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Bjorn Sandstede is a Professor of Applied Mathematics at Brown University, where his research focuses on nonlinear waves and pattern formation, as well as applied dynamical systems, computational biology, and mathematical biology. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Heidelberg and earned a Ph.D. from the University of Stuttgart. Since joining Brown in 2008, he has held previous positions at Ohio State University and the University of Surrey. Sandstede has been recognized with multiple prestigious awards including the Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship and the SIAM JD Crawford Prize, along with the Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award and the Elsevier Jack Hale Award. He has also received teaching awards such as the Philip J. Bray Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Graduate School Faculty Award for Advising and Mentoring. His work involves significant collaboration, evidenced by his role as a founding principal investigator on the NSF grant that established Brown's Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics (ICERM). He serves in various leadership roles at Brown, including department chair and director of the Data Science Initiative, while also participating in several committees related to tenure and promotions.
Department: Department of Economics