The Center for Advanced Computation at Reed College is currently (2004) occupied with deep computations involving conflagration and the spread of diseases. Some recent work can be found on Reed's Studies in Epidemiology website.

Media recognition

2005 The Mercury News, A case for giving children flu shots: Studies indicate sweeping benefits, by Esther Landhuis, 20 January [mercurynews.com] (registration required)

2004 The Oregonian, Mathematical Supermodels Refine Epidemic Predictions, by A. Dworkin, 28 April

Publications

(Draft) Crandall, R. et al. Intuitive physics leads to epidemic models: Focus on Smallpox, 1 June 2004