Nathaniel Karst

Academic Division: Math & ScienceDr. Nathan Karst received his B.S. in electrical and computer engineering from Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in 2007 and his doctorate in applied mathematics from Cornell in 2011. He is an avid teacher and researcher, having won the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in 2014 and the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship in 2015. Most recently, his research has focused on the role of nonlinear dynamics in microvascular networks and various problems in surface hydrology.

Academic Degrees

• Ph D, Cornell University
• BS, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Academic Interests

Applied mathematics Business analytics Python, R, Matlab programming Cryptography and information theory

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Awards & Honors

2016 - “Variability in streamflow recession”, Faculty Research Fund, Babson College

2015 - Dean’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Babson College

2015 - “Spiral wave formation in fairy ring fungi”, Faculty Research Fund, Babson College

2014 - Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Babson College

2014 - “Oscillations and spontaneous flow reversal in a simple fluid network”, Faculty Research Fund, Babson College

2013 - “Cryptology in context”, Teaching Innovation Fund, Babson College

2012 - Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching) Fellow, Mathematical Association of America

2007 - Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT), National Science Foundation

2003 - Franklin W. Olin full tuition scholarship, Franklin W. Olin Foundation