Cosloy-Blank Family Lecture Distinguished Scientist Dr. Nancy Kopell
Dr. Nancy Kopell, a professor of mathematics and statistics at Boston University, will be the speaker at this year’s Annual Sharon Cosloy - Edward Blank Family Distinguished Scientist Lecture.
Dr. Kopell has worked on mathematical problems in neuroscience for the past two decades. Her current interests include how does the brain produce its dynamics, how do brain rhythms take part in cognition, and how can pathologies of brain dynamics help to understand symptoms of neurological diseases.
The lecture will take place as an online webinar, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020 at 4:00PM. To register and receive an event link, please visit https://ccnycosloylecture.eventbrite.com.
About Dr. Kopell
Dr. Nancy Kopell received her B.A. from Cornell University in 1963 and her Ph.D. from Berkeley in 1967. She is currently William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor at Boston University. She organized and directs the Cognitive Rhythms Collaborative (CRC), a group of over two dozen labs, mostly in the Boston Area, working on brain dynamics and their cognitive implications.
Dr. Kopell is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She was recently selected to be an honorary member of the London Mathematical Society, a distinction given to one or two mathematicians per year worldwide. She has been awarded Sloan, Guggenheim, and McArthur Fellowships, and has an honorary Ph.D. from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. She has given the Weldon Memorial Prize Lecture (Oxford), the von Neumann Lecture (SIAM) and the Josiah Willard Gibbs Lecture (AMS), as well as multiple other named lectureships.
About The Professor Sharon Cosloy - Edward Blank Family Distinguished Scientist Lectureship
Dr. Sharon Cosloy was a member of the City College biology faculty for 27 years and served as Chair of the Biology Department for six years. She was a beloved mentor, educator, wife and mother and a passionate investigator of life and science. The Professor Sharon Cosloy and Edward Blank Family Distinguished Scientist Lectureship is regarded as the preeminent scientific lecture on campus.
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