Dr. Alexey Voinov

Alexey Voinov was IWR's first Science Policy fellow through the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He worked with Gene Stakhiv and Hal Cardwell on participatory modeling.  Alexey joined IWR for a year from the University of Vermont where he has a joint appointment with the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics and the Computer Sciences Department.

Alexey's background is in applied mathematics and computer sciences. He is interested in transdisciplinary research in environmental and sustainability science. Most of his research is in ecosystem modeling, including spatial, dynamic modeling of watersheds, lakes, ponds, etc. His more recent studies are in applied participatory modeling that includes stakeholders in the modeling process to design better management practices and support decision-making.

His research was supported by grants from EPA, NSF and other federal and state sources. He has taught courses in simulation modeling around the world while exploring web based teaching and community modeling approaches. Alexey is Associate Editor of Environmental Modeling and Software Journal and vice-president of the International Environmental Modeling and Software Society. He also serves as board member for the Russian Society for Ecological Economics and the Working Group for Ecological Economics at the Society for Conservation Biology.

Alexey received his PhD and Masters  in Applied Mathematics and Ecological Modeling from Moscow State University (Russia) and was at the University of Maryland for eight years before moving to Vermont in 2002.

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