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Abba Gumel is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and the
Director of the Institute of Industrial Mathematical Sciences (IIMS)
of the University of Manitoba. He received his B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees
from Bayero University (Kano, Nigeria) and Brunel University (London,
England) respectively. His main research interests are in (i) Mathematical
Biology, (ii) Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and (iii) Computational
Mathematics. The main objective of his research work is to use mathematical
theories and methodologies to gain insights into the transmission
and control dynamics of human diseases of public health interest.
He has supervised a number of research students (NSERC-funded summer
undergraduate and graduate students) and postdoctoral fellows. Abba
has been the coordinator of the Mathematical Biology Team of the
IIMS since its inception in 1999, and represents the University
of Manitoba on the Board of Directors of the Fields Institute for
Research in Mathematical Sciences, Toronto. In addition to being
a member of the MITACS project on Infectious Disease Modeling, Abba
is also a member of the Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics
Society (CAIMS). He served on the Membership Committee of CAIMS
(2001-2003) and currently serves on its Scientific Program Committee.
Abba is also a member of the Canadian Mathematics Society (CMS)
and serves on the Outreach Committee of the Society for Mathematical
Biology (SMB). Owing to its interdisciplinary nature, Abba’s
work enjoys fruitful collaborations with mathematical and medical
scientists from around the world. Abba recently received the following
research awards and honours:
(i)
The Rh Award for Outstanding Contributions to Interdisciplinary
Scholarship and Research (University of Manitoba, March 2004);
(ii) Young African Mathematician Medal for Excellence in Applied
Mathematics (African Mathematical Union in Conjunction with the
International Conference for Mathematical Sciences, UNAAB, Nigeria,
Nov. 2003)
(iii) Manitoba Science and Technology Certificate of Achievement
in Science and Technology during 2003 (Winnipeg, April 2004).
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