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Thomas M. Chappell

Assistant Professor
Focus Area:  Epidemiological and phenological modeling of diseases and pests of agricultural crops
Office:  
PLPM 213B
Email:  
[email protected]
Phone:  
979-458-0637
Website: https://chappell.tamu.edu/

Education

Undergraduate Education
B.S. Biology, University of Michigan
B.M. Performance, University of Michigan
Graduate Education
Ph.D., Biology, Duke University
Post-doctoral, Entomology, North Carolina State University
Courses Taught
PLPA 607 Pathogen Strategies
PLPA 681 Seminar
BESC 431 Bioenvironmental Data Analysis

Areas of Expertise

  • Epidemiology Modeling
  • Disease Ecology Evolution

Epidemiological and phenological modeling of diseases and pests of agricultural crops

Professional Summary

Thomas Chappell, Ph.D. studies antagonistic interactions between plants and their enemies, focusing on epidemiological and phenological processes that can be modeled to enhance agricultural management. His research program involves diverse pathogens and pests, with a theme of modeling environmentally-dependent processes such as inoculum dynamics, pest and vector phenology, dissemination, and plant susceptibility. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in epidemiology and analysis, is the undergraduate research coordinator for the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, and serves as a senior editor of Phytopathology.
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