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Michael completed his Honours program in Applied Mathematics at the University of Western Australia, focusing on controlling chaotic systems. He obtained his PhD from the University of Queensland in the Centre for Plant Architecture Informatics, where he developed new approaches for modeling interactions between plant form and function in different environments using functional-structural plant models (FSPMs). After his post-doctoral research in Montpellier, France, he returned to Perth to teach applied mathematics. Michael has held various academic positions, including Research Officer at the Department of Agriculture and Food in Western Australia and Assistant Professor in computational agro-ecology at the School of Plant Biology at UWA. He teaches courses in applied statistics and modeling ecology, agriculture, and the environment. His research focuses on modeling ecological and evolutionary interactions across scales, with applications ranging from herbicide resistance and crop protection to conservation and land use optimization. Michael actively supervises postgraduate research students and contributes to various research projects aimed at addressing agricultural and ecological challenges.
University of Western Australia • Perth, Australia
Teaches applied statistics, modeling ecology, and agricultural science.
Department of Agriculture and Food • Perth, Australia
Involved in research projects related to agriculture.
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