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Project Leader(s): 

Dr. James Watmough, University of New Brunswick

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Project team: 
Dr. Myriam Barbeau, University of New Brunswick
Dr. Sylvie Desjardins, University of British Columbia - Okanagan
Dr. Mark Lewis, University of Alberta
Dr. Matt Litvak, Dalhousie University
Dr. Frithjof Lutscher, University of Ottawa
Dr. Rebecca Tyson, University of British Columbia - Okanagan
Dr. Jianhong Wu, York University
Dr. Xiaoqiang Zhao, Memorial University Newfoundland
Dr. Xingfu Zou, University of Western Ontario
Funding period: 
April 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021

The spread of pests and pathogens, including exotic insects arriving in packing material and naturalized pests such as the Colorado potato beetle, have a substantial impact on Canadian industry and the economy. Working with food producers, provincial and federal government agencies and wildlife organizations, this project team is developing essential mathematical tools necessary for the management of our natural and agricultural resources. This past year, the group has developed a theory of spreading speeds applicable to many mathematical models of spatial spread in biological systems.

Project Leader(s): 

Dr. Martin Puterman , University of British Columbia

Project team: 
Dr. Dionne Aleman, University of Toronto
Dr. Derek Atkins, University of British Columbia
Dr. John Blake, Dalhousie University
Dr. Michael Carter, University of Toronto
Dr. Armann Ingolfsson, University of Alberta
Dr. Bora Kolfal, University of Alberta
Dr. Wojtek Michalowski, University of Ottawa
Dr. Jonathan Patrick, University of Ottawa
Dr. Maurice Queyranne, University of British Columbia
Pablo Santibáñez, BC Cancer Agency
Dr. Steven Shechter, University of British Columbia
Dr. Vedat Verter, McGill University
Dr. Greg Zaric, University of Western Ontario
Funding period: 
October 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021
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