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Organizers:
Daozhou Gao (Cleveland State University), Xingfu Zou, University of Western Ontario
Description:
Animal dispersal and human movement play a key role in ecology and epidemiology. Species with limited dispersal abilities are more likely to go extinct, especially in the face of habitat fragmentation and climate change. Meanwhile, massive travel and tourism accelerate the global spread of infectious agents. Mathematical models serve as powerful tools for describing and predicting population growth and the spatial-temporal spread of diseases. There are strong connections between population dynamics and disease dynamics, particularly when spatial heterogeneity and population mobility are concerned. By integrating ecological and epidemiological insights, such models provide valuable frameworks for conservation strategies, public health interventions, and policy planning. Despite substantial advances in model formulations, analysis and applications, some major challenges persist. These challenges include accounting for nonlinear interactions, understanding pathogen persistence in fluctuating environments, and addressing computational limitations in high-dimensional systems. The eight invited talks will cover topics on (1) diffusive population model; (2) pathogen persistence in variable environments; (3) partially degenerate reaction-diffusion system; (4) toxicant-taxis model. This mini-symposium provides a great opportunity to showcase some recent progresses in addressing these challenges, exchange ideas and foster interdisciplinary collaborations among diverse researchers.
Diversity Statement:
Our session brings together eight experts from a diverse range of backgrounds and perspectives. Among them are 4 full professors, 2 associate professors, 1 assistant professor and 1 PhD student. The group includes three female researchers. Geographically, the participants come from the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, and Germany. The topics span critical areas such as toxicant-taxis, predator-prey dynamics, stage-structured model, pathogen persistence and propagation dynamics.
Carolin Grumbach (Osnabrück University)
"Allee pits in metapopulations: When increasing dispersal can backfire"
Yun Kang (Arizona State University)
"The complex dynamics of a diffusive prey–predator model with an Allee effect in prey"
Adrian Lam (Ohio State University)
"A toxicant-taxis model with inhomogeneous robin boundary conditions"
Yijun Lou (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
"Population dynamics with temporal and spatial heterogeneity: A quotient space approach"
Rachidi Salako (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
"On the dynamics of a two-stage structured diffusive population model"
Sebastian Schreiber (UC Davis)
"Pathogen persistence: Complex lifecycles in variable environments"
Wenxian Shen (Auburn University)
"Front propagation dynamics in Fisher KPP equations on unbounded star graphs"
Xiao-Qiang Zhao (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
"Spatial dynamics of a partially degenerate reaction-diffusion system with pair formation"
