About

When Bryan isn't busy eating doughnuts, hanging out with his cat, Pancake, or learning new crafts he busies himself as a PhD candidate at Oregon State University.

My research uses a combination of mathematical theory, computational analyses, and lab experiments to study how behavior and species interactions influence population dynamics. Broadly, I am interested in population modeling, dynamical systems, behavior and cooperation, and examining model and parameter choices in biological research. I work with a diverse array of study systems, but I have an affinity for working with social microbes because they offer a unique opportunity to test mathematical theory in a more controlled setting. See my past and current research projects here.

I also have interests in examining biological theories through the lens of social science and philosophy theories to ask questions like: "if evolution is driven by maximizing fitness and offspring production, why is same sex-mating so prevalant"? 

I have been heavily involved in science communication, LGBTQ+ outreach and activism, and increasing access, representation, and opportunities for historically excluded groups in STEM.

Bryan on the internet:

IMPACT magazine feature article. Creativity, research, and activism intersect for Martin-O'Neill fellow.

Podcast research interview: Assigned Scientist at Bachelor's. On math and microbes.

BIOVERSE article: Recognizing sex diversity in teaching introductory biology.

Publications

In prep for submission

Bryan K. Lynn, Patrick De Leenheer, Ben Dalziel. Environmental Engineering via Biofilm Formation Avoids the Tragedy of the Commons in the Chemostat.

Peer reviewed Journal articles

[4] Lynn, Bryan K., Patrick De Leenheer, Martin Schuster. 2024. Putting theory to the test: an integrated computational/experimental of the tragedy of the commons. PLOS ONE, 19 e0300887. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0300887

[3] Poo, Sinlan, Allison Bogisich, Mariah Mack, Bryan K. Lynn, Anne Devan-Song. 2021. Post-release comparisons of amphibian growth reveal challenges with sperm cryopreservation as a conservation tool. Conservation Science and Practice, e572. http://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.572

[2] Lynn, Bryan K. , Patrick De Leenheer. 2019. Division of labor in bacterial populations. Mathematical Biosciences, 316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mbs.2019.108257

[1] Smith, Parker, Jamison Cozart, Bryan K. Lynn, Erin Alberts, Emanuela Frangipani, Martin Schuster. 2019. Bacterial Cheaters Evade Punishment by Cyanide. iScience, 19, 101-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2019.07.015

Other publications

Poo, Sinlan, Anne Devan-Song, Allison Bogisich, Bryan K. Lynn, Mariah Mack. 2023. ​ Can freezing frog sperm help with conservation efforts? Current Conservation. https://www.currentconservation.org/can-freezing-frog-sperm-help-with-conservation-efforts/

Articles authored by Bryan about the lives and research of graduate students at OSU written for the podcast Inspiration Dissemination.
Some examples:

• Mighty (a)morphin' power metals
• I, Roboethicist
• Global swarming: getting robot swarms to perform intelligently

Research and Projects

Microbial behavior & population dynamics 🧪📈💻

Using Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a chemostat environment, I research how cooperation influences long-term population outcomes. I then compare those empirical outcomes to theoretical predictions to examine the predictive efficacy of the mathematical models.

Conservation & applied science 📈💻

Predictive modeling can be a powerful tool when applied to conservation efforts. I collaborate with field biologists to create biologically accurate population models used to describe their populations, and make predictions on the effects of conservation efforts.

Cooperation in dynamically forming groups 🔢💻

Cooperation is often examined within pre-existing groups, here I used agent-based modeling to ask what happens when groups have the ability to refuse to let undesirable members join.

Contact

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