Tomas Gedeon

Department of Mathematics
P. O. Box 172400
Bozeman, MT 59717-2400
Phone: (406) 994-5359
Fax: (406) 994-1789
gedeon “at” math.montana.edu

Education

1989 B.S. Mathematics & Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
1994 Ph.D. & Mathematics & Georgia Institute of Technology

Master's thesis: Stability and chaos in 1-dimensional dynamical systems,1989
Advisor: Jaroslav Smital


Ph.D. thesis: Cyclic feedback systems, 1994.
Advisor: Konstantin Mischaikow

Experience

1989--1990 Teaching Assistant, Comenius University, Bratislava
1990--1993 Assistant Professor Technical University, Bratislava,
1990--1991 Teaching Assistant Georgia Institute of Technology
1991--1991 Research Assistant Georgia Institute of Technology
1991--1994 Teaching Assistant Georgia Institute of Technology
1994--1995 Visiting Asist. Prof. Northwestern University
1994--2000 Assistant Professor Montana State University
2000--2005 Associate Professor Montana State University
2006-- Professor Montana State University

Honors

1989 Ministry of Education Outstanding Undergraduate Prize
2010 Cox Family Award for Creative Scholarship and Teaching
2010 Dean's Award for Meritorious Research and Creativity
2012 Kopriva Lecture
2012-2015 College of Letters and Sciences Distinguished Professor
2015 Provost's Distinguished Lecture series

Research Interests

Applied Dynamical Systems
Topological Data Analysis
Mathematical Neuroscience
Systems Biology
Microbiology and Molecular Biology

Postdoctoral associates

Emily Harvey 2012-2013
Bree Cummins 2013- 2017
Ying Xin 2018-2019

William Duncan 2020-2022

PhD Graduate Students

Al Parker PhD Mathematics 2003
Christina Hayes PhD Mathematics 2006
Zane Aldworth PhD Neuroscience co-advisor 2007
Kate Patterson PhD Mathematics 2009
Bree Cummins PhD Mathematics 2009
Shaun Harker PhD Mathematics 2009
Mark Campanelli PhD Mathematics 2009
Jesse Berwald PhD Mathematics 2011
Ryan Waters PhD Mathematics 2015
Diana Schepens PhD Mathematics 2018
Danielle Ciesielski PhD Mathematics 2019
Robin Bolton PhD Mathematics 2022
Anna Schenfisch PhD Mathematics 2023

Elizabeth Andreas PhD Mathematics 2024

Undergraduate Reseach Students

Matt Holzer 2001-2003
Kristina Ferris 2002
Eric Siegfried 2003-2004
Collette Campion 2003-2004
Christopher Mischaikow 2004- 2005
Bovard Tiberi 2005
Matt Welsch 2005-2006
Shuai Zhao 2010
Kelly Spendlove 2011-2013
Bridget Fan 2013 -2015
Julia Platt 2013 -2014
Patrick Murphy 2013-2015
Zane Huttinga 2014-2018
Peter Crawford-Kahrl 2016- 2019
Riley Nerem 2018- 2019
Shannon Murphy 2019-2021

Erika Fox 2020-2021
Julian Fox 2019-