HONORS, AWARDS and RECOGNITIONS


2005 -

• Dr. Marjorie Lee Brown Colloquium Speaker (http://www.math.lsa.umich.edu/mlk/index.html), The Colloquium honors Dr. Marjorie Lee Browne, the first African-American woman to earn the Ph.D in Mathematics from the University of Michigan, January 17, 2005

2004 - 2007

• Co-Chair, National Advisory Committee, SAMSI (Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (http://www.samsi.info/), Jan 1, 2004 - December 31, 2007
• Honorary Professor, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China, May 2004

2003 - 2005

• SIAM's Council (2003 - 2005) (http://www.siam.org/about/council.htm)
• Santa Fe Institute (2003 - 2006), External Faculty Member (http://www.santafe.edu/research/externalfaculty.php)
• Cornell University (2004 - 2009), Adjunct Professor

2003 - 2004

• Distinguished Visitor's Lecture Series Speaker, Department of Mathematics, University of Iowa, November 17-20, 2003. (http://www.math.uiowa.edu/colloq0304.htm)
• Richard Tapia Achievement Award for Scientific Scholarship, Civic Science and Diversity in Computing, Coalition to Diversity in Computing (10/17/03) (http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Conferences/Tapia2003/)
• Ulam Scholar, Center for Nonlinear Studies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM (2/03 - 12/03) (http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/03/4.3.03/Castillo-Chavez_CNLS.html)
  (http://cnls.lanl.gov/Ulam/2003/index.html)

2001

• SACNAS Distinguished Scientist Award, Phoenix, AZ.
  http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/01/10.4.01/Castillo-Chavez.html
  http://64.171.10.183/biography/bio_p.asp?mem=35&bio=35
• Stoll Distinguished Lecture Series Speaker, Akron University, Akron Ohio (3/26/01 - 3/31/01)

2000

• Giants in Science Award, QEM Mathematics, Science and Engineering Network

1999

• Distinguished Alumni, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
  http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/May99/Chavez_awards.hrs.html
  http://www.uwsp.edu/news/webpages/jmalumniawards.htm

1999

• Very Important Visitor (VIV), Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, University of Minnesota

1998

• Catedra Patrimonial, Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM): Instituto de Investigaciones en Matematicas Aplicadas y Sistemas (IIMAS)
• First Distinguished Lecture Series Speaker, Department of Mathematics, Memphis State University

1997

• Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring National Science Foundation and the Office of the President of the United States
  http://www.news.cornell.edu/general/Sept97/Castillo-Chavez_honor.lgk.html
  http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/press/pr9754.htm

1992 - 1997

• Presidential Faculty Fellowship Award, National Science Foundation and the Office of the President of the United States.
  http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/stis1991/nsf91103/nsf91103.txt

1996

• Professor Plenario, Belgrano University, Buenos Aires, Argentina (highest academic honorary title given at the Universidad de Belgrano)

1995 - 1996

• Board of Directors, Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)

1994 - 1997

• Board of Directors, Society for Mathematical Biology

1992 - 1995

• President, Northeast Chapter, Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)

1993 - 1994

• Fellow, Princeton University
• Board of Directors, Asociacion Latinoamericana de Biomatematicas (ALAB)
• Member, Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, England (1/93 - 6/93)
• Harry S. Kieval Distinguished Lecture Series-Speaker, Humboldt State University (11/4/93)

1992

• Distinguished Alumni, Escuela Primaria 21-012-68-VI-X, Estado de Mexico, (Mexico City, 12/15/92)
• Distinguished Alumni, Escuela Secundaria Diurna No. 15, Albert Einstein, (Mexico City, 12/11/92)
• Distinguished Alumni, Centro de Estudios Cientificos y Technologicos No. 2, Miguel Bernard, del Instituto Politecnico Nacional, (Mexico City, 12/9/92)
• Recognition from the Honorable Mexico City Council for contributions to science (Mexico City, 12/14/92)
• Recognition from the Honorable Council, Venustiano Carranza's District, for contributions to the mathematical sciences. (Mexico City, 12/14/92)
• Distinguished Minority Visiting Scholar, University of California-Davis (4/23 - 23/92)
• Co-chair, Ford Foundation Planning Committee, 1992 Annual Conference, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC

1988 - 1991

• Recipient, MIR-NSF Award

1990

• Hollistier-Stier Distinguished Lecture Series (Speaker), Washington State University (3/5/90)

1987 - 1988

• Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Research Council

1984

• Advanced Opportunity Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Madison