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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.