Luis Gordillo Ph.D.

Mathematics and Statistics

Associate Department Head | Associate Professor


Luis Gordillo

Contact Information

Office Location: Animal Science (ANSC) 109
Phone: (435) 797-0245
Email: luis.gordillo@usu.edu

Educational Background

PhD, Mathematics, Arizona State University, 2004

Biography

Luis obtained his Ph.D. and M.Sc. degree in Mathematics from Arizona State University in 2004 and joined Utah State University in the Fall of 2012, after spending some years teaching and doing research in the Caribbean and South America. His current interests lie at the interface between natural sciences and mathematical modeling, including the impact that control measures have on the dispersal of pests, and the role of stochasticity on spatial/environmental structures in the spread of diseases. Luis' interests in education come from his long term relationship with Applied Mathematics programs directed to minority students in the United States. He enjoys spending his free time exploring with his beloved family the beautiful scenery of Cache Valley in Northern Utah. Luis' native language is Spanish.

Research Interests

Applied Mathematics: development of theoretical and computational tools that characterize biological phenomena, including the spread of diseases and control of pest invasions, and processes of desertification in semi-arid environments. Math Education: development of "hands-on" approaches for teaching mathematical biology.

Awards

Outstanding Graduate Mentor of the Year, 2018

Department of Mathematics and Statistics, USU

Teacher of the Year, 2015

Department of Mathematics and Statistics, USU


    Publications | Book Chapters

  • Greenwood, P., Gordillo, L.G, (2009). Stochastic epidemic modeling: Mathematical and Statistical Estimation Approaches in Epidemiology. Springer

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Publications | Curriculum

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Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

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Publications | Other

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Teaching

MATH 5270 - Complex Variables, Spring 2023
MATH, STAT 5760, 5810, 6810 - Topics in Statistics, Fall 2022
MATH 5270 - Complex Variables, Spring 2022
MATH 5710 - Introduction to Probability, Fall 2021
MATH 5460 - Nonlinear Dynamics, Spring 2021
MATH 5760, 6910 - Applied Stochastic Processes, Fall 2020
MATH 6910, 5760 - Applied Stochastic Processes, Fall 2020
CAS 6001 - Climate Adaptation Sciences Interdisciplinary Research Colloquium, Fall 2020
MATH 5710 - Introduction to Probability, Fall 2020
MATH 4230, 6910 - Applied Mathematics in Biology, Spring 2020
MATH 5710 - Introduction to Probability, Spring 2020
CAS 6001 - Climate Adaptation Sciences Interdisciplinary Research Colloquium, Fall 2019
MATH 5910 - Directed Reading and Conference, Fall 2019
MATH 5410 - Methods of Applied Mathematics, Fall 2019
MATH 5710 - Introduction to Probability, Spring 2019
CAS 6001 - Climate Adaptation Sciences Interdisciplinary Research Colloquium, Fall 2018
MATH 5710 - Introduction to Probability, Fall 2018
MATH 5810 - Topics in Mathematics, Fall 2018
MATH 6910 - Directed Reading and Conference, Spring 2018
MATH 5420 - Partial Differential Equations, Spring 2018
CAS 6001 - Climate Adaptation Sciences Interdisciplinary Research Colloquium, Fall 2017
MATH 2210 - Multivariable Calculus, Fall 2017
MATH 6910 - Directed Reading and Conference, Spring 2017
MATH 6910 - Directed Reading and Conference, Spring 2017
MATH 6910 - Directed Reading and Conference, Spring 2017
MATH 2210 - Multivariable Calculus, Spring 2017
MATH 5810, 6910 - Directed Reading and Conference, Fall 2016
MATH 6910 - Directed Reading and Conference, Fall 2016
MATH 5810 - Topics in Mathematics, Fall 2016
MATH 2250 - Linear Algebra and Differential Equations, Summer 2016
BIOL, MATH 4230 - Applied Mathematics in Biology, Spring 2016
MATH 6910 - Directed Reading and Conference, Spring 2016
MATH 6910 - Directed Reading and Conference, Spring 2016
MATH 5620, 6810 - Numerical Solution of Differential Equations, Spring 2016
MATH 5610 - Computational Linear Algebra and Solution of Systems of Equations, Fall 2015
MATH 6910 - Directed Reading and Conference, Fall 2015
PSC, WATS 6900 - Special Problems in Plants, Soils, and/or Climate, Fall 2015
MATH 6910 - Directed Reading and Conference, Spring 2015
MATH 6910 - Directed Reading and Conference, Spring 2015
MATH 6910 - Directed Reading and Conference, Spring 2015
MATH 6910 - Directed Reading and Conference, Spring 2015
MATH 5460 - Introduction to the Theory and Application of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems, Spring 2015
MATH 5420 - Partial Differential Equations, Spring 2015
MATH 6910 - Directed Reading and Conference, Fall 2014
MATH 6910 - Directed Reading and Conference, Fall 2014
MATH 5410 - Methods of Applied Mathematics, Fall 2014
MATH 6910 - Directed Reading and Conference, Spring 2014
MATH 6910 - Directed Reading and Conference, Spring 2014
MATH 2280 - Ordinary Differential Equations, Spring 2014
MATH 5420 - Partial Differential Equations, Spring 2014
MATH 5820 - Topics in Mathematics, Spring 2014
MATH 5610 - Computational Linear Algebra and Solution of Systems of Equations, Fall 2013
MATH 6910 - Directed Reading and Conference, Fall 2013
MATH 3310 - Discrete Mathematics, Summer 2013
MATH 6910 - Directed Reading and Conference, Spring 2013
MATH 5420 - Partial Differential Equations, Spring 2013
MATH 1220 - Calculus II, Fall 2012
MATH 1220 - Calculus II, Fall 2012
MATH 5810,6910 - Topics in Mathematics, Fall 2012

Graduate Students Mentored

Dana Strong, Mathematics & Statistics, January 2024
Bernard Afful, Mathematics & Statistics, August 2023
Rachel Frantz, Mathematics & Statistics, August 2019
Cassandra Barton, Mathematics & Statistics, August 2020 - May 2023
Daniel D'Angelo, Mathematics & Statistics, January 2019 2021
Melissa Pulley, Mathematics & Statistics, August 2018 - May 2020
Scott Jordan, Mathematics & Statistics, August 2015 - May 2018
Shannon Dixon, Mathematics & Statistics, January 2015 - May 2017
Katherine Snyder, Mathematics & Statistics, September 2015 - May 2016
Scott Jordan, Mathematics & Statistics, January 2014 - May 2015
Sergio Ramirez, Mathematics & Statistics, October 2012 - May 2014