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Rogene Eichler West Ph.D. 1996 Thesis Title: Parameter Optimization in Compartmental Models of Neurons Advisor: George Wilcox

Awards:

Eichler West, a senior research scientist for computational sciences and mathematics, has obtained $2.6 million from the Department of Energy's Office of Science to develop math tools that can handle massively complex problems.

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Corrections to the story:
1) The award was $2.6M not $2.2 M
2) Mandelbrot is co-director, and not just a lecturer. He retired from Yale and is now a Fellow with the lab.

Thesis Publications:

Eichler West RM, Wilcox GL. (1996) A renumbering method to decrease matrix banding in equations describing branched neuron-like structures. J Neurosci Methods 68:15-19.

Other Publications:

Eichler West, R.M., De Schutter, E. and Wilcox, G.L. (1999) Using evolutionary algorithms to search for control parameters in a nonlinear partial differential equation. Institute for Mathematics and Its Applications volume on Evolutionary Algorithms and High Performance Computing. Springer-Verlag, New York. pp. 33-64.

Eichler West, R.M. and Wilcox, G.L. (1997) Robust Parameter Selection for Compartmental Models of Neurons using Evolutionary Algorithms. CNS*96 Proceedings. Plenum Press. pp. 75-80.