CURRICULUM VITAE

JOHN J. TYSON

University Distinguished Professor
Department of Biology
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg VA 24061

 

Personal Data:

Birthdate December 12, 1947

Birthplace Abington, PA

Marital status married (Linda), four children (Jeremy, Christopher, David and Anna)

 

Education:

1. Wheaton College    B.S. (with  highest honor)  6/69  chemistry   Wheaton, IL
2. University of Chicago     Ph.D.    8/73    chemical physics     Chicago, IL
Thesis: Studies in Chemical Kinetics and Reactive Scattering.

Thesis Advisor: Dr. John C. Light, Professor of Chemistry, University of Chicago

Professional Experience:

  1. Summer Research Assistant, University of Chicago (Summer, 1968). Advisor: R.C. Elder. (Magnetic properties of transition metal ion complexes)
  2. Student Aide, Argonne National Laboratory (Summer, 1969). Advisor: H.H. Claassen. (Theory of molecular vibrations)
  3. Graduate Research Fellow, University of Chicago (9/69-6/73). Advisor: J.C. Light. (Theory of chemical oscillations, and H + H2 reactive scattering)
  4. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Goettingen, West Germany (6/73-8/74). Advisor: M. Eigen. (Theory of the evolution of biological macromolecules)
  5. Assistant Professor of Mathematics, State University of New York at Buffalo (9/74-12/75, resigned in favor of NIH fellowship).
  6. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Biochemistry and Experimental Cancer Research, University of Innsbruck, Austria (3/76-11/77). Advisor: W. Sachsenmaier. (Experimental studies of the control of nuclear division in Physarum polycephalum.)
  7. Assistant Professor of Biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1/78-5/82).
  8. Associate Professor of Biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (9/82-5/85).
  9. Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Mathematical Biology, Mathematical Institute, Oxford University, England (4/84-7/84 and 1/86-3/86).
  10. Professor of Biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (9/85-4/96).
  11. Visiting Professor of Mathematics, University of Utah (9/85-12/85 and 1/96-3/96)
  12. Consultant, Max-Planck-Institute for Nutritional Physiology, Dortmund, West Germany (2/88).
  13. University Distinguished Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (4/96-present).

 

Honors and Awards:

1. Chemistry & Engineering News Merit Award Program (Honorable Mention, 1969).

2. National Collegiate Athletic Association Graduate Scholarship (1969).

3. National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship (9/69-8/72).

4. North Atlantic Treaty Organization Postgraduate Research Fellowship (7/73-6/74).

5. Public Health Service National Research Service Award (4/76-11/77).

7. The Bellman Prize, Mathematical Biosciences (1989).

8. Alumni Award for Research Excellence, VPI&SU (1992).

Membership and Offices in Professional Organizations:

  1. Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Cell Cycle Society, Society for Mathematical Biology, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
  2. President, Society for Mathematical Biology (1993-95)
  3. Advisory Board, Journal of Mathematical Biology (1977-present).
  4. Advisory Board, Journal of Theoretical Biology (1985-1989).
  5. Editorial Board, Journal of Theoretical Biology (1989-1994).
  6. Co-Chief Editor, Journal of Theoretical Biology (1995-present).
  7. Advisory Board, Chaos--An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science (1996-present).
  8. Book Review Editor, Bulletin of Mathematical Biology (1986-1992).
  9. Co-chair, Gordon Research Conference on Theoretical Biology and Biomathematics (14-18 June 1982).
  10. Organizing Committee, First International Workshop on the Molecular Biology of Physarum polycephalum, Madison, Wisconsin (9-13 July 1985).
  11. Chair of the Organizing Committee, Annual Meeting of the Society for Mathematical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca NY (11-13 July 1993).
  12. Vice-Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Oscillations and Dynamic Instabilities in Chemical Systems (7-12 Aug 1994).
  13. Advisor, WQED Pittsburgh PA, for the program "M: Mysteries of Life," part of an 8-program series on mathematics for Public TV.
  14. Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Oscillations and Dynamic Instabilities in Chemical Systems (13-18 Jul 1997).

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