Erika T. Camacho

Professor Erika Tatiana Camacho

 

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Research

My mathematical modeling research seeks to translate reality into a set of mathematical equations based on the principles or mechanisms underlying the system in order to better understand and predict the natural world. This type of work requires robust collaborations and partnerships.



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From: Camacho, et al., 2019. A mathematical analysis of aerobic glycolysis triggered by glucose uptake in cones. Scientific reports, 9(1).

Mentoring

My mentoring has two main components: mentoring through research and mentoring through my experiences. In the former, I work with the students on problems that are important to them and/or their communities and that are accessible to them yet that stretch and push the limits of what they know. In mentoring through my experiences, I am able to empathize with many challenges facing low-income or/ and first-generation students based on my own background and circumstances. One of my earliest mentors was Jaime Escalante who taught me at Garfield High School. I try to teach Escalante's motto to my students: with ganas anything is possible.

Awards & Recognition

I would like to thank the hundreds of students and mentees that I have had over the years and who have allowed me to be part of their journey. Through my mentoring and work, it has been a true pleasure to get to know them, affect their lives, and see them rise to become great scientists. In the process of mentoring I have transformed the lives of many of them but they all have also greatly transformed my life as I have learned so much from them.

Publicity & Speaking

Disseminating research is key to the advancement of science. Sharing one's experiences so that others may learn or gain insight is important to raising awareness and helping promote equity. I have given many keynote, plenary, and invited talks across the nation and around the world on my research and also my experiences.

Service

I try to undertake service that will bring about a more equitable society. Building the scientific capacity to advance science requires developing the human capital and workforce to carry the scientific enterprise as much as the intellectual aspect of it. Many times we forget that we need to develop the scientists to move forward theories and instead we focus only on the science innovation part. But we forget that we need a substantial number of scientists ready to undertake complex problems. Most importantly, we need to have all the different perspectives and experiences, including cultural and socioeconomic, on the table to be able to tackle a complex problem from every angle and arrive at an optimal solution.

Curriculum Vitae



General: Employment   Education   Awards/Honors   Grants: External   As Principal Investigator (PI)   As CO-PI   Internal  
Manuscripts: Publications   Technical Reports   Conf. Proceedings   Expository Articles  
Presentations: Keynote   Invited Addresses   Research   Poster   Plenary   General   Panel  
Mentoring Activities: REU   Undergrad Honors   Graduate Research   PhD Co-Chair   Dissertation Committees  
Service: To Profession   To External Community   To University   Workshops Organized   Professional Development  


Dr. Erika Tatiana Camacho
School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences;
The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences;
Arizona State University;


office: CLCC 274
e-mail: erika.camacho "at" asu "dot" edu
phone: (602)543-8156
fax: (602)543-3260


mailing address:
School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
Arizona State University
P.O. Box 871804
Tempe, AZ 85287-1804

shipping address:
School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
Arizona State University
WXLR Room 216
901 S. Palm Walk
Tempe, AZ 85287-1804

Applied Mathematical Sciences Summer Institute (AMSSI)



I completed my Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics in May 2003 at the Center for Applied Mathematics at Cornell University under the direction of Richard Rand. I attended Wellesley College for my undergraduate and received bachelor degrees in Economics and Mathematics.

I owe a very special thanks to the Mellon Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and the Sloan Foundation for their tremendous financial and professional support throughout my academic career.


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