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Dr. Steven White

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Job Title: Theoretical Ecologist

Location: Wallingford

Email: smwhit@ceh.ac.uk

Phone: +44 (0)1491 692699

Social Media: | Twitter,

Biography

Research Interests:

My main area of research is mathematical modelling of population dynamics, ecology and evolution. Specific areas of interest include:

  • Modelling invasive species
  • Modelling the spread of Xylella fastidiosa
  • Insect vector population dynamics including mosquitoes and midges
  • Lepidoptera population cycles and their interactions with their natural enemies
  • Within-host virus dynamics
  • Mosquito population control using sterile insect techniques (SIT) and transgenic technologies
  • Host-parasite ecology and evolution
  • Lepidopteran population monitoring in Orkney.

My latest papers are listed on NORA (also see below).

The final report of the EFSA project "Inventory and review of quantitative models for spread of plant pests for use in pest risk assessment for the EU territory" can be found here.

The book on the EDEN and EDENext project can be found here.

I am the CEH lead for Quantitative and Modelling Skills in Ecology and Evolution (QMEE) CDT, and Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet (SSCP) DTP.

Postdoc (Research Associate) Position Available

We are looking for a postdoc to model the spread and control of Xylella fastidiosa as part of the Brigit project.  Further details can be found here.

PhD Projects Offered for 2019 Intake: 

  1. Predicting African insect crop pests in real-time (CEH/Glasgow/CABI - IAPETUS2 DTP)
  2. Modelling the mechanisms of olive die back caused by Xylella fastidiosa biofilms (Southampton/CEH/CNR - INSPIRE DTP)
  3. Trait-based approaches for predicting mosquito distributions under environmental change (CEH/Reading/Oxford/Zurich - QMEE CDT)
  4. How do species interactions determine species ranges? (Exeter/CEH - GW4+ DTP)

Brief CV:

Employment:

  • 2008-present Theoretical Ecologist at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford. Research areas include modelling host-pathogen ecology and evolution at multiple scales, plant dispersal ecology, gall wasp population dynamics and mosquito control.
  • 2005-2008 Postdoctoral research assistant at the Institute of Integrative and Comparative Biology, University of Leeds.
  • 2004-2005 Postdoctoral research assistant at the Centre for Mathematical Biology, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford.
  • 2003-2004 Mathematics lecturer at the University of Bath.

Visiting positions:

  • 2008 - present: Centre for Mathematical Biology, University of Oxford.
  • 2005 - 2008: Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia.
  • 2004 - 2005: CEH Oxford. Visiting Fellow.

Qualifications:

2000-2004 PhD, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Bath

1995-2000 MMath, Department of Mathematical Science, University of Bath


Selected Publications

Bullock, James M.; White, Steven M.; Prudhomme, Christel; Tansey, Christine; Perea, Ramón; Hooftman, Danny A.P., 2012, Modelling spread of British wind-dispersed plants under future wind speeds in a changing climate. Journal of Ecology, 100, 104-115

White, S.M.; Burden, J.P.; Maini, P.K.; Hails, R.S., 2012, Modelling the within-host growth of viral infections in insects. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 312, 34-43

White, Steven M.; Rohani, Pejman; Sait, Steven M., 2010, Modelling pulsed releases for sterile insect techniques: fitness costs of sterile and transgenic males and the effects on mos. Journal of Applied Ecology, 47, 1329-1339

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