The Center for the Study of Race + Ethnicity in America (CSREA) invites you to an informal, lunchtime conversation with Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Regents Professor, Joaquin Bustoz Jr. Professor of Mathematical Biology and Distinguished Sustainability Scientist at Arizona State University (ASU).

This discussion presents an opportunity to learn more about his research and experiences, and talk about challenges faced by historically underrepresented groups (HUGs) in STEM fields.

If you would like to join, please RSVP to [email protected]. Lunch will be provided.

Later that evening, Professor Castillo-Chavez will give a lecture as part of the Brown University Presidential Colloquium Series, "Thinking Out Loud: Deciphering Mysteries of Our World and Beyond." For more information, visit: https://www.brown.edu/campus-life/events/thinking-out-loud/

Carlos Castillo-Chavez is a Regents Professor, a Joaquin Bustoz Jr. Professor of Mathematical Biology and a Distinguished Sustainability Scientist at Arizona State University (ASU). He is a fellow of the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science), SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics), Founding Fellow of the AMS (American Mathematical Society) and ACE (American College of Epidemiology). Recognition of his work includes: three White House Awards (1992,1997, and 2011), the 12th American Mathematical Society Distinguished Public Service Award in 2010, the 2007 AAAS Mentor award, the 17th recipient of the SIAM Prize for Distinguished Service to the Profession and Distinguished Alumni by UW Stevens Point.