Group members and ex-members

Postdoctoral Research Fellows:

• Dr Fiona Bate (2019-2021 Daphne Jackson Research Fellow) Optimising Biofuel Production in Spatial Models of Wastewater Treatment

• Dr Ben Snow (2016-2018 InnovateUK; BBSRC; Unilever; EPSRC IAA) flows due to cells attached to surfaces (MathWorks programmer)

• Dr Ottavio Croze (2009-2013; 2009-2011 EPSRC; 2011-2012 Carnegie Trust; 2012-2013 EPSRC) biophysics of suspensions of swimming algae (Winton Advanced Research Fellow, Cambridge)

• Dr David Schley (2000-2001 EPSRC) modelling slug biocontrol using parasitic nematodes (Research Leader, Institute of Animal Health, Pirbright; Communications for empowerment, MS Society, University of Oxford)

  PhD students:

• Matthew Sparkes - (2018-) Biologically active fluids (joint with Mitya Pushkin, Maths; EPSRC)

• Jon Woodward - (2017-) The fluid dynamics of plankton blooms (joint with Jon Pitchford, Maths/Biology; EPSRC strategic studentship)

• Laila Alsharief - (2014-2019) Evolution and bioconvection in suspensions of mixed species (joint with Jon Pitchford, Maths/Biology; Saudi Arabia Ministry of Higher Education)

• Nicola Farthing - (2015-2019; Departmental Studentship) Biofilm formation - experiments and theory (joint with Laurence Wilson, Physics)

• Dr Cicik Alfiniyah - (PhD 2018) Bacterial swarming in thin films (joint with Jamie Wood, Maths/Bio; scholarship from RISTEK-DIKTI, Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education, Indonesia)

• Dr Elizabeth Gothard – (PhD 2017) Wound healing - experiments and theory (joint with Mark Coles, HYMS/Bio; CIDCATS, Welcome Trust)

• Dr Reem Almahmud - (PhD 2016; Saudi Arabia Ministry of Higher Education) Bioconvection in mixed cultures (joint with Nick Hill, Maths, Glasgow)

• Sqn Ldr Dr Ehsan Ashraf - (PhD 2011) Biflagellate swimming: resistive force theory (Associate Professor, College of Aeronautical Engineering, PAF Academy Risalpur, Pakistan)

• Dr Stephen O'Malley - (PhD 2011; EPSRC) Biflagellate swimming: the method of regularized Stokeslets (Software Developer, Twig World/J P Morgan; Winner of the SMB 2014 Lee Segel Prize for best article coauthored by a student - O'Malley and Bees 2012)

• Dr C. Rosie Williams - (PhD 2009; EPSRC) Pattern formation and hydrogen production in suspensions of swimming green algae (Ice Sheet Modeller, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge; Winner of the William Jack Prize for her PhD thesis)

• Dr Emma J. Guirey (PhD 2007; NERC) Synchronisation theory and plankton patchiness (Ecological Modeller, Fisheries Research Services)

• Dr Richard M. Hillary (PhD 2003; EPSRC) Plankton patchiness (Principle Research Scientist, The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Division of Marine and Atmospheric Research Canberra, Australia; Best Poster at EuroMech422, 2001)