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Ottar N. Bjørnstad

Distinguished Professor of Entomology and Biology
Ottar Bjornstad
Biography

Education

Ph.D., Ecology, University of Oslo, 1997

M.S., Zoology, University of Oslo, 1993

B.A., Biology, University of Oslo, 1991

 

Postdoctoral Training

University California, Santa Barbara, 1998-2000

Norwegian Science Foundation, 1997-1998

 

Research Interests

I am a theoretical ecologist working as a professor in the Departments of Entomology and Biology. My main interests are population ecology and population dynamics with particular emphasis on mathematical and computational aspects. I am also an adjunct professor in the Department of Statistics, and carry out research in statistical ecology and in methods for analyzing spatiotemporal data.