Gou, Jia
1984 Mathematics Road,
Mathematics Department, The University of British Columbia
Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z2, Canada
www.math.ubc.ca/~jia_g
Email: jia g@math.ubc.ca
Research Interests
Biophysical modeling, nonlinear dynamical system, bifurcation and stability theory, pattern formation, singular perturbation, asymptotic analysis.
Education
The University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Ph.D., Applied Mathematics
Sep 2009 - Feb 2016
Thesis Title: Oscillatory Dynamics for PDE Models Coupling Bulk Diffusion and Dynamically Active Compartments: Theory, Numerics and Applications
Supervisor: Michael J. Ward
Beijing Normal University
B.Sc., Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Thesis Title: The Application of Pattern Recognition in Plant Classification
Beijing, China
Sep 2005 - July 2009
Publications and Preprints
J. Gou, M. J. Ward, An Asymptotic Analysis of a 2-D Model of Dynamically Active Compartments Coupled
by Bulk Diffusion, submitted, J. Nonl. Sci., (2015).
J. Gou, Y. X. Li, W. Nagata, Interaction of In-Phase and Anti-Phase Synchronies in a Coupled CompartmentBulk diffusion Model at a Double Hopf Bifurcations, accepted subject to revision, IMA J. Appl. Math.,
(2015).
J. Gou, Y. X. Li, W. Nagata, M. J. Ward, Synchronized Oscillatory Dynamics for a 1-D Model of Membrane
Kinetics Coupled by Linear Bulk Diffusion, SIAM J. Appl. Dyn. Sys. 14(4), (2015), pp. 2096-2137.
J. Gou, M. J. Ward, Oscillatory Dynamics for a Coupled Membrane-Bulk Diffusion Model with FitzhughNagumo Membrane Kinetics, accepted subject to revision, SIAM J. Appl. Math., (2015).
J. Gou, W. Y. Chiang, P. Y. Lai, M. J. Ward, Y. X. Li, A Theory of Synchrony by Coupling Through a
Diffusive Chemical Signal, to be submitted, Physica D, (2015)
J. Gou, L. Edelstein-Keshet, J. Allard, Mathematical model with spatially uniform regulation explains longrange bidirectional transport of early endosomes in fungal hyphae. Molecular Biology of the Cell 25(16),
(2014), pp. 2408-2415.
Selected Talks
• A 2-D Model of Dynamically Active Compartments Coupled by Bulk Diffusion (invited mini-symposium
speaker), Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Annual Meeting, Edmonton, Canada, June 2016
• Efficient and Robust Solution Strategies for Saddle-Point Systems, Mathematical Modeling in Industry Workshops, Vancouver, Canada, August 2014
• Dynamics of Oscillators Coupled Through a Diffusive Signal, Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics
Annual Meeting, Saskatoon, Canada, June 2014
• Onset of Synchronized Oscillations via Diffusion of Signaling Molecules: One Model of Quorum Sensing,
IGTC in Mathematical Biology Annual Summit, Naramata, Canada, Octorber 2012
• A Model of P2X2 Channels and Their Roles in Ligand-Induced Signaling in Pituitary Gonadotrophs, International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics(poster), Vancouver, Canada, July 2011
• A Model of P2X2 Channels and Their Roles in Ligand-Induced Signaling in Pituitary Gonadotrophs, Mathematical Biology Workshop and IGTC Summit(poster), Victoria, Canada, July 2011
Conferences and Workshops
Mathematical Modeling in Industry Workshops, Vancouver, Canada
August
Focus Program on Neurovascular Coupling and Related Phenomena, Toronto, Canada
July
Frontiers in Biophysics Conference(member of organizing committee), Vancouver, Canada
March
PIMS Hot Topics Workshop on Computational Criminology, Vancouver, Canada
September
SIAM Conference on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures, Seattle, USA
June
Mathematical Biosciences Institute Workshop in Mathematical Neuroendocrinology, Columbus, USA
Aug,
Mathematics for Biological Networks Summer School, Victoria, Canada
May
Honors and Awards
International Partial Tuition Fee Scholarship, UBC
Faculty of Science Graduate Award, UBC
IGTC Fellowships, PIMS
Professional Scholarship, Beijing Normal University
Professional Scholarship, Beijing Normal University
2014
2014
2013
2012
2012
2010
2010
Sep 2009 - present
Sep 2010 - Aug 2014
Sep 2011 - Aug 2012
Sep 2007 - Aug 2008
Sep 2006 - Aug 2007
Teaching Experiences
Problem solving tutorial coordinator for Math 256(Differential equations), UBC
Jan 2015 - Apr 2015
Head TA for Math 184(Differential Calculus for Social Science and Commerce) workshop, UBC
Sep 2014 - Dec 2014
WebWork(online open source homework system) problem developer, UBC
Jan 2014 - Apr 2014
Head TA for Math 102(Differential Calculus with Applications to Life Sciences) Lab, UBC
Sep 2013 - Dec 2013
Sessional instructor of Math 105(Integral Calculus with Applications to Commerce and Social Sciences),
UBC
Jan 2013 - Apr 2013
Math 210(Introduction to Mathematical Computing) course material creator, UBC
Jan 2012 - Apr 2012
Grader for Math 405/607E(Numerical Methods for Differential Equations), UBC
Sep 2010 - Dec 2010
Programming Languages
Matlab, Python, XPPAUT, Maple, R, C, Java