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Richard Timothy Durrett

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Mathematics
Dept of Math, Box 90320, Durham, NC 27708-0320
120 Science Drive, Durham, NC 27708-0320

Research Interests


My favorite research topics are problems in probability that arise from questions in ecology, genetics, and cancer modeling. I also investigate processes taking place on complex networks (aka random graphs).

Selected Grants


Four Challenging Probability Problems

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2022 - 2025

Support for Southeastern Probability Conference

ConferencePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2020 - 2024

Voters, games, and epidemics on random graphs

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2018 - 2023

Mathematical Analysis of Spatial Cancer Models

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2016 - 2020

Collaborative Research: The role of spatial interactions in determining the distribution of savanna and forest

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2016 - 2019

Four Challenging Probability Problems

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2022 - 2025

Support for Southeastern Probability Conference

ConferencePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2020 - 2024

Voters, games, and epidemics on random graphs

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2018 - 2023

Mathematical Analysis of Spatial Cancer Models

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2016 - 2020

Collaborative Research: The role of spatial interactions in determining the distribution of savanna and forest

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2016 - 2019

Interacting Particle Systems on Lattices and on Graphs

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2015 - 2018

Stochastic Spatial Models: on Complex Networks, Coevolution, and Modeling Cancer

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2013 - 2015

Biodiversity and Evolution - Support for US Participants

ConferencePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2013 - 2015

Mathematical Models of Cancer Initiation, Progression, and Resistance to Therapy

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2015

Ecology, Evolution, and Random Graphs

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2010 - 2013

Participant Support for Workshop for Women in Probability 2012

ConferencePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2012 - 2013