NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, McGill University
Welcome to my site! Here you can find information about my research (topics, publications and related MATLAB code) and related activities, as well as my curriculum vitae.
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Who I am.I am a NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow currently working with Dr. Jean-Philippe Lessard in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. I was granted my PhD in Applied Mathematics in October 2019. I was supervised by Dr. Xinzhi Liu and Dr. Jun Liu at the University of Waterloo, where I wrote my thesis Invariant manifold theory for impulsive functional differential equations with applications.
I do research in theory and applications of discontinuous dynamical systems, with a focus on stability and bifurcation. This is motivated by problems in modelling and control of infectious disease. More recently I have started applying techniques of rigorous numerics and computer-assisted proof to solve problems in this field. If you want to know more, please consult my up-to-date curriculum vitae and research. |
Press.
May 4, 2020: With COVID-19 on everybody's mind, Waterloo reshared their interview with me from June 2019. A nice coincidence, as I have a few CEGEP students finishing up a math project about vaccines right now!
November 7, 2019: I was on "The Morning Edition" with Craig Norris on CBC Radio One Kitchener-Waterloo, talking about how some of my recent work on seasonal vaccination reinforces common-sense flu vaccine policy but also emphasizes the importance of getting vaccinated early.
June 20, 2019: The University of Waterloo put out a press release about one of my recent publications on pulse vaccination and its interaction with finite immunity. This was then picked up by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.
March 5, 2018: I participated in the University of Waterloo Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition in 2018, representing the Faculty of Mathematics at the finals after winning the Math faculty heat. Read the release from the Department of Applied Mathematics and watch a video of me compete in the university finals.
November 7, 2019: I was on "The Morning Edition" with Craig Norris on CBC Radio One Kitchener-Waterloo, talking about how some of my recent work on seasonal vaccination reinforces common-sense flu vaccine policy but also emphasizes the importance of getting vaccinated early.
June 20, 2019: The University of Waterloo put out a press release about one of my recent publications on pulse vaccination and its interaction with finite immunity. This was then picked up by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.
March 5, 2018: I participated in the University of Waterloo Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition in 2018, representing the Faculty of Mathematics at the finals after winning the Math faculty heat. Read the release from the Department of Applied Mathematics and watch a video of me compete in the university finals.
Get In Touch.
With the current global situation, the best way to contact me is by email at kevin.church@mcgill.ca.
