Frithjof Lutscher Students and Postdocs

Current	Olga Vasilieva (PDF) since 2011 Mathematical models for Chronic Wasting Disease Yasmine Samia (PhD) since 2011 Jeff Musgrave (PhD) since 2009 Spread and Control of invasive forest insects
Former	Gabriel Andreguetto Maciel (ELAP) 2011 Interface behavior and population dynamics Andrée-Ann Pugin (U'grad honors) 2011 Evolution of dispersal in rivers Olga Vasilieva (PhD) 2006-2011 Modeling and Analysis of Population Dynamics in Advective Environments Mo'Tassem Al-Arydah (PDF) 2010/11, co-supervised with R. Smith? Mathematical models for Chronic Wasting Disease Yasmine Samia (MSc) 2009/2010 Stochastic models for river ecosystems Tzvia Iljon, (UROP) Fall 2010 When can competitors be facilitators? Tzvia Iljon, Summer 2010 Competition, facilitation and the Allee effect Justine GunOg Seo (PDF) 2008-2010 Spatiotemporal variability in river ecosystems Hsin-Hua Wei (MSc)  2007-2010 Population dynamics of central place foragers Yasmine Samia (WISET USRA) Summer 2009 Tumor control probability and mutations Curtis McCloskey (NSERC USRA) Summer 2009 Competition, facilitation and the Allee effect Tzvia Iljon, Summer 2009 Competition, facilitation and the Allee effect Yasmine Samia (WISET USRA) Summer 2008 Invasion of competitors in fragmented habitats Adrian Maler, Summer 2008 Branching processes, cell cycle times, and tumour control probability   Sebastian Dewhirst (NSERC USRA) Summer 2007 Spreading Speeds in Fragmented Habitats Marc Kelly (UOttawa, Co-op program) Winter 2006 Numerical Simulation of Nutrient Uptake Models in Rivers Amy Hurford (MSc, jointly with MA Lewis) 2004/05 Modeling Wolf Movement Raluca Eftimie (PhD, U of Alberta, jointly supervised with MA Lewis and G deVries) 2003-2007 Modeling animal group formation
Opportunities	If you are interested in working with me as a summer student, Masters or PhD student, please contact me directly via email: flutsche (at) uottawa (dot) ca. I can offer projects in the area of dynamical systems applied to biological systems. The work will use some of Mathematical modeling in life sciences Ordinary, partial, or integro-differential equations Difference and Integrodifference equations Analytical and numerical methods As important as a solid mathematical background (Linear Algebra, Multivariable Calculus, Analysis, basic ODE/PDE, basic experience with a MATLAB, MAPLE, or similar), is that you are interested and willing to learn new techniques and some biological background.  Typical graduate courses to take are: ODE/PDE, Real Analysis I/II, topics in differential equations, topics in applied mathematics, numerical analysis.

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