Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute on Mathematical Models of Population Dynamics; El Salvador; January 2006

泛美高级研究所(PASI)奖由美国国家科学基金会和能源部(DOE)共同支持，将于2006年1月9日至20日在萨尔瓦多的萨尔瓦多国立大学(UES)举行，主题为人口动态的数学模型。该研究所由杜兰大学的里卡多·科尔特斯博士和洛约拉-马里蒙特大学的赫伯特·A·梅迪纳博士共同组织，将专注于种群动态的数学模型。具体地说，该研究所的三大主题将是：数据和统计方法，人口动力学和流行病学的数学模型，以及计算和可视化方法。此外，该研究所将举办研讨会(其中包括一个计算机实验室)，为未来的科学家在人口动态领域工作做准备。研究所的一项预期成果是促进使用统计和数学模型研究疾病传播以及研究昆虫和鱼类种群。预计这项研究将导致将其应用于中美洲当前的社会、经济和健康问题，从而促进美国科学家与中美洲和墨西哥科学家之间的合作交流。在研究所提交的材料将张贴在指定的网站上，以便进一步向科学界和广大公众传播。

This Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute (PASI) award, jointly supported by the NSF and the Department of Energy (DOE) will take place January 9-20, 2006 at the National University of El Salvador (UES) in El Salvador, on the topic of Mathematical Models of Population Dynamics. Organized by Dr. Ricardo Cortez of Tulane University together with Dr. Herbert A. Medina of Loyola-Marymount University, the institute will focus on mathematical models of population dynamics. Specifically, the three overarching topics of the institute will be: data and statistical methods, mathematical models of population dynamics and epidemiology, and computational and visualization methods. In addition, the institute will hold workshops (that include a computer laboratory) to prepare future scientists to work in the area of population dynamics. One expected result of the Institute is to promote the use of statistical and mathematical models for the study of the spread of diseases, and the study of insect and fish populations. It is expected that the study will lead to applications to current social, economic and health problems in Central America and thus promote collaborative exchanges between U.S. scientists and those from Central America and Mexico. Materials presented at the Institute will be posted in a designated web site for further dissemination to the scientific community and to the public at large.