Two University of Rochester researchers are creating a mathematical model that will monitor the spread of the coronavirus, which will help policymakers make informed decisions about reopening the country.
Gourab Ghoshal, an associate professor of physics, mathematics, and computer science, and Andrew White, an assistant professor of chemical engineering, recently received a National Science Foundation grant to develop this model. They will combine their expertise in modeling both epidemiology and molecular chemistry to create this unique tool.
“At every point in time, you want to monitor the effective transmissibility of the disease, independent of how many people actually have it: what is the likelihood that somebody goes out and who do they infect?” Ghoshal says.
Explore more in-depth details about their mathematical model.