John Jungck
Newark, DE 19716
jungck@udel.edu
Biography
John Jungck holds joint appointments in the Department of Mathematics, the Department of Biology, and the Bioinformatics Program. He is a leader in Biology Education Reform, a Mathematical Molecular Evolutionary Biologist, and a Computer Software Developer of biological simulations, tools, and databases. His research interests are in Mathematical and Theoretical Biology (Bioinformatics, the origins of genetic codes, image analysis and simulation of patterns in nature, and evolutionary analysis of complex data sets), History and Philosophy of Biology, and Interdisciplinary Education. Currently the editor of Biology International, he has held editorial positions in numerous journals, including Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, American Biology Teacher, Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, BioSystems: Journal of Molecular, Cellular and Behavioral Origins and Evolution. In 1986, he co-founded the BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium to help produce and promote curricular reform across the nation. He has also chaired and served on many committees charged with education in the sciences, mathematics and information technology. He is a Fulbright Scholar (Thailand), a Mina Shaughnessy Scholar, a Fellow of the National Institute of Science Education, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.