Eric MarlandEric Marland is Professor of Mathematics at Appalachian State University. He completed his PhD at the University of Utah where his dissertation involved modeling the dynamics of muscle contraction. He pursued post-doctoral studies at the Institute or Theoretical Dynamics at the University of California at Davis, studying models of cellular motility. His more recent research has covered many areas of mathematical modeling but has primary focused on forest dynamics and climate policy. He helped found the MAA's (Mathematical Association of America) special interest group SIGMAA) on Theoretical and Computational Biology and has led the SIGMAA on Environmental Mathematics. He has also run numerous professional development workshops on mathematical modeling, computational biology, humanistic mathematics, and communicating science. He has worked on various projects funded by the USFS, NSF, and NASA. Read More Read Less