Punit Gandhi

Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Virginia Commonwealth University

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Office: 4177 Harris Hall

1015 Floyd Ave., Box 842014

Richmond, VA 23284-2014 USA

Email: gandhipr@vcu.edu

Welcome to my website! I am an applied mathematician at VCU interested in pattern formation and other emergent phenomena.

Research Interests:

  • dynamical systems, pattern formation, mathematical biology and ecology

Links for Students:

  • SYSM PhD Program
    • Doctoral program in Systems Modeling and Analysis at VCU.
  • BAMM!
    • VCU’s conference on Biology And Medicine Through Mathematics!
  • VCU SIAM Student Chapter
    • Open to all undergraduate and graduate students at VCU interested in applied math.
  • Math Circle at VCU (Info for Fall 2025 coming soon!)
    • A Richmond area math community that meets roughly once a month to engage in fun and interesting mathematical problems. Open to student in grades 8-12.
  • AMC 8, 10 and 12 at VCU (Info for Fall 2025 coming soon!)
    • VCU hosts the American Math Competions for students in grades 6-12.

Professional Societies and Communities:

  • Society for Applied and Industrial Mathematics (SIAM)
  • Mathematics and Climate Research Network (MCRN)
  • VCU Institute for Sustainable Energy and Environment (ISEE)
  • Mid-Atlantic Regional Math Alliance (MARMA)
  • Society for Mathematical Biology (SMB)

news

Jul 13, 2025 Presenting in minisymposia on flow-kick dyanmics and in celebration of MBI at the SMB Annual Meeting in Edmonton, July 13-18, 2025.
May 15, 2025 Presenting in a minisymposium at the SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems in Denver, CO, May 11-15, 2025.
Mar 22, 2025 Attending the Mid-Atlantic Regional Math Alliance Spring Meeting at University of Virginia, Charlotte, VA.
Feb 21, 2025 Presenting in the Mathematical Biology Seminar at VCU.