Chris Jones

Bio

Chris is a research scholar in the Landscape Dynamics group at the NC State Center for Geospatial Analytics. Chris develops flexible spatial-temporal models of pest and pathogen spread in forest and agricultural ecosystems. The goal is to understand both the process and the pattern of pest and pathogen invasion. Another facet of his research is understanding interactions between disturbances. Chris is also interested in how modeling can be used across a wide variety of ecological systems. He is particularly interested in making landscape level simulations faster and more user-friendly. Current areas of interest are CPU parallelization, GPU parallelization, open science and user-friendly GUIs.

Publications

• Predicting spring phenology in deciduous broadleaf forests: NEON phenology forecasting community challenge , AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY (2024)
• Forecasting global spread of invasive pests and pathogens through international trade , ECOSPHERE (2023)
• Spatiotemporal relative risk distribution of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in the United States , FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE (2023)
• Understanding the Genotypic and Phenotypic Structure and Impact of Climate on Phytophthora nicotianae Outbreaks on Potato and Tomato in the Eastern United States , PHYTOPATHOLOGY (2023)
• Spotted lanternfly predicted to establish in California by 2033 without preventative management , COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY (2022)
• The between-farm transmission dynamics of porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus: A short-term forecast modelling comparison and the effectiveness of control strategies , TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES (2022)
• Evaluating online and tangible interfaces for engaging stakeholders in forecasting and control of biological invasions , ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS (2021)
• Iteratively forecasting biological invasions with PoPS and a little help from our friends , FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT (2021)
• The persistent threat of emerging plant disease pandemics to global food security , PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2021)
• Geospatial simulation steering for adaptive management , Environmental Modelling & Software (2020)