Curriculum Vitae
October, 2015
Austin Phillips
Contact
Email:
Cell:
Office:
ajphil90@uw.edu
(870) 210-9352
Lewis Hall 120
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
Education
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Ph.D., Quantitative Ecology & Resource Management, University of Washington
(expected June 2016)
M.Sc., Applied Mathematics, University of Washington (June 2012)
B.A., Mathematics, Ouachita Baptist University, magna cum laude (May 2010)
Areas of Interest
General:
Dynamical systems, optimization, mathematical ecology, climate change
biology
Specific:
Integral equations, spatial models, mathematical programming (linear, integer)
Academic Activities
Peer-reviewed Publications
2015
A Phillips and M Kot. Persistence in a two-dimensional moving-habitat model. Bulletin of
Mathematical Biology (accepted).
M Kot and A Phillips. Bounds for the critical speed of climate-driven moving-habitat models.
Mathematical Biosciences, 262:65–72, 2015.
Presentations/Posters
2015
INFORMS (Operations Research) Annual Meeting—Philadelphia, PA (November 2015)
Presentation: “Incorporating acclimation and feedback into reserve selection during
climate change”
Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting—Baltimore, MD (August 2015)
Presentation: “How do habitat length and width affect persistence during climate
change?”
ConforWest 2015—Friday Harbor, WA (February 2015)
Presentation: “How do habitat length and width affect persistence during climate
change?”
2014
Midwest Mathematical Biology Conference—La Crosse, WI (May 2014)
Presentation: “How does longitude affect persistence under climate warming?”
2012
Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting—Portland, OR (August 2012)
Poster: Estimating Population Persistence in a Warming World: Incorporating 2D Space
into Mathematical Models
Conferences Attended
2015
INFORMS (Operations Research)—Pennsylvania, PA (November 2015)
Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting—Baltimore, MD (August 2015)
ConforWest 2015—Friday Harbor, WA (February 2015)
Tipping Points in Medicine & Ecology—Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, WA (April 2015)
2014
American Genetics Association Annual Meeting—Seattle, WA (June 2014)
Midwest Mathematical Biology Conference—La Crosse, WI (May 2014)
2012
Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting—Portland, OR (August 2012)
Frontiers in Biophysics Conference—Simon Fraser University (February 2012)
2011
Summer Institute in Statistical Modeling and Infectious Disease—University of Washington
(June 2011)
Journal Review Service
2015
Natural Resource Modeling (2 papers)
Membership in Academic Associations
Ecological Society of America
Society for Mathematical Biology
Academic Awards
 ARCS Fellowship Recipient—University of Washington (2012–2014)
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Hall-Ammerer-WRF Fellowship Recipient—University of Washington (2012)
Funding
NSF Grant No. DMS-1308365: Modeling the Effects of Species Range Shifts (2013–2016)
Mark Kot (PI)
Austin Phillips (co-PI)
Melanie Harsch (co-PI)
Scott Rinnan (co-PI)
USDA Forest Service Grant: Accounting for Habitat Range Shifts in Species Conservation
Planning (2014–2016)
Sandor Toth (PI)
Robert Haight (co-PI)
Austin Phillips (co-PI)
Teaching Experience
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QSCI 291 (Analysis for Biologists I) Instructor—University of Washington
Summer 2015
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QSCI 291 (Analysis for Biologists I) Teaching Assistant—University of Washington
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
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AMATH 352 (Applied Linear Algebra & Numerical Analysis) Teaching Assistant—
University of Washington
Spring 2012
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MATH 111 (Business Algebra & Applications) Teaching Assistant—University of
Washington
Autumn 2011
Winter 2012
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Math Study Center Tutor—University of Washington
Spring 2011
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MATH 124 (Calculus & Analytical Geometry I) Teaching Assistant—University of
Washington
Autumn 2010
Winter 2011