Current PhD Students
Current PhD Students
Daniel MacKay (2015-now): mathematical modeling of plant-soil interaction. ERC funded.
Stephanie Robinson (2015-now): imaging and modeling of lung lymphatics.
Callum Scotson (2016-now): X-ray imaging of plant-soil interaction.
Nancy Walker (2019-now): Mathematical modelling of Xylella. NERC Inspire funded PhD studentship.
Past Graduate Students
PhD/DPhil
Simon Duncan (2014-2018): modelling ridge and furrow cultivation. Now postdoc in our group.
Ken Wertheim (2014-2017): mathematical modelling of lymphatic development. Now postdoc in Nebraska http://helikarlab.org/
Berit Plumhoff (2013-2016): modelling microvascular flows. Joint with Profs Philipp Schneider, Ian Sinclair and Geraldine Clough, now working at the Germany Synchrotron www.desy.de as a postdoc.
Laura Cooper (2012-2015): Lymphatic fluid flows. Joint with Profs Bharath Ganapathrisubramani and Geraldine Clough, now BBSRC SARISA funded postdoc in the group.
James Heppell (2010-2014): Complexity science DTC student working on optimising biological branching structures with particular emphasis on plant P uptake. Joint with Prof Joerg Fliege from Operations Research. Now a postdoc in the group.
Charles Heppell (2009-2014): working on lymphatic modelling. Joint with Dr Giles Richardson. Now modeller at Health Protection Agency at Porton Down.
Gwen Palmer (2009-2013, Soton): modelling of knee pain. Then postdoc in the group, from Oct 2014 at Frazer-Nash in Bristol.
Sam Keyes (2009-2013, Soton): Imaging and image based modelling of plant roots. Now a postdoc in our group.
James MacLaurin (2007-2011, Oxford): Tumour tissue mechanics. Now at NeuroMathComp research group in INRIA, Sophia-Antipolis, France.
Chris Catt (2007-2010, Southampton): working on tumour metabolism and tissue engineering. Joint with Prof Colin Please. Now at Rolls Royce.
MSc in Applied and Computational Mathematics, Oxford
Philip Hyde, “An Experimental and Mathematical Modelling Study of Chemotherapeutic Drug Delivery to Solid Tumours”, 2003-2004.
Andrea Schnepf, “Mathematical Modelling of Mychorrhizae”, 2004-2005.
Oliver Clary, “Modelling Outbreak of Epirrita Autumnata in Finland”, 2004-2005. Joint with Dr. A. C. Fowler.
Guojin Lin, Michaelmas and Hilary terms of academic year 2005/2006.
Adriana T. Setchi, “Mathematical modeling of lung mucus clearance during manual physiotherapy”, 2006-2007.
Undergraduate Projects (3rd and 4th year)
Jennifer Bond, “Multiscale modelling of cancer growth”, 2004-2005. Joint with Professor Philip K. Maini.
Payal Shah, “Modelling Tumour Microenvironment”, 2007-2008.
Payal Shah, “Modelling Tumour Cryotherapy”, 2008-2009. Joint with Dr. Rebecca Shipley.
Summer Interns
Ekin Iceleme working on soil buckling at School of Engineering Sciences. Joint with Joel Smethurst from Civil Engineering.
Thuy-Anh Nguyen from University of Virginia Medical School working at Harvard Medical School. Project received an American College of Physicians Medical Student Research Award in 2003.
Ashley Brooks from Balliol College, Oxford to work on “Integrated mathematical and experimental study of tumour and endothelial cell migration”, Nuffield Foundation summer internship 2005.
Rebecca Shipley from St Hugh’s College, Oxford to work on “Lung Mucus Clearance”, Royal Society Summer Studentship, 2005.