Biology:Kenneth L. Cooke
Kenneth L. Cooke (August 13, 1925 – August 25, 2007) was an American mathematical biologist known for his contributions to the study of epidemics.[1][2] He was the W. M. Keck Professor of Mathematics at Pomona College in Claremont, California.[3]
Early life and education
Cooke was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1925.[2] He enrolled at Pomona College, graduating in 1947 after serving in the Navy as a radar and radio technician during World War II.[2] He subsequently earned a doctorate in mathematics from Stanford University.[2]
Career
Cooke taught at Washington State University for seven years.[2] He then joined the Pomona faculty in 1957 and remained at the college for the rest of his career.[2] He was promoted to a named professorship in 1985.[3]
His work on epidemics involved modeling parameters under which a disease will spread or die out.[2] He studied HIV/AIDS and other contagious diseases.[2] His work also involved delay differential equations.[2]
References
- ↑ Van Den Driessche, P. (2002), Castillo-Chavez, Carlos; Blower, Sally; van den Driessche, Pauline et al., eds., "Kenneth L. Cooke: Researcher, Educator Par Excellence" (in en), Mathematical Approaches for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases: Models, Methods, and Theory, The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications (New York, NY: Springer New York) 126: pp. 21–30, doi:10.1007/978-1-4613-0065-6_3, ISBN 978-1-4612-6550-4, http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-1-4613-0065-6_3, retrieved 2021-07-05
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Stewart, Jocelyn Y. (2007-09-08). "Kenneth Cooke, 82; world-renowned mathematician" (in en-US). https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-sep-08-me-cooke8-story.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Keck service professorships awarded to 3 - Newspapers.com" (in en). September 15, 1985. p. 807. http://latimes.newspapers.com/clip/80824758/keck-service-professorships-awarded-to-3/.
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