Simon Levin: former graduate students

Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544-1003

F O R M E R G R A D U A T E S T U D E N T S


Wohl, Philip R. Ph.D. 1971 (joint advisor with Sol Rubinow) Cornell University Applied Mathematics	Thesis title: The traverse force on a drop in unbounded Poiseuille flow Deceased 1996

Udovic, J. Daniel Ph.D. 1973 (joint advisor with D. Pimentel) Cornell University Entomology	Thesis title: Evolution in predator-prey systems: Some extensions of the genetic feedback model Current position: Professor, Department of Biology; Director, Environmental Studies 5289 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-5289 Email: udovic 'at' uoregon [dot] edu

Sastre, Antonio Ph.D. 1974 Cornell University Applied Mathematics	Thesis title: Analysis and Simulation of Pacemaker Neurons Current position: Senior Advisor, Midwest Research Institute Life Sciences Health Assessment and Research Center 425 Volker Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64110l Email: asastre 'at' mriresearch [dot] org

Hastings, Alan M. Ph.D. 1977 Cornell University Applied Mathematics	Thesis title: Some Models in Population Biology Current position:Professor & Chair, Division of Environmental Studies, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 Email: amhastings 'at' ucdavis [dot] edu

Gross, Louis, J. Ph.D. 1979 Cornell University Applied Mathematics	Thesis title: Models of the Photosynthetic Dynamics of Fragaria Virginiana Current position: Professor, Department of Mathematics University of Tennessee, Knoxville Email: gross 'at' tiem [dot] utk [dot] edu

Runkle, James, R. Ph.D. 1979 Cornell University Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Thesis title: Gap Phase Dynamics in Climax Mesic Forests Current position: Professor, Department of Biological Sciences Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435 Email: james [dot] runkle 'at' wright [dot] edu

White III, George N. Ph.D. 1980 Cornell University Applied Mathematics	Thesis title: A Mathematical Study of the Role of Chemotaxis in an Intertidal Predator-Prey System Current position: Biomathematician, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Modelling and Statistics Group, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, P.O. Box 1006, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B2Y 4A2 Canada Email: gnw3 'at' acm [dot] org

Kareiva, Peter M. Ph.D. 1981 (joint advisor with Richard Root) Cornell University Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Thesis title: Non-migratory Movement and the Distribution of Herbivorous Insects: Experiments with Plant Spacing and the Application of Diffusion Models to Mark-Recapture Data Current position: The Nature Conservancy, 4722 Latona Ave NE, Seattle WA 98105 Email: pkareiva 'at' tnc [dot] org

Nedelman, Jerry R. Ph.D. 1981 (joint advisor with Sol Rubinow) Cornell University Applied Mathematics	Thesis title: I. Examination of the Kinetic Support of the Two-State Model of the Cell Cycle II. Facilitated Diffusion of Oxygen and Carbon Monoxide in the Large Affinity Regime Current position: Sandoz Research Institute, Drug Metabolism Department

Ellner, Stephen P. Ph.D. 1982 Cornell University Applied Mathematics	Thesis title: Evolutionary Stable Germination Behaviors in Randomly Varying Environments Current position: Professor, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Corson Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14853 Email: spe2 'at' cornell [dot] edu

Castro Ospina, Jose Mildred Ph.D. 1984 Cornell University Applied Mathematics	Thesis title: Equilibrium and Stability of Bioeconomic Models of Renewable Resources Under Diverse Harvesting Regimes Current: Retired Email: josemildredcastro 'at' yahoo [dot] com

Craig, Catherine L. Ph.D. 1985 Cornell University Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Thesis title: Predator-Prey Dynamics: The Role of Spider and Insect Ecological and Behavioral Interactions in the Evolution of the Araneoidea Current position: Research Associate, Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 Email: craig 'at' oeb.harvard [dot] edu

Liu, Wei-min Ph.D. 1987 Cornell University Applied Mathematics	Thesis title: Dynamics of Epidemiological Models-Recurrent Outbreaks in Autonomous Systems Current position: Professor, Department of Computer & Information Science, Indiana University-Purdue University 723 W. Michigan Street SL 280, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 Email: wliu 'at' cs [dot] iupui [dot] edu

Andreasen, Viggo A. Ph.D. 1988 Cornell University Applied Mathematics	Thesis title: Dynamical Models of Epidemics in Age-Structured Populations-Analysis and Simplification Current position: Professor, Department of Mathematics and Physics, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark Email: viggo 'at' fatou [dot] ruc [dot] dk

Braner, Moshe Ph.D. 1988 Cornell University, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Thesis title: Dormancy, Dispersal and Staged Development: Ecological and Evolutionary Aspects of Structured Population in Random Environments Current position: Technical Consultant, Public Health Analysis and Policy, Vermont Department of Health, 108 Cherry Street, Burlington, VT 05402 Email: braner 'at' emba [dot] uvm [dot] edu

Cain, Michael L. Ph.D. 1989 Cornell University Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Thesis title: Patterns of Clonal Growth in Solidago altissima and Medeola virginiana Current position: Professor, Dept. of Applied Biology Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 5500 Wabash Avenue, Terre Haute, IN 47803 Email: cain 'at' rose-hulman [dot] edu

Adler, Frederick R. Ph.D. 1991 Cornell University Applied Mathematics	Thesis title: Models of Structured Populations Current position: Professor, Department of Mathematics University Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Email: adler 'at' math [dot] utah [dot] edu

Nuernberger, Beate Ph.D. 1991 Cornell University Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Thesis title: Population Structure of Dineutus assimilis in a Patchy Environment: Dispersal, Gene Flow, and Persistence Current position: Assistant Professor, Department Biologie II Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Muenchen, Karlstr. 23 - 25, D-80333 München, Germany Email: nurnbb 'at' zi [dot] biologie [dot] uni-muenchen [dot] de

Grunbaüm, Daniel Ph.D. 1992 Cornell University Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Thesis title: Local Processes and Global Patterns: Biomathematical Models of Bryzoan Feeding Currents and Density Dependent Aggregations in Antarctic Krill Current position: Assistant Professor, School of Oceanography, 318 Marine Sciences Bldg., University of Washington Seattle, WA Email: grunbaum 'at' ocean [dot] washington [dot] edu

Limburg, Karin E. Ph.D. 1994 Cornell University Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Thesis title: Ecological Constraints on Growth and Migration of Juvenile American Shad (Alosa sapidissima Wilson) in the Hudson River Estuary, New York Current position: Assistant Professor, Dept of Environmental and Forest Biology, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210 Email: klimburg 'at' esf [dot] edu

Deutschman, Douglas Ph.D. 1996 Cornell University Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Thesis title: Scaling From Trees to Forests: The Problem of Relevant Detail Current position: Associate Professor, Biology Department San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-4614 Email: doug 'at' sunstroke [dot] sdsu [dot] edu

Gandhi, Amar Ph.D. 1996 (joint advisor with Stephen Orszag) Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics	Thesis title: From level to level: Course-graining/scaling in ecology Current position: Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052 Email: amarg 'at' microsoft [dot] com

Palsson, Eirikur Ph.D. 1996 (joint advisor with Edward Cox) Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics	Thesis title: The cAMP signaling system in Dictyostelium discoideum Current position: Assistant Professor, Dept of Biology Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A1S6 Email: epalsson 'at' sfu [dot] ca

Dushoff, Jonathan Ph.D. 1997 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Thesis title: Modeling the effects of host heterogeneity on the spread of human diseases Current position: Research Associate, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-1003 Email: dushoff 'at' eno [dot] princeton [dot] edu

Grevstad, Fritzi S. Ph.D. 1998 (joint advisor with Richard Root) Cornell University Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Thesis title: The Colonization Ecology of Two Loosestrife Leaf Beetles, Galerucella calmariensis and G. pusilla Current position: Research Scientist, Olympic Natural Resources Center, University of Washington, Box 1628, Forks, WA 98331 Email: grevstad 'at' u [dot] washington [dot] edu

Smith, David L. Ph.D. 1998 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Thesis title: The Evolutionary Ecology of Parasitic Plants Current position: Mathematical Epidemiologist, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Room 309, Building 16, MD 20892 Email: smitdave 'at' helix [dot] nih.gov

Solorzano, Luis A. Ph.D. 1999 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Thesis title: Analyzing vegetation-environment associations from regional to local scales: a case study in eastern amazonia (Brazil) Current position: Director of Monitoring & Modeling Center for Biological Conservation / Andes Program Conservation International, 1919 M Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington DC, 20036 Email: lsolorzano 'at' conservation [dot] org

Muller-Landau, Helene Ph.D. 2001 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Thesis title: Seed dispersal in a tropical forest: Empirical patterns, their origins, and their consequences for community dynamics Current position: Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN Email: hmuller 'at' umn [dot] edu

Ma, Junling Ph.D. 2002 Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics	Thesis title: Evolutionary branching and its application to resource adaptation Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, 1280 Main Street, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4K1 Email: maj 'at' math [dot] mcmaster [dot] ca

Malvadkar, Urmila Ph.D. 2002 Princeton University, Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics	Thesis title: Variation in diel vertical migration of zooplankton: Causes and consequences Current position: Assistant Professor, St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Oaf Ave., Northfield, MN 55057 Email: malvadka 'at' stolaf [dot] edu

Chan, Kai M. A. Ph.D. 2003 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Thesis title: The effects of slightly leaky prezygotic isolatingbarriers and the use ofphylogenetic tree shape to study diversification Current position: Assistant Professor, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, U British Columbia Email: kaichan 'at' ires [dot] ubc [dot] ca

Cline, Jon C. Ph.D. 2003 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Thesis title: Community structure and patch dynamics in rocky intertidal communities: Linking process and pattern across scales Current position: Postdoctoral Research Associate Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-7080 Email: jcc22 'at' po [dot] cwru [dot] edu

Keymer, Juan E. Ph.D. 2003 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Thesis title: Competition for space and intertidal community structure Current position: Assistant Professor, University of Delph, The Netherlands Email: keymer 'at' princeton [dot] edu

Plotkin, Joshua Ph.D. 2003 Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics	Thesis title: Aggregation in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Current position: Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania Departments of Biology & Computer Science, Philadelphia, PA Email: jplotkin [a] sas [dot] upenn [dot] edu

Worden, Lee Ph.D. 2003 Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics	Thesis title: Evolution, constraint, cooperation, and community structure in simple models Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Energy and Resources Group, UC Berkeley Email: lworden 'at' berkeley [dot] edu

Zea-Cabrera, Eduardo Ph.D. 2003 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Thesis title: Plant water use strategies: Physiological mechanisms and ecological dynamics Current position: Program Manager, Vichara Technology India Pvt. Ltd., India Email: eduzea 'at' alumni [dot] Princeton.EDU

Leslie, Nandi Ph.D. 2005 Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics	Thesis title: Spatial Stochastic Models for Landscape Degradation and Deforestation in Bolivia and Brazil Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, James Yorke (Adviser) Department of Mathematics, U Maryland, College Park Email: nleslie 'at' math [dot] umd [dot] edu

Baskett, Marissa Ph.D. 2006 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Thesis title: Marine reserve design and life history variation Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, 735 State Street, Suite 320 Santa Barbara, CA 93101-3351 Email: mbaskett 'at' gmail [dot] com

Livnat, Adi Ph.D. 2006 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Thesis title: Causes and consequences of internal conflict: A theoretical behavioral perspective Current position: Miller Fellow, UC Berkeley

Bazykin, Georgii Ph.D. 2007 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Thesis title: Natural selection in molecular evolution: genome scale, parsimony-based approach Current position: Postdoctoral researcher, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, U Michigan

Jeremy Lichstein Ph.D. 2007 (co-advisor with Steve Pacala) Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Thesis title: Theoretical and empirical perspectives on the dynamics of U.S. forests Current position: Postdoctoral researcher, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton U Email: jwl 'at' princeton [dot] edu

Juliet Pulliam Ph.D. 2007 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Thesis title: Determinants and Dynamics of Viral Host Jumps Current position: Postdoctoral researcher, Center for Disease and Ecology, Emory U Email: jrpulli 'at' emory [dot] edu

Benjamin Strauss Ph.D. 2007 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Thesis title: Snails at three scales: interplay of stream hydrology and hydraulics with the morphology, dispersal and distribution of elimia proxima Current position: Email: strauss [dot] ben 'at' gmail [dot] com

Kryazhimskiy, Sergey Ph.D. 2008 Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics	Thesis title: Pathogen evolution under natural selection: the influenza A case study Current position: Postdoctoral researcher, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Email:


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