Mark Pernarowski Associate Professor Dept. of Mathematical Sciences Montana State University Bozeman, MT 59717-2400 pernarow@math.montana.edu (406) 994-5356            Vita (PDF)

Courses (Fall 2009)

         Math 283Q  Honors Multivariate Calculus
         Math 450    Applied Mathematics I

Research interests:

Applied mathematical techniques in mathematical models of biological problems. Perturbation methods, stability analysis, dynamical systems theory, bifurcation theory, ordinary and partial differential equations, computer simulations.

• Dynamics of excitable media
• Attractor reconstruction and neural coding
• Mathematical physiology (visual system, calcium dynamics)
• Bursting in the insulin secreting pancreatic cell
• Evolution dispersal