Prof.Dr. Hermann Eberl
University of Guelph, Canada

Hermann Eberl
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My research area – broadly – is Mathematical Biology and Engineering, i.e. modeling, analysis and computer simulation of biological and bio/environmental engineering  systems. Typically (but not exclusively) this involves (ordinary or partial) differential equations and numerical methods. Much of the work in our research group is motivated by current problems in application areas that I am interested in. I believe in matching talent with problems, so whether the emphasis of a graduate student's work is on the theoretical, computational, modeling, or application side depends largely on the student's interests and longer term goals.Graduate students in my group have published in journals like: Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, Mathematical Biosciences, Mathematical Bioscience and Engineering, PlosONE, Journal of Theoretical Biology, Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, etcGraduate students in my group have won awards like NSERC Scholarships, Ontario Graduate Scholarships, OMAFRA HQP Scholarships, MITACS Elevate Fellowships, etc. After leaving the group they found careers in academia, industry, and government.Typically, my research group consists of a mix of undergrads, MSc and PhD students, and postdoctoral fellows. It is located in the Computational Biomathematics Laboratory in MacN501/505/506, close to my own office in MacN508.

Interests

  • Mathematical Biology
  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Applied Differential Equations
  • Scientific Computing
Interdisciplinary application areas include
  • Microbiology and biofilms
  • Apiculture and honeybees
  • Agriculture and Food
  • Environmental, Chemical, Bioprocess Engineering

Recent Student Projects/Theses

  • Predictive Modelling of the Disease Dynamics of Honeybee-Varroa Mite- Virus systems
    Vardayani Ratti, Doctor of Philosophy (2015).
  • Comparison of a Semi-Implicit and a Fully-Implicit  Time Integration Method for a Highly Degenerate Diffusion-Reaction Equation Coupled with an ODE
    Eric Jalbert, Master of Science (2015).
  • Cross-Diffusion in Biofilms
    Kazi Rahman, Doctor of Philosophy (2015).

Education

Dipl-Math.Univ (Munich University of Technology), 1994.Dr.rer.nat (Munich University of Technology), 1998.