Ryan Briscoe Runquist

Ryan Briscoe Runquist is a researcher at the University of Minnesota, affiliated with the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology and the Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center. His work focuses on invasive species ecology, range expansion dynamics, and ecological forecasting.

• Research Areas: Invasive species genomics, remote sensing applications, species distribution modeling, and global change biology.
• Projects: Currently leads USDA-funded research on remote sensing of biological invasions using high-resolution imagery and deep learning.
• Methodology: Integrates population genomics, machine learning, and spatial modeling to study plant invasion mechanisms.