Denis Patterson

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Durham University.

My research spans nonlinear dynamics, stochastic analysis, and mathematical modelling, with applications to ecology, developmental biology, and epidemiology. I am particularly interested in spatial models of vegetation dynamics, alternative stable states and regime shifts in ecological systems.

Before joining Durham, I was a postdoctoral researcher at Brandeis University with Prof. Jonathan Touboul and subsequently at Princeton University in the group of Prof. Simon Levin. I completed my PhD in Applied Mathematics at Dublin City University under the supervision of Prof. John Appleby.

I am always happy to hear from prospective PhD students and postdoctoral researchers interested in working with me — please get in touch or see the Projects & Students page for more information.