Rampal Etienne
Full Professor at University of Groningen
Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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Top SchoolRampal Etienne is a Full Professor of theoretical and evolutionary community ecology and island biogeography at the University of Groningen with over a decade of academic experience. He advanced through assistant and associate professorships to his current role since 2017, bridging rigorous theoretical models with empirical insights into species assembly and spatial patterns. Trained in physics, environmental science and the philosophy of science, he brings a rare interdisciplinary perspective that sharpens both conceptual foundations and quantitative approaches. Based in Groningen, he is known for synthesizing evolutionary theory with community-level dynamics, often applying principles from physics to ecological questions.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
MSc, Environmental Science, MSc, Environmental Science at Radboud UniversityMSc, Philosophy of Sicence, MSc, Philosophy of Sicence at University of UtrechtPhD, PhD at Wageningen University & Research
Github Skills (27)
r-package9
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traits6
immigration6
simulate5
ecology5
assembly4
bounds4
evolutionary4
nlopt3
solver3
routines3
api-client2
nonlinear2
optimization2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
rsetienne/secsse
Jan 2019 - Mar 2025
Several Examined and Concealed States-dependent Speciation and Extinction
Contributions:42 PRs, 145 pushes, 18 branches in 6 years 2 months
extinction
rsetienne/DAMOCLES
Nov 2019 - Feb 2021
DAMOCLES
Contributions:31 commits, 20 PRs, 57 pushes in 1 year 3 months
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