SPEED Lab Current Members

Faculty

David Hiebeler Dr. David Hiebeler
Associate Prof., Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
The SPEED Lab is Dr. Hiebeler's research group

Frank Drummond Dr. Frank Drummond
Prof. of Insect Ecology and Insect Pest Management
School of Biology and Ecology
Dr. Drummond is collaborating with the group on applications of the models such as pest management.

Students

(No photo yet) Yin Chiu
Undergraduate Student
Yin is a double major in Biology and Mathematics, and joined the group in Fall 2008. She spent the Spring 2009 semester studying abroad in Ireland, and Summer 2009 participating in an REU program at North Carolina State University. Since Fall 2009, she is working on a model involving populations on dynamic landscapes with spatial and temporal correlations.

(No photo yet) Jack Hill
Graduate Student
Jack is a Master's student in Mathematics & Statistics. Since summer 2009, he has been helping to develop more Java simulation applets, which will be an important part of K-12 outreach activities.

Andrew Johnson
Graduate Student
Andrew is a Master's student in the UMaine Ecology and Environmental Sciences program. He came to UMaine in Fall 2008, and is working with Dr. Hiebeler on theoretical models of relations between dormancy and spatial effects, and Dr. Drummond on analyzing spatial field data.

(No photo yet) Jeff Merckens
Undergraduate Student
Jeff is a Math major, and joined the group in Fall 2008. In summer 2009, he participated in MTBI . Since Fall 2009, he is working on a model of large-scale ("block") disturbances in locally-dispersing populations.

Isaac Michaud
Graduate Student
Isaac joined the group in Summer 2007 when he was an undergraduate math major, and attended MTBI in the summers of 2007 and 2008. He finished his undergraduate honors thesis "Static Heterogeneous Recovery Rates in a Household Model" with me in Spring 2009, and then became a graduate student in Summer 2009. Isaac works on just about everything the SPEED Lab does, but is now focusing more on household models.

Nick Millett
Undergraduate Student
Nick is a Math major, and joined the group in Fall 2007. He attended MTBI in Summer 2008. He has been working on the block-disturbance model, and a lattice model of short-distance dispersal in extended neighborhoods.

Ben Wasserman
Undergraduate Student
Ben was a Wildlife Ecology and Math double major, and joined the group in Fall 2007, although he spent much of his time working for other faculty members in biology. Ben was a recipient of a prestigious Udall Scholarship in 2007. He finished his undergraduate honors thesis in Summer 2009, on "Predator Mediated Coevolutionary Responses To Competition In Poecilia Reticulata And Rivulus Hartii". He's working as a biological lab technician at UMaine and Duke University and is planning to ship off with the Peace Corps around May 2010. We are still working on a model of populations on heterogeneous landscapes.

SPEED ED Lab Current Members

I try to find students who are planning to go into secondary education in mathematics or related (STEM) fields, and involve them in my group activities. Depending on the student, this may involve participation in one of our current research projects, or exploration and development of some models/demonstrations which will aid in K-12 outreach efforts by the group.

I don't have any Secondary Ed / Math-Ed students involved at this time, but am looking for some. Contact Dr. Hiebeler if you are interested.

	Dr. David Hiebeler Associate Prof., Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics The SPEED Lab is Dr. Hiebeler's research group
	Dr. Frank Drummond Prof. of Insect Ecology and Insect Pest Management School of Biology and Ecology Dr. Drummond is collaborating with the group on applications of the models such as pest management.

	Yin Chiu Undergraduate Student Yin is a double major in Biology and Mathematics, and joined the group in Fall 2008. She spent the Spring 2009 semester studying abroad in Ireland, and Summer 2009 participating in an REU program at North Carolina State University. Since Fall 2009, she is working on a model involving populations on dynamic landscapes with spatial and temporal correlations.
	Jack Hill Graduate Student Jack is a Master's student in Mathematics & Statistics. Since summer 2009, he has been helping to develop more Java simulation applets, which will be an important part of K-12 outreach activities.
	Andrew Johnson Graduate Student Andrew is a Master's student in the UMaine Ecology and Environmental Sciences program. He came to UMaine in Fall 2008, and is working with Dr. Hiebeler on theoretical models of relations between dormancy and spatial effects, and Dr. Drummond on analyzing spatial field data.
	Jeff Merckens Undergraduate Student Jeff is a Math major, and joined the group in Fall 2008. In summer 2009, he participated in MTBI . Since Fall 2009, he is working on a model of large-scale ("block") disturbances in locally-dispersing populations.
	Isaac Michaud Graduate Student Isaac joined the group in Summer 2007 when he was an undergraduate math major, and attended MTBI in the summers of 2007 and 2008. He finished his undergraduate honors thesis "Static Heterogeneous Recovery Rates in a Household Model" with me in Spring 2009, and then became a graduate student in Summer 2009. Isaac works on just about everything the SPEED Lab does, but is now focusing more on household models.
	Nick Millett Undergraduate Student Nick is a Math major, and joined the group in Fall 2007. He attended MTBI in Summer 2008. He has been working on the block-disturbance model, and a lattice model of short-distance dispersal in extended neighborhoods.
	Ben Wasserman Undergraduate Student Ben was a Wildlife Ecology and Math double major, and joined the group in Fall 2007, although he spent much of his time working for other faculty members in biology. Ben was a recipient of a prestigious Udall Scholarship in 2007. He finished his undergraduate honors thesis in Summer 2009, on "Predator Mediated Coevolutionary Responses To Competition In Poecilia Reticulata And Rivulus Hartii". He's working as a biological lab technician at UMaine and Duke University and is planning to ship off with the Peace Corps around May 2010. We are still working on a model of populations on heterogeneous landscapes.