Prize, a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award, the Elsevier Jack Hale Award, and teaching and mentoring awards from Brown University. He was selected as a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. At Brown, Sandstede served as Department Chair and as Director of Brown's Data Science Initiative.