R.S. Garvey
My current work focusses on developing models to describe how volcanic events have contributed towards historical epidemics.
Robert holds a PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. His PhD was supervised by Prof. Andrew Fowler. His Thesis is entitled 'Aspects of Mass Extinctions'. This work considers various aspects of mass extinction and, relatedly, volcanic events, and aims to show how applied mathematical techniques may be utilised to further understanding of extinction and associated phenomena.
Following from this, Robert worked as a Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Limerick. His work focussed on mathematical modelling of drug dissolution within a standardised laboratory in-vitro dissolution apparatus under the supervison of Prof. Michael Vynnycky and Dr. Kevin Moroney.
Currently, Robert is working with Prof. Joacim Rocklöv (https://www.umu.se/en/staff/joacim-rocklov/) and Dr. Junwen Guo (https://www.umu.se/en/staff/junwen-guo/) on developing ecological modelling frameworks to describe how volcanic events have contributed towards historical epidemics, such as that of the Plague of Justinian or the Black Death.