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The Reimer Lab

Mathematical and quantitative ecology

Our research takes place at the intersection of mathematics, ecology, and the statistical and computational methods necessary to connect models to data. We leverage recent advances in fields such as uncertainty quantification, optimal control theory, and data science to improve our ability to understand, predict, and detect ecological phenomena. Much of this work is motivated by questions in polar marine biology, a growing interest in the ecology of Great Salt Lake, Utah, and through collaborative projects on a range of other systems.

We are housed in both the Department of Mathematics and the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Utah, and welcome anyone interested in ecological modeling.

Recent news

  • 04/2025 - Rylie Gagne's poster Walking on thin ice: Polar bear navigation in a warming Arctic wins Undergraduate Student Choice Award in the U of U Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium.
  • 01/2025 - "Mathpedition" feature: Photo Series: Academia in the Arctic.
  • 11/2024 - Applications open: ICERM Workshop on Uncertainty Quantification for Mathematical Biology (May 5-9, 2025), co-organized by Jody Reimer.
  • 11/2024 - Applications open: SLMath graduate summer school on Mathematics of Climate, Sea Ice, and Polar Ecosystems (June 16-27, 2025, University of Alaska, Fairbanks), organized by Jody Reimer and Ken Golden.
  • 09/2024 - The lab receives a 1U4U Seed Grant to support data collection on Great Salt Lake microbialites
  • 06/2024 - Anthony Jajeh's talk at SIAM Life Sciences featured in a SIAM news article, "The Dynamics of Algae and Exopolymeric Substances in Sea Ice".

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  • jody.reimer@utah.edu
  • University of Utah
    Math office: LCB 301
    Biology office: South Biology 227