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


Note: EEB = Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology; PACM = Program in Applied & Computational Mathematics

CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Wohl, Philip R. (1971) (joint advisor with Sol Rubinow) Applied Mathematics	Thesis title: The Traverse Force on a Drop in Unbounded Poiseuille Flow Deceased 1996

Udovic, J. Daniel (1973) (joint advisor with D. Pimentel) Entomology	Thesis title: Evolution in Predator-Prey Systems: Some Extensions of the Genetic Feedback Model Current position: Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Oregon

Sastre, Antonio (1974) Applied Mathematics	Thesis title: Analysis and Simulation of Pacemaker Neurons Current position: Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientic Review, NIH, HHS

Hastings, Alan M. (1977) Applied Mathematics	Thesis title: Some Models in Population Biology Current position: Professor; Chair, Division of Environmental Studies, University of California, Davis

Gross, Louis, J. (1979) Applied Mathematics	Thesis title: Models of the Photosynthetic Dynamics of Fragaria virginiana Current position: Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Tennessee

Runkle, James, R. (1979) EEB	Thesis title: Gap Phase Dynamics in Climax Mesic Forests Current position: Professor, Department of Biology, Wright State University

White III, George N. (1980) Applied Mathematics	Thesis title: A Mathematical Study of the Role of Chemotaxis in an Intertidal Predator-Prey System Current position: Biomathematician, Bedford Institute of Oceanography

Kareiva, Peter M. (1981) (joint advisor with Richard Root) EEB	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: Chief Scientist; Director of Science, The Nature Conservancy

Nedelman, Jerry R. (1981) (joint advisor with Sol Rubinow) 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: Director, Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Ellner, Stephen P. (1981) Applied Mathematics	Thesis title: Evolutionary Stable Germination Behaviors in Randomly Varying Environments Current position: Professor, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University

Castro Ospina, Jose Mildred (1984) Applied Mathematics	Thesis title: Equilibrium and Stability of Bioeconomic Models of Renewable Resources Under Diverse Harvesting Regimes Current: Retired

Craig, Catherine L. (1985) EEB	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, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University; President, Conservation Through Poverty Alleviation, International

Liu, Wei-min (1987) Applied Mathematics	Thesis title: Dynamics of Epidemiological Models-Recurrent Outbreaks in Autonomous Systems Current position:Director; Biostatistician, Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. (RMI)

Andreasen, Viggo A. (1988) Applied Mathematics	Thesis title: Dynamical Models of Epidemics in Age-Structured Populations-Analysis and Simplification Current position: Professor, Department of Science, Roskilde University, Denmark

Braner, Moshe (1988) EEB	Thesis title: Dormancy, Dispersal and Staged Development: Ecological and Evolutionary Aspects of Structured Population in Random Environments Current position: Statistical Analyst, Public Health Surveillance, Vermont Department of Health

Cain, Michael L. (1989) EEB	Thesis title: Patterns of Clonal Growth in Solidago altissima and Medeola virginiana Current position: Research Associate in Biology and Mathematics, Bowdoin College

Adler, Frederick R. (1991) Applied Mathematics	Thesis title: Models of Structured Populations Current position: Professor, Departments of Mathematics and Biology, University Utah

Nuernberger, Beate (1991) EEB	Thesis title: Population Structure of Dineutus assimilis in a Patchy Environment: Dispersal, Gene Flow, and Persistence Current position: Lecturer, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, Germany

Grunbaüm, Daniel (1992) EEB	Thesis title: Local Processes and Global Patterns: Biomathematical Models of Bryzoan Feeding Currents and Density Dependent Aggregations in Antarctic Krill Current position: Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Biology; Associate Professor, School of Oceanography, University of Washington

Limburg, Karin E. (1994) EEB	Thesis title: Ecological Constraints on Growth and Migration of Juvenile American Shad (Alosa sapidissima Wilson) in the Hudson River Estuary, New York Current position: Associate Professor, Deptartment of Environmental Science and Forest Biology, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse

Deutschman, Douglas (1996) EEB	Thesis title: Scaling From Trees to Forests: The Problem of Relevant Detail Current position: Professor, Department of Biology, San Diego State University

Grevstad, Fritzi S. (1998) (joint advisor with Richard Root) EEB	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

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

Gandhi, Amar (1996) (co-advisor with Stephen Orszag) PACM	Thesis title: From Level to Level: Course-Graining/Scaling in Ecology Current position: Group Project Manager, Google, Inc.

Palsson, Eirikur (1996) (co-advisor with Edward Cox) PACM	Thesis title: The cAMP Signaling System in Dictyostelium discoideum Current position: Assistant Professor, Deptartment of Biology, Simon Fraser University

Dushoff, Jonathan (1997) EEB	Thesis title: Modeling the Effects of Host Heterogeneity on the Spread of Human Diseases Current position: Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, McMaster University

Smith, David L. (1998) EEB	Thesis title: The Evolutionary Ecology of Parasitic Plants Current position: Associate Professor, Department of Biology; Associate Director for Disease Ecology, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida

Solorzano, Luis A. (1999) EEB	Thesis title: Analyzing Vegetation-Environment Associations from Regional to Local Scales: A Case Study in Eastern Amazonia (Brazil) Current position: Program Director, Environmental Science, Moore Foundation

Muller-Landau, Helene (2001) EEB	Thesis title: Seed Dispersal in a Tropical Forest: Empirical Patterns, Their Origins, and Their Consequences for Community Dynamics Current position: Staff Scientist, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Ma, Junling (2002) PACM	Thesis title: Evolutionary Branching and Its Application to Resource Adaptation Current position: Assistant Professor, Departments of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Victoria, Canada

Malvadkar, Urmila (2002) PACM	Thesis title: Variation in Diel Vertical Migration of Zooplankton: Causes and Consequences Current position: Assistant Professor, St. Olaf College, MN

Chan, Kai M.A. (2003) EEB	Thesis title: The Effects of Slightly Leaky Prezygotic Isolating Barriers and the Use of Phylogenetic Tree Shape to Study Diversification Current position: Canada Research Chair; Assistant Professor, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University British Columbia

Cline, Jon C. (2003) EEB	Thesis title: Community Structure and Patch Dynamics in Rocky Intertidal Communities: Linking Process and Pattern Across Scales Current position: Senior Information Systems Engineer, MITRE, Center for Connected Government, VA

Keymer, Juan E. (2003) EEB	Thesis title: Competition for Space and Intertidal Community Structure Current position: Assistant Professor, TU Deflt, The Hague Area, Netherlands

Plotkin, Joshua (2003) PACM	Thesis title: Aggregation in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Current position: Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Departments of Biology and Computer Science

Worden, Lee (2003) PACM	Thesis title: Evolution, Constraint, Cooperation, and Community Structure in Simple Models Current position: Consultant, MacMaster University

Zea-Cabrera, Eduardo (2003) EEB	Thesis title: Plant Water Use Strategies: Physiological Mechanisms and Ecological Dynamics Current position: Director, Humboldt Research Institute, Columbia

Jolles, Anna E. (2004) *(co-advisor with Andy Dobson)* EEB	Thesis title: Disease Ecology of Tuberculosis in African Buffalo Current position: Assistant Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University

Leslie, Nandi (2005) PACM	Thesis title: Spatial Stochastic Models for Landscape Degradation and Deforestation in Bolivia and Brazil Current position: Operations Research Analyst, Systems Planning and Defense, Inc., Washington, DC

Baskett, Marissa (2006) EEB	Thesis title: Marine Reserve Design and Life History Variation Current position: Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, Davis

Livnat, Adi (2006) EEB	Thesis title: Causes and Consequences of Internal Conflict: A Theoretical Behavioral Perspective Current position: Miller Research Fellow, UC Berkeley

Bazykin, Georgii (2007) EEB	Thesis title: Natural Selection in Molecular Evolution: Genome Scale, Parsimony-Based Approach Current position: Research Fellow, Institute for Information Transmission Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

Jeremy Lichstein (2007) (co-advisor with Steve Pacala) EEB	Thesis title: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives on the Dynamics of U.S. Forests Current position: Assistant Professor, University of Florida, Gainsville, Department of Biology

Juliet Pulliam (2007) EEB	Thesis title: Determinants and Dynamics of Viral Host Jumps Current position: RAPIDD Program Director Fogarty International Center at NIH, Research and Policy for Infectious Disease Dynamics (RAPIDD) Program

Benjamin Strauss (2007) EEB	Thesis title: Snails at Three Scales: Interplay of Stream Hydrology and Hydraulics with the Morphology, Dispersal and Distribution of Elimia proxima Current position: Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives, Climate Control, Princeton, NJ

Kryazhimskiy, Sergey (2008) PACM	Thesis title: Pathogen Evolution under Natural Selection: The Influenza A Case Study Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Menge, Duncan (2008) (co-advisor with Lars Hedin) EEB	Thesis title: The Ecology and Evolution of Nitrogen Fixation and Nutrient Limitation at Multiple Time Scales Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton University, EEB, Stephen Pacala Lab

Ndifon, Wilfred (2009) EEB	Thesis title: Quantitative Approaches to Influenza Virus Surveillance Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

Chisholm, Ryan (2010) EEB	Thesis title: The Ecology and Economics of Alien Invasive Species with a Case Study from the South African Fynbos Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama

de Froment, Adrian (2010) EEB	Thesis title: Fighting for Information: Decision-Making, Animal Contests and the Emergence of Social Hierarchy Current position: Law Student, City University, London, England

Nadell, Carey (2011) EEB	Thesis title: The Evolution of Social Behavior in Bacterial Biofilms Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Princeton University, Department of Molecular Biology, Bassler Lab


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