George Bard Ermentrout

G. Bard Ermentrout is an American mathematician and distinguished professor at University of Pittsburgh and a member of the Odor2Action research network.[2] He uses nonlinear dynamics for the mathematical modeling of problems in neuroscience. He explores patterns of activation in neural systems as they relate to biological problems such as olfaction.[3]

G. Bard Ermentrout
BornMarch 5, 1954[1]
CitizenshipUnited States of America
EducationPh.D.
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Known forMathematical neuroscience
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Pittsburgh
ThesisSymmetry Breaking in Homogeneous, Isotropic Stationary Neuronal Nets (1979)
Doctoral advisorJack Cowan
Websitewww.pitt.edu/~phase/

Bard Ermentrout is known for his contributions to computational and mathematical neuroscience. His joint work with Nancy Kopell derived the Ermentrout and Kopell canonical model,[4] He and David Terman wrote the book Mathematical Foundations of Neuroscience.[5] He helped to develop the dynamical systems software XPPAuto.[6]

One approach he uses in the study of olfaction is to program a virtual creature, implement various movement strategies for tracking scents, and examine their success rate under a different conditions. This enables researchers to better understand olfactory navigation strategies such as tropotaxis and klinotaxis and how they work in conditions such as high turbulence.[2][7]

Outside of work, he is fond of his many pets and has owned many pet parrots over the years. He most recently owns a galah and two corgis. He is also a lover of limericks.

References
  1. "Dr. Bard Ermentrout". Scholarpedia. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  2. Mackenzie, Dana (6 March 2023). "How animals follow their nose". Knowable Magazine. Annual Reviews. doi:10.1146/knowable-030623-4. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. "G. Bard Ermentrout | Department of Mathematics". University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  4. Ermentrout, Bard; Kopell, Nancy (1984). "Frequency plateaus in a chain of weakly coupled oscillators, i.". SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis. 15 (2): 215–237. doi:10.1137/0515019.
  5. Ermentrout, Bard; Terman, David (2010). Mathematical Foundations of Neuroscience. Springer. ISBN 978-0-387-87708-2.
  6. Ermentrout, Bard (2002). Simulating, analyzing, and animating dynamical systems: a guide to XPPAUT for researchers and students. SIAM. ISBN 978-0-89871-506-4.
  7. Hengenius, James B.; Connor, Erin G.; Crimaldi, John P.; Urban, Nathaniel N.; Ermentrout, G. Bard (7 May 2021). "Olfactory navigation in the real world: Simple local search strategies for turbulent environments". Journal of Theoretical Biology. 516: 110607. doi:10.1016/j.jtbi.2021.110607. ISSN 0022-5193. PMID 33524405. S2CID 231755424.


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