Guy Alexander Cooper

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​I am a mathematical and computational modeller with training and research experience in physics, mathematics, and biology. Previously, I have worked in the areas of high-energy physics and transportation modelling. 
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My recent research as a Junior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford uses game theory and computational methods to understand social dilemmas in biological systems. ​
Selected publications
  • Cooper, G. A., Liu, M., Peña, J., & West, S. A. (2022). The evolution of mechanisms to produce phenotypic heterogeneity in microorganisms. Nature communications, 13(1), 1-13.
  • Cooper, G. A., Frost, H., Liu, M., & West, S. A. (2021). The evolution of division of labour in structured and unstructured groups. Elife, 10, e71968.
  • West, S. A., Cooper, G. A., Ghoul, M. B., & Griffin, A. S. (2021). Ten recent insights for our understanding of cooperation. Nature ecology & evolution, 5(4), 419-430.
  • Cooper, G.A., Levin, S.R., Wild, G. & West, S.A. (2018) Modelling relatedness and demography in social evolution. Evolution Letters 2(4), 260-271
  • Cooper, G.A. & West, S.A. (2018) Division of labour and the evolution of extreme specialisation. Nature Ecology and Evolution 2(7),  1161​
  • West, S.A. & Cooper, G.A. (2016) Division of Labour in Microorganisms: An Evolutionary Perspective. Nature Reviews Microbiology 14, 11
  • Cooper, G.A., Graves, J. P., Cooper, W. A., Gruber, R., & Peterson, R.S. (2009). BECOOL: Ballooning eigensolver with COOL finite elements. Journal of Computational Physics 228(13), 4911-4916.
  • Cooper, G.A., Jucker, M., Cooper, W.A., Graves, J.P., & Isaev, M.Y. (2007). Exact canonical drift Hamiltonian formalism with pressure anisotropy and finite perturbed fields. Physics of Plasmas 14(10), 102506.
Media
  • “These plants act like bees in a hive,” The New York Times (2021)
  •  “Single Cells Evolve Large Multicellular Forms in Just Two Years”, Quanta magazine (2021)
  •  “A popular household fern may be the first known eusocial plant”, PNAS blog (2021)
  • “The momentous transition to multicellular life may not have been so hard after all” Science (2018)
  •  “Irreducible complexity?”, Stated Casually Youtube channel (2018)
​Contact details
​If you would like to get in touch, I can be contacted by email at the following address: guy.cooper@zoo.ox.ac.uk

You can also follow me on twitter! @GuyACooper
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