John Rhodes

John Rhodes is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Alaska, with a PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1986). His research spans Mathematical Biology, focusing on Phylogenetics, where he develops methods to infer evolutionary relationships from biological sequences using probability, discrete mathematics, and computational algebra tools.

• PhD in Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986

His work addresses complex problems such as phylogenetic networks, horizontal gene transfer, and coalescent modeling. Recent publications highlight quartet methods, species tree inference, and statistical frameworks for genomic data analysis.

Advising contributions include mentoring UAF graduate students and postdocs like H.D. Banos, J.D. Mitchell, and C. Long, as noted in co-authored studies.

For correspondence, Dr. Rhodes can be reached at j.rhodes@alaska.edu.