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Science
Dr Andy Reynolds
Physicist - Principal Investigator Emeritus
Agroecosystem Health and Pest Management
Location
Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ
Professional Platforms
ORCID
Biography
Andy is responsible for the development of validated, predictive mathematical models of insect movement patterns.
Awards
- 1986 - BSc(Hons) 1st Class in Physical Electronics, University of Warwick, with commendations for overall excellence and best final year project
- 1989 - PhD in Theoretical Quantum Physics, University of Warwick
Measures of Esteem
- Fellow of the Institute of Physics
- Chartered Physicist
- Chartered Scientist
- On the editorial board of Nature Scientific Reports and Nature Scientific Reviews.
- Andy's work has been reported on by the BBC, The New York Times, The Times, and others.
Several of his papers have been journal editorial highlights of the year.
Three of his papers have been Nature 'highlights'.