Elizabeth S. Allman

Professor	US Mail:
Senior Research Associate, IAB	Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Office: Chapman 308B	University of Alaska Fairbanks
Phone: (907) 474-2479	PO Box 756660
E-mail: e.allman@alaska.edu	Fairbanks, AK 99775

Education

University of California at Los Angeles M.A., 1992
University of California at Los Angeles Ph.D., 1995

Research Interests

Biomathematics, including techniques of phylogenetic tree construction, models of evolution
Statistics, Computational Algebraic Statistics, Singular and Macaulay2
Division algebras; Brauer groups; Galois Theory, particularly computational Galois theory

Conference announcements:

Sept. 2009:	9th Workshop on Algorithms in Bioinformatics 2009, Philadelphia, PA
Oct. 2008:	Applications of Algebraic Geometry, Vancouver, BC
Sept. 2008:	SAMSI's program on algebraic methods in systems biology and statistics, Durham, NC
June 2008:	Mathematics and Informatics of Evolution and Phylogeny, Montpellier, France
Dec. 2007:	Yggdrasil: Reconstructing the tree of life,

Recent Papers and Publications

Challenge Problem: Determine the ideal defining the fourth secant variety of P^3 x P^3 x P^3.
Some details, including a prize for its solution. Update coming soon.

SIAM welcomes algebraic geometry
I serve as the Vice-chair for a new SIAM activity group on Algebraic Geometry.

Mathematical Models in Biology

An Introduction

Elizabeth S. Allman and John A. Rhodes,
Cambridge University Press, January 2004.
Table of Contents, Preface, etc. bookinfo.pdf

Solution Manual for Mathematical Models in Biology: An Introduction, (electronic)
Elizabeth S. Allman and John A. Rhodes

List of known errata. (Please e-mail additional errors to e.allman@alaska.edu.)

Recent/Upcoming talks and short courses

University of Canterbury Colloquium (July 2009)
Phylogenetics 2009, Renyi Institute, Budapest, Hungary (June 2009)
SAMSI Algebraic Statistical Models (Jan 2009)
SAMSI opening workshop tutorial in phylogenetics (Sept 2008)
SMBE (poster) (June 2008)
University of Barcelona (June 2008)
Joint Mathematics Meetings, special session on Secant Varieties and Related Topics, San Diego, CA. (Jan 2008) slides
University of Sheffield, Pure Maths Colloquium, Sheffield, England. (Oct 2007)
INI workshop, "Current Challenges and Problems in Phylogenetics", Cambridge, England. (Sept 2007)
IMA Annual Program Year workshop, "Applications in Biology, Dynamics, and Statistics", Minneapolis, MN. (March 2007) slides

Slides from less recent talks.

Upcoming Travel

Summer 2009:
University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Phylogenetics 2009, Renyi Institute, Budapest, Hungary,

Sept., Jan., March 2008:
SAMSI

June 2008:
         Mathematics and Informatics of Evolution and Phylogeny, Montpellier, France
          Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, Barcelona, Spain
          Laboratoire Statistique et Genome, Evry, France

Some recent Places I've visited:
          April 2008: Columbus, OH
          Jan 2008: Joint Math Meetings, San Diego, CA
          Fall 2007: Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge, England
          Nov 2007: INRIA
          October 2007: University of Sheffield
          July 2007: Mathfest, San Jose, CA
          June 2007: Evolution Meetings, Christchurch New Zealand
          April 2007: Mathematical Biosciences Institute, Columbus, OH
          January - April 2007: Long-term visitor at Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, Minneapolis, MN
          August 2006: Joint Statistics Meetings, Seattle, WA

Teaching

Fall 2009:

MATH 632: Galois Theory textbook: Stewart's Galois Theory
MATH 202: Calculus III textbook: Stewart's Early Transcendentals, specially bound for UAF

Professional Memberships

AMS, MAA, SIAM, Society of Systematic Biologists, AWM, Project NExT

Other Interests:

Marathon Running, Hiking, Travel, Reading, Music, Swimming, Good Humor