Rick Durrett's Home Page

Rick's Ramblings

I am a Professor in the Mathematics Department at Duke University. My favorite research topics are stochastic spatial models that arise from questions in ecology, and use of probability problems that arise from genetics.

MCTP grant materials

Math in the TV show Numb3rs
Math Explorer's Club topics

Cornell Probability Summer Schools

1^st, July 10 -- 23, 2005
2^nd, June 26 - July 7, 2006
3^rd, June 18-29, 2007
4^th, June 23 - July 3, 2008
5^th, July 6-17, 2009
6^th, July 19-30, 2010
7^th, July 11-22, 2011
8^th, July 16-27, 2012
9^th July 15-26, 2013

Other Conferences

Workshop for Women in Probability Oct. 5-7, 2008
WWP3 Oct 14-16, 2012
Southeastern Probability Conference, May 16-17, 2011
SEPC12 May 14-15, 2012
SEPC13 May 13-14, 2013
Biodiversity and Evolution CRM, Montreal July - December 2013

Ph.D. Students

Talks

Links

Grant Support. Most of this research has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation.

Rick Durrett rtd (at) math.duke.edu My Duke Math web page * My smiling face