Our film on patterns in nature and whale sharks is finally here!
All created by the wonderful film maker Kriss Ceuca!
Enjoy!
On growth and pattern formation – A celebration of the wonderful Philip Maini
Professor Philip Maini is one of the greats of mathematical biology and a huge inspiration to myself and many others. In September 2019 I attended his 60th birthday workshop at the University of Oxford with some truly inspirational speakers.
I was introduced to the world of mathematical biology by Philip’s PhD supervisor Jim Murray who I was lucky enough to meet at the workshop. Philip has since advanced the mathematics of the life sciences in an almost unmeasurable way, from understanding cancer growth to embryonic development to cell movement
Listening to the speakers explaining their many professional and personal admiration for Philip was an experience I won’t forget.
A blog post exploring Philip’s many contributions, written for the conference by Santiago Schnell can be read here. Photos from the event are here.
Part of the Avalon Team!
Since our adventure together in Guyana, Dan and I are now part of the Avalon Optics team
Avalon Binoculars
Avalon Binoculars very kindly donated me a few pairs and here I am talking about one of them.
Currently on the website!
https://avalonoptics.co.uk/shop/
Thanks Avalon!!
My article on Turing Patterns for The Conversation
This weekend, The Conversation posted an article I wrote on Turing patterns and my research. It was the lead story for a short while!
Swimming with Whale Sharks
I’ve just got back from the island of Dhigurah where I spent two weeks with the Maldives Whale Shark Research Program. I learnt to snorkel, free dive and collect data on the wonderful mega fauna in the reef. Here’s a shot of myself and a Whale Shark we swam with for almost an hour, taken by one of the wonderful staff members, Bas.
A film about mathematical patterns
I’m currently working on a project with film maker Cristina Ceuca on mathematical patterns in nature and where we can see them!
This week we will travel to the Maldives to search for Whale Sharks and understand more about how their patterns are used in their conservation.
See me talking about it here:
Alan Turing is world-famous for breaking the Enigma code. But even 65 years after his death, his research continues to astound. @MathsatShefUni's Natasha Ellison is using the findings to analyse patterns in nature and conservation. https://t.co/u2HncgGavT pic.twitter.com/GJzLWj7zA1
— The University of Sheffield (@sheffielduni) April 17, 2019
Discussing my trip to Guyana in an interview with my University
Back in June 2018, @MathsAtShefUni's Natasha Ellison explored Guyana to catch a glimpse of the elusive Harpy Eagle.
Her remarkable journey is available to watch thanks to @SheffieldAlumni zoologist Dan O'Neill's documentary.👇https://t.co/3H1C6PUzdU pic.twitter.com/3fVxGxuxHG
— The University of Sheffield (@sheffielduni) February 4, 2019
To Find A Harpy
Today is the screening of my story to find a Harpy Eagle in the Rain Forests of Guyana! I’m very excited and proud of Dan O’Neill for creating it and taking me there! Look at this wonderful poster!
Searching for a Harpy Eagle in South America
I’ve just got back from a month in the Rainforest’s of Guyana, South America and I’m missing it already. I was lucky enough to travel with Documentary Film Makers, and now friends, Dan and Johnny on an unbelievable adventure. We were helped on our way with technical gear from Rohan and some awesome binoculars from Avalon. All to achieve one goal…to see a Harpy Eagle in the wild! Well, did we see one? I’ll have to leave that answer until the films out… So, until I’m allowed to share the full story i’ll post a few of my favourite pictures.
