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. My blog.

Conferences

• SEPC15 May 11-12, 2015 * 2014 * 2013 * 2012 * 2011
• MBI year on Cancer and its Environment, 2014-2015
• Duke Conference on Probability Theory and Combinatorial Optimization
  Mike Steele's 65th Birthday Party, March 14-15, 2015

Books

• Random Graph Dynamics (Cambridge U. Press, 2007)
• DNA Sequence Evolution (2nd Edition, Springer 2008)
• Elementary Probability for Applications (Cambridge U. Press, 2009)
• Probability: Theory and Examples (4th edition, Cambridge U. Press, 2010)
• Essentials of Stochastic Processes (2nd edition, Springer 2012)

Cancer Modeling

• Notes
• Researchers

Publications

Ph.D. Students

Talks

Links

Women in Probability

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

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Rick Durrett rtd (at) math.duke.edu My smiling face
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