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Hi! I’m an ARC DECRA Fellow and Senior Lecturer in applied mathematics within UniSA STEM at The University of South Australia in Adelaide, Australia. My UniSA staff home page is available here.

I use mathematical modelling to support research in the biological and physical sciences, especially:

I enjoy teaching students of all backgrounds and am an active member of the ANZIAM community.


Research

I am an applied mathematician with an interest in interdisciplinary research. My research spans mathematical theory, numerical computation, and close collaboration with experimentalists. See below for details about specific projects.

Projects

Biofilm Growth and Patterns

Photograph of a lab-grown floral biofilm

Biological Cell Mechanics

Simulation of an actomyosin network

Wound Dynamics

Cartoon of a zone-of-inhibition experiment

Applied PDEs

A perturbed planar front

Industrial Mathematics

Ionic liquid precursor film

ASKE Yeast

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Outputs

Full Publication List

Selected Talks, Conferences and Workshops

Research Group

I have been lucky to work with many other researchers so far in my career. Student and postdoctoral research members of my research group are highlighted below: