Dr Isaac Towers is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences at UNSW Canberra.
Current Research
- Stochastic differential equations
- Ecological modelling
- Nonlinear dynamics
- Combustion waves
PhD Opportunities and Scholarships
If you are interested in PhD research in Applied Mathematics contact: Dr Isaac Towers, i.towers@adfa.edu.au
Current Postgraduate Students
- Chad Anderson (PhD) - Analysis of Population Dynamics subject to Environmental Changes
- Paul Hartlipp (MPhil) - An investigation of coastal sea surface measurements for the Maritime Continent using SARAL/Altika Satellite measurements
- Luis Mijangos Aruajo (PhD) - Genetics for Forecasting and Managing Biodiversity
- Rashed Saifuddin (PhD) - Developing realistic models for stressed ecosystems
- Chris Thomas (PhD) - Incorporation of spotting and intrinsic fire dynamics in a coupled atmosphere-fire modelling framework
- Hilyati Zazali (PhD) - Stochastic bushfire spread modelling
Past Postgraduate Students
- Andrew Robards (MPhil) - The cost efficiency of different freight modes
- Dr. Zhejun Huang (PhD) - Combustion waves in a two-stage sequential exothermic-endothermic reaction scheme
- Chad Anderson (MPhil) - Population Dynamics in a Stochastic Environment
- Tom Dose (Honours) - Discrete population dynamics with varying carrying capacity
- Dr. Hamizah Safuan - Mathematical Analysis of Population Growth Subject to Environmental Change (2014 Ria de Groot Prize Winner)
- Yang Sun (MPhil) - Soliton Dynamics in Frequency-Modulated Lattices