Graduate student (MS and PhD) positions are available in the Abbott lab at Iowa State University. We use mathematical models to answer questions about the drivers of population dynamics and spatial pattern in ecology. Recent and ongoing work in the lab focuses on effects of dispersal, the role of environmental heterogeneity and environmental stochasticity, and impacts of climate change on interacting species. A range of other research topics would also fit in well, as long as there's an emphasis on using mathematical approaches to answering ecological questions.
Interested students are encouraged to contact me ([email protected]) to discuss possible research directions and opportunities for support. More information on the lab can be found at: tinyurl.com/AbbottLab (equivalently, http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16121845/web/AbbottLab/Home.html) and information on the Ecology & Evolutionary Biology graduate program is at: http://www.grad-college.iastate.edu/EEB/ Iowa State University is located in Ames, a town that has recently won such accolades as "Top 25 Smartest college towns" and "Top 10 places to live in America". The university has a large and diverse graduate student body. More information about living in Ames can be found at: http://www.iastate.edu/about/ames.php Karen Abbott Assistant Professor Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology Iowa State University
