Robert G. Root
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Lafayette College, Easton, PA

A.B. Vassar College
M.A. Johns Hopkins University
Ph.D. University of Delaware

Rob Root is an applied mathematician and a teacher of mathematics and statistics. He specializes in biomechanical models incorporating differential equations, numerical analysis, and statistics. These are useful in a variety of biological inquiries, especially the study of swimming fish. Root's work in these areas has been supported by the Office of Naval Research and the National Science Foundation. Root is also interested in pedagogical issues involving experiential learning. He is engaged in using community-based research to teach introductory college statistics more effectively, and he is experimenting with lesson study as a means of professional development for teachers of elementary mathematics.