Daniel Harrison Chitwood
Associate Professor, Department of Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering
Faculty, Genetics & Genome Sciences Program
Assistant Professor , BioMolecular Science Gateway
Pronouns: he/him/his
Location: A288 Plant And Soil Sci
Phone: 517-353-0444
Email: chitwoo9@msu.edu
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Bio
I apply algorithmic thinking to scientific practice, and likewise, I use my experience in plant biology creatively and with purpose within computational settings. As a trained plant biologist, I learn about computational approaches through teaching. My most valued experiences arise from working between groups, whether across disciplines, cultures, countries, or languages. I value equity and reciprocity in working relationships with individuals and institutions. Science and technology only benefit humanity to the degree that they are inclusively practiced and equitably distributed.
Selected Publications
- Chitwood DH, Rougon-Cardoso A, VanBuren R (2024) Interdisciplinarity through internationality: Results from a US-Mexico graduate course bridging computational and plant science. Plant Direct. 8(10):e70019 View Publication
- Chitwood DH, Delaye L, Domínguez-Castro C, Hernández-López A, López-Medellín X, Mojica-Muñoz DM, Rougon-Cardoso A (2024) Sí se puede: the enduring legacy of Mexico on wine and politics. Plants, People, Planet. 1-10 View Publication
- Chitwood DH, Torres-Lomas E, Hadi ES, Peterson WLG, Fischer MF, Rogers SE, He C, Acierno MGF, Azumaya S, Benjamin SW, Chalise DP, Chess EE, Engelsma AJ, Fu Q, Jaikham J, Knight BM, Kodjak NS, Lengyel A, Muñoz BL, Patterson JT, Rincon SI, Schumann FL, Shi Y, Smith CC, St. Clair MK, Sweeney CS, Whitaker P, Wu J, Diaz-Garcia L (2024) A high resolution model of the grapevine leaf morphospace predicts synthetic leaves. Plants, People, Planet. 1-14 View Publication
- Hightower AT, Chitwood DH, Josephs EB (2024) Herbarium specimens reveal links between Capsella bursa-pastoris leaf shape and climate. American Journal of Botany. e16435 View Publication
- Migicovsky ZP, Swift JF, Awale M, Helget Z, Klein LL, Pinkner L, Woodhouse K, Cousins P, Fennell AY, Miller A, Chitwood DH (2024) Terroir and rootstock effects on leaf shape in California Central Valley vineyards. Plants, People, Planet. View Publication
- Palande S, et al. (2024) Expression-based machine learning models for predicting plant tissue identity. Applications in Plant Sciences. e11621 View Publication
- Przelomska N, Diaz R, Andrés Ávila F, Ballen GA, Cortés-B R, Kistler L, Chitwood DH, Charitonidou M, Renner SS, Pérez-Escobar OA, Antonelli A (2024) Morphometrics and phylogenomics of coca (Erythroxylum spp.) illuminate its reticulate evolution, with implications for taxonomy. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 41(7):msae114 View Publication