Kbenesh W. Blayneh
Florida A&M University
Department of Mathematics
Jackson Davis 304
Tallahassee, FL 32307
Phone: (850) 412-5228
EDUCATION
Ph.D. - Applied Math, 1996, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
M. Sc. - Applied Math, 1994, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
M. Sc. - Math, 1985, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
B. Sc. - Math, 1982, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
RESEARCH INTEREST: Mathematical Biology: Dynamical Systems (Initial and Boundary Value
Differential and Difference Equations) and applications to epidemiology (such as vector-borne diseases),
intraspecific competition for resources and predation.
PUBLICATIONS (Peer Reviewed)
1. -K.W. Blayneh and Jemal Mohammed-Awel, “Insecticide-resistant mosquitoes and malaria
control”, Mathematical Biosciences, Vol. 252, (June 2014) 14-26.
2.- Book Review (by invitation from the Journal of Difference Equations and Applications):
K.W. Blayneh, Introduction to Mathematical Modeling using Discrete Dynamical Systems, JDEA,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10236198.2013.832761, (2013).The book is
Introduction to Mathematical Modeling Using Discrete Dynamical Systems, by Frederick R.
Marotto, Publisher: Thompson Brooks/Cole, USA 2006, hardcover. Price $88.99, ISBN 0495-01417-6.
3. - F.B. Agusto, S.Y. Del Valle, K. W. Blayneh, C. N. Ngunghala, M. H. Goncalves, N. Li, R.
Zhao, H. Gong, “ The impact of bed-net use on malaria prevalence”, Journal of Theoretical Biology,
320 (2013) 58-65.
4. - K. W. Blayneh, Pierre Ngnepieba, “Optimal Control problems for a host-parasitoid model”
International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, Vol 77, No. 4 (2012) 565-578.
5. - K. W. Blayneh, A.B. Gumel, Suzanne Lenhart and Tim Clayton , Backward bifurcation and
optimal control in the transmission dynamics of West Nile virus”, Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
Vol. 72 (2010), 1006-1028. DOI 10.1007/s11538-009-9480-0.
6. - K. W. Blayneh, A-A Yakubu and Mohammed-Awel, “Discrete hierarchical competition with
reward and cost of dispersion”, Journal of Difference Equations and Applications 15:4 (2009) 399 - 414.
DOI:10.1080/10236190902754948.
7. - K. W. Blayneh Y. Cao and Hee-Dae Kwon “Optimal control prevention and treatment of
vector-borne diseases” , Discrete and Continuous Dynamics Series-B Vol. 11, No. 3 (2009) 587-611.
8.- K. W. Blayneh, S. R. Jang, “ A discrete SIS-model for a vector-transmitted disease” ,
Applicable Analysis, Vol. 85, No. 10 (2006), 1271-1284.
9.- K. W. Blayneh, L.-I. W. Roeger, “Asymptotic Dynamics of Age-Structured Host-parasitoid
Models”, Applicable Analysis, Vol. 83, No. 8 (2004), 787-798.
10.- K. W. Blayneh, “ Hierarchical Discrete Models of Competition for a Resource”, Journal of
Difference Equations and Applications, Vol.10, No. 3 (2004), 231-247.
11.- K. W. Blayneh, “ Analysis of Age-Structured Host-Parasitoid Model”, Far East Journal of
Dynamical Systems, Vol. 4, No. 2 (2002), 125-145.
12.- K. W. Blayneh, “Hierarchical Organization and Biological Control”, International Journal of
Differential Equations, Vol. 4, No. 1 (2002), 11-24.
13.- K. W. Blayneh, “ A Hierarchical Size-Structured Population Model”, Dynamic Systems and
Application, 9 (2000), 527-540.
14.- K. W. Blayneh, “Asymptotic Dynamics of the Density of a Hierarchical Size-Structured
Population Model”, Journal of Nonlinear Studies Vol. 1, No. 1 (2000), 36-42.
15. - K. W. Blayneh, “ Cannibalism in a Seasonal Environment”, Mathematical and Computer
Modeling (3) (1999), 41-51.
16. - K. W. Blayneh , “A Coupled Pair of Equations Related to a Hierarchical Size-Structured
Population Model”, Proceedings of Dynamic Systems and Applications, Vol. 3 (2001), 85-90.
17. - K. W. Blayneh, “Application of Discrete Hierarchical Model to Intra-specific Competition”,
Proceedings of Nonlinear Problems in Aviation and Aerospace, Vol. 1 (2000), 87-92.
INVITED TALK
10/26/08: Optimal Control of Vector-Borne Diseases: Treatment and Prevention. Session name: Special
Session on Mathematical Biology: Modeling, Analysis and Simulations, IV. Conference name: 1044th AMS
Meeting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama.
07/05/08: Control of Vector-borne Diseases. Session name: Applied Dynamical Systems and
Computations in Biology. Conference name: Fifth World Congress of Nonlinear Analysts July 2 -9, 2008.
Hyatt Grand Cypress in Orlando, FL. (also a session organizer).
10/05/07: The dynamics of a vector-borne disease. Conference title: Mathematical Modeling and Analysis
of Populations in Biological Systems. Place: Tucson, Arizona.
06/01/07: A discrete SIS-Model for a Vector-Transmitted Disease, Session name: Difference Equations
and Applications – III. Conference name: Fifth International Conference on Dynamic Systems and
Applications, Atlanta, GA..
- 03/24/07: Poster presentation on Vector-transmitted Diseases; Mathematical Bioscience. Institute (MBI)
workshop on Opportunities in Mathematical Biology for Under-Represented Groups, Ohio State
University, Columbus, OH.
- 06/02/05: Age-Hierarchical Competition and the Effect of Dispersion, summer workshop on InterDisciplinary Research Experience for Undergraduates, FAMU.
- 09/18/04: Discrete Models for Intra Specific Competition at SEAMS Workshop (“Cha-Cha Days” for
Charleston and Chapel Hill), Charleston, SC.
- 10/03/03: Age-Hierarchical Competitions and the Effects of Dispersion. Preliminary report. AMS
Regional Meeting, Special Session on Structured Population and Epidemic models: Periodicity, Chaos, and
Extinction, III.
- 11/18/02: The Impact of Dispersion on the Dynamics of Local and Combined Population: a Discrete
Model at a Biomathematics Seminar, Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Texas Tech University,
Lubbock, TX.
- 07/27/01 - 07/31/01: The Dynamics of Discrete-Hierarchical Model and its Applications, at International
Conference on Dynamics of Continuous, Discrete and Impulsive Systems, in London, Ontario, Canada.
- 05/10/00 - 05/12/00: Application of Discrete-Hierarchical Model to Intra-specific competition at the Third
International Conference on Nonlinear Problems in Aviation and Aerospace, Daytona Beach, FL.
- 06/03/97 - 06/08/97: Hierarchical Size-Structured Model for Scramble and Contest Competition at NSFCBMS conference on dynamical systems in structured population dynamics, North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, NC.
PRESENTATION
- 01/10/01 - 01/13/01: Asymptotic Dynamics for the Density of Hierarchical Size-Structured Population:
Mathematical Association of America. Joint Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana.
- 01/19/00 - 01/22/00: Discrete Hierarchical Models: Mathematical Association of America, Joint Meeting,
Washington, DC.
- 11/04/99: Age Structure Host-Parasite Model: MAA Big-Bend Region Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting.
Tallahassee, FL.
- 05/27/99: Hierarchical Size-Structured Population Models: Third International Conference on Dynamic
Systems and Applications, Atlanta, GA.
- 11/05/99: Nonlinear Discrete Model for Competition: MAA Big-Bend Region Twenty-Third Annual
Meeting, Tallahassee, FL.
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION
-
Society for Mathematical Biology (SMB)
Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)
SERVICE IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
-7/2/08 - 7/9/08: The Fifth World Congress of Nonlinear Analyst, Orlando, FL, organized a Session on
Applied Dynamical Systems and Computations in Biology (with Lih-Ing Roeger, Texas Tech
University).
- 01/28/06: Florida Georgia Louis Stokes Alliance Minority Program (FGLSAMP) at Albany
State University, participated as a judge of poster presentations.
- 03/25/05 - 03/26/05: SIAM, the 29th Annual Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Southeast Atlantic Section Meeting: SIAM-SEAS 2005, at the Citadel and College of
Charleston, Charleston, SC, participated as a mini-symposium organizer (with Gery Harrison, College
of Charleston).
- 01/17/03: Mathematical Association of America (MAA) joint meetings, San Diego,
CA; participated as judge of poster presentations.
- 01/17/03: AWM; mentor for new women Ph. D.’s and senior graduate students in
mathematics.
- 11/2000: Big Bend Section of MAA, member of the planning committee.
- 10/04/01 – 10/06/01: National Association of Mathematics (NAM)-Eleventh
Undergraduate MathFest at FAMU, served in the organizing committee.
REFEREED BY THE FOLLOWING JOURNALS TO REVIEW ARTICLES
1. Mathematical Biosciences,
2. Scientific Journal International,
3. Rocky Mountain Journal of Mathematics,
4. International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences,
5. Journal of Difference Equations and Applications,
6. Journal of Biological Dynamics,
7. Nonlinear Analysis,
8. BioMed Central (BMC) Public Health.
WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES PARTICIPATED
- 07/14/11 – 07/18/11: Investigative Workshop on Malaria, NIMBios, Knoxville, Tennessee. (By
Invitation)
- 07/27/09 – 07/30/09: International Conference on mathematical Biology and Annual meeting of the
Society of Mathematical Biology, Vancouver, Canada.
- 07/20/09 – 07/25/09: American Institute of Mathematics (IAM), Palo Alto, CA.
- 08/18/06 - 08/19/06: Quality Education for Minorities (QEM), Atlanta, GA.
- 07/12/02 - 07/16/02: Annual meeting of Society for Mathematical Biology (SMB), in Knoxville,
Tennessee.
- 06/24/02 - 07/02/02: Workshop on Computational and Mathematical Epidemiology Modeling: Center for
Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science. DIMACS at Rutgers University, Piscataway,
NJ.
- 06/11/01 - 08/11/01: Summer Workshop in Mathematics and Theoretical Biology, Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY.
SERVICE IN DEPARTMENT/UNIVERSITY (FAMU)
- Chair of the Graduate Committee, Department of Mathematics, (2008-2011).
- Member COSAT Curriculum Committee since 2011.
- Organizer of Applied Math Seminar, Department of Mathematics since 2009.
- Chair of the Curriculum Committee in the Department of Mathematics since 2010,
- Coordinator of Calculus II since 2009.
- Search Committee 2009-2013.
- Scheduling Committee since 2009.
COURSES TAUGHT.
MAP4103: Mathematical Modeling; MAP 2302: Differential Equations; MAA 4402: Complex Analysis,
MAT4937: Pro-Seminar in Math, MAC 2311, MAC 2312, MAC2313: Calculus I, II and III respectively;
MAD 2120: Finite Mathematics; MAC 2233: Business Calculus; MGF 1106: Liberal Arts Mathematics I;
MAA 1114: Algebra and Trigonometry; MAC 1147: Pre-Calculus; MAC 1105: College Algebra.
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ADVISED (Research)
- Amy Ramnarine: Asymptotic Dynamics of Action Potential and Related Phenomena in neuron activity,
Fall 2011,
- Reginald McGee; “Fourier Integral Application to solve a heat problem with an absolutely integrable
piecewise continuous initial heat distribution” Presented a poster at Florida A&M University Second
Annual Joint 2008. The FAMU Graduate Feeder Conference, The Student Research Forum, Tallahassee,
FL, October 9, 2008. (with Dr. Ajith Gunaratne). The student won 1St place award at FGLSAMP 2009
Expo Mathematics.
- Ariana Burgess; “Statistical and Mathematical Modeling of Schostosomiasis Transmission for Control
and Prevention Strategies”; McNair Research Symposium, Summer 2006. Miss Burgess won a third place
award for presentation at the McNair National Conference (Knoxville, Tennessee), July 6-9, 2006.
- Cherita A. Donald and Jonathan C. Moody; “Mathematical Models of Drug Resistance Diseases”,
Participant of a National Science Foundation Project on Inter-Disciplinary Research Experience for
Undergraduates, summer 2005.
- Erica Naves: Control Mechanism for Vector-Born Transmission of a Disease: Malaria and West Nile
Virus, Fall 2002. Miss Naves, won a second place award at Tuskegee HBCU-UP Undergraduate
Competition in Mathematics and Computer Science, November 22-24, 2002.
Grants (Submitted, but not funded)
- “Collaborative Research: Strengthen the Research and Education Capacity on Mathematical Biology
and Computation at FAMU” submitted to NSF (CCLI), May 20, 2008, ($239,043), Co. PI Hongmei
Chi (Computer and Information Systems, FAMU).
- “Host-Parasitoid Dynamics and Infectious Diseases”, submitted to National Science Foundation
(NSF) DMS/Applied Mathematics, October 28, 2003, ($209,642), Co. PI: Perry Brown (College of
Pharmacy, FAMU).
- “Structured Population Dynamics” submitted to NSF (REU), September 6, 2002, ($91,218), Co. PI:
Roselyn Williams (Department of Mathematics, FAMU).
Grants (Funded)
- Travel grant from Association for Women in Mathematics – National Science Foundation (AWM-NSF),
February 26, 2001.
- HBSU-UP mini-grants for development of Web-based courses (1999-2001).
Award and Fellowship
- 07/14/11 – 07/18/11: Support to participate at Investigative Workshop on Malaria, NIMBios, Knoxville,
Tennessee.
- 07/20/09 – 07/25/09: Support to participate at American Institute of Mathematics (IAM), Palo Alto, CA.
- 03/24/07: Support to participate at the Mathematical Bioscience. Institute (MBI) workshop on
Opportunities in Mathematical Biology for Under-Represented Groups, Ohio State University,
Columbus, OH.
- 08/18/06 – 08/19/06: Support to participate at Quality Education for Minorities (QEM), Atlanta,
GA..
- 06/24//02 – 07/02/02: Support to participate at the Workshop on Epidemiology Modeling,
DIMACKS, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ.
- 07/07/94 - 07/27/94: Rocky Mountain Consortium, a summer workshop on structured population
dynamics.
- 08/89 – 12/92: Ph. D. Scholarship from Ford Foundations.