Homepage of Joceline Lega

I am a professor of mathematics at The University of Arizona.

• Fellow (since 2004) of the Institute of Physics
• Special Issues Editor (since 07/2007) and Editor (since 2004) for Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena
• Member (since 2004) of the Editorial Board for Nonlinearity
• Member (since 1997) of the Graduate Program in Applied Mathematics at the University of Arizona
• Assistant Director (2007-08) of the Institute for Mathematics and Education

Research Interests

• Modeling of nonlinear phenomena, with applications to physics and biology
• Pattern formation and instabilities
• Dynamics and stability of coherent structures

Conferences Organized

• Director, 2007 Arizona Summer Program on Mathematical Modeling
• Co-chair, 2006 SIAM conference on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures
• Co-organizer, Workshop on Patterns in Physics at The Fields Institute (Toronto, Canada, November 14-18, 2003)

Professional Memberships

• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
• American Mathematical Society (AMS)
• Association des Anciens Elèves de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure (AAEENS)
• Institute of Physics (IOP)
• Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
  Secretary (2004-06), SIAG on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Strutures

Current Graduate Students

• Marco Herrera-Valdez, Mathematics
• Silvia Madrid-Jaramillo, Program in Applied Mathematics