Arthur Winfree
Arthur Winfree | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 15, 1942 |
| Died | November 5, 2002 (aged 60) |
| Nationality | USA |
| Awards | Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical Biology |
| Institutions | University of Arizona |
Arthur Taylor Winfree (May 15, 1942 - November 5, 2002) was a noted theoretical biologist at the University of Arizona. He was born in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.
Winfree was noted for his work on the mathematical modeling of biological phenomena: from cardiac arrhythmia and circadian rhythms to the self-organization of slime mold colonies and the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction. Winfree was a MacArthur Fellow from 1984 to 1989 and shared the 2000 Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics with Alexandre Chorin.
He was the father of Erik Winfree, another MacArthur Fellow and currently a professor at the California Institute of Technology, and Rachael Winfree, currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Entomology at Rutgers University.
Brief curriculum vitae
1965 Bachelor of Engineering Physics, Cornell University
1970 Ph.D., Biology, Princeton University
1969-1972 Assistant Professor, University of Chicago
1972-1979 Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Purdue University
1979-1986 Professor of Biological Sciences, Purdue University
1986-2002 Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona
1989-2002 Regents Professor, University of Arizona
Awards
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 1961 | Westinghouse Science Talent Search Finalist |
| 1982 | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship |
| 1984 | John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Prize |
| 1989 | The Einthoven Award (Netherlands Royal Academy of Science, InterUniversity Cardiology Institute, and Einthoven Fundation) |
| 2000 | AMS-SIAM Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics (shared with A. Chorin) |
| 2001 | Aisenstadt Chair Lecturer (Centre de Recherche Mathématiques, Université de Montréal) |
Bibliography
- Arthur T. Winfree (2001). The Geometry of Biological Time. Springer-Verlag. ISBN 0-387-98992-7. (Second edition, first edition published 1980).
- Arthur T. Winfree (1987). When Time Breaks Down: The Three-Dimensional Dynamics of Electrochemical Waves and Cardiac Arrhythmias. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-02402-2.
- Arthur T. Winfree (1987). Timing of Biological Clocks. Scientific American Library, No 19. ISBN 0-7167-5018-X.
- Editorial (2004). Arthur T. Winfree (1942-2002). Journal of Theoretical Biology, No 230.
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