MONICA K.
HURDAL
The Hurdal Research Lab
Phone: +1 850 644-7378
Fax: +1 850 644-4053
E-mail: mhurdal@math.fsu.edu
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My research lab consists of graduate and undergraduate students. While most of my
reseach is related to brain mapping, I am interested and willing to work or
consult
on problems in any area of mathematics applied to medicine and biology, or
other areas. My research involves computer programming, visualization,
mathematics, statistics, imaging, neuroscience, ... and many other areas.
Graduate and undergraduate students who have worked in my lab have continued
on to academia, post-docs, graduate school, and industry.
Undergraduate Student Research
I often seek undergraduate students to volunteer in my group. If you are an
undergraduate interested in working with me, you do not
necessarily require skills in all the areas mentioned above, but you must have a good GPA and be willing to work hard. Students with strong mathematical
backgrounds (i.e. Calculus 2 and above) and with some programming experience
(i.e. C++, or experience with Matlab or SciLab) will be given preference.
Generally I require a 2 semester commitment. If you are an undergraduate
student interested in working with me, please email me to arrange an
appointment or come visit me during my office hours.
Options include doing a Directed Independent Study (DIS) or Honors Thesis with me.
Graduate Research
If you are a graduate student who wishes to do research with me, and you
have not yet been admitted into FSU, you must first apply and be admited into
the FSU Biomathematics
Graduate Program. Please see FSU Graduate Mathematics for admission
information. If you are a current student in the FSU Biomathematics graduate
program, then please email me to arrange an
appointment or come visit me during my office hours. Options include doing a
Directed Independent Study (DIS) or
your dissertation with me.
Graduate Students
I have been the major professor for the following students who have completed or
are working on their Ph.D.
- Graduate Student Alumni
Dr. Sarah Kim, Ph.D., FSU Biomathematics (October 2015)
Current Position (2015-present): Postdoctoral Research Associate in pharmacometrics, physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling (PBPK) modeling,
systems biology/pharmacology,
Center for
Pharmacometrics & Systems Pharmacology (CPSP)
at the University of Florida Research and Academic Center, Lake Nona, FL
Dissertation: A Mathematical Model of Cerebral Cortical Folding Development based on a Biomechanical Hypothesis
Dr. Gregory Toole, Ph.D., FSU Biomathematics (April 2013)
Current Postion (2013-present): Faculty, Department of Mathematics,
Polk State College, Winter Haven, FL
Dissertation:
Modeling Cortical Folding Patterns Of The Brain Using A Growing Domain
Dr. Deborah A. Striegel, Ph.D., FSU Biomathematics (December 2009)
Current Postion (as of 2015): Postdoctoral Fellow, Mathematical Cell
Modeling Section, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and
Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), Bethesda, MD
Dissertation:
Modeling the Folding Pattern of the Cerebral Cortex
Dr. Juan B. Gutierrez, Ph.D., FSU Biomathematics (December 2009)
Current Postion (2012-Present): Faculty, Department of Mathematics, University of Georgiaa, Athens, GA
Previous Positions (2009-2012): Post-doctoral positions at the University of Miami and the Mathematical Biosciences Institute
Dissertation: Mathematical Analysis of the Use of Trojan Y Chromosomes as Means of Eradication of Invasive Species
Dr. Lee W. Singleton, Ph.D., FSU Biomathematics (August 2007)
Current Postion (2007-Present): Faculty, Department of Mathematics, Whatcom Community College (and previous Department Chair), Bellingham, WA
Dissertation:
Geometric and Computational Generation, Correction, and Simplification of Cortical Surfaces of the Human Brain
- Current Graduate Students
Carolyn Eady, Biomathematics Program
Ahmet Kilinc, Apprlied and Computational Mathematics Program
Undergraduate Students
I have been the major professor for the following students who have
completed their undergraduate honors thesis.
- Undergraduate Honors Student Alumni
Raymond Morrie, B.S., Major in Biomathematics (April 2017)
Dissertation:
Modeling Cortical Folding Patterns on a Growing Oblate Spheroid Domain
Courtney Grazzini, B.S., Major in Biomathematics (April 2015)
Post-graduation (as of 2015): Graduate Student in Mathematics, George
Washington University, Washington D.C.
Dissertation: An Oblate Spheroid Model of Cortical Folding
Aaron Kline, B.S., Double Major in Biomathematics and Biology (April 2007)
Post-graduation (as of 2007): Medical Student, University of Florida College of Medicine,
Gainesville, FL
Dissertation: Comparison of Human Cortical Surface Reconstructions from Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data
Many other undergraduate students have worked as volunteers in my lab,
and have continued on to graduate school in mathematics, physics, computer
science, while others have positions in industry in pharmaceutical companies.
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