Rick's Ramblings

I am a Professor in the Mathematics Department at Duke University. My favorite research topics are stochastic spatial models that arise from questions in ecology, and use of probability problems that arise from genetics. My blog.

Publications

Books

• Random Graph Dynamics (Cambridge U. Press, 2007)
• DNA Sequence Evolution (2nd Edition, Springer 2008)
• Elementary Probability for Applications (Cambridge U. Press, 2009)
• Probability: Theory and Examples (Early version of 5th edition)
• Essentials of Stochastic Processes (3rd edition, Springer 2016)

Ph.D. Students

Talks

Reading group - Fall 2017

Links

Women in Probability

Grant Support. Most of this research has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation.

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Rick Durrett rtd (at) math.duke.edu My smiling face
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