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Hello! Here is a little bit of info about myself: I lived in Ottumwa, Iowa the first eighteen years of my life then ventured out to Virginia where I graduated from the College of William and Mary. College was also the place where I met my husband, Aaron. We journeyed out to Tucson, Arizona in 2004 where we both pursued our career paths: my husband entered the Active U.S. Army as a Signal Officer and I began my graduate career at the University of Arizona in the Program in Applied Mathematics. I am currently a fifth year student and I am enjoying my research and loving life!
Research
Growth plays an important role in many fundamental biological processes such as morphogenesis, homeostasis, and pathological disorders. I am currently working on a general formulation of growth for a three-dimensional nonlinear elastic body and applying it to specific geometries relevant in many physiological and biological systems (such as the cylindrical growth of arteries and stems). This modeling approach will help us to understand the fundamental interaction between mechanical stresses, changes in geometry, and growth processes.
Publications
Nonlinear Euler buckling, with A. Goriely, M. Destrade, Proceedings of the Royal Society A (2008) 464, 3003-3019.
Morpho-elasto-dynamics: the long-time dynamics of elastic growth, with A. Goriely. Accepted for publication in Journal of Biological Dynamics, 2008.
Elastic growth models, with A. Goriely, M. Robertson-Tessi, M. Tabor. In R. Mondaini and P.M. Pardalos, editors, Mathematical Modelling of Biosystems, volum e12 of Applied Optimization, Springer, 2008.
Teaching
Fall 2007: Mathematical Analysis for Engineers
Spring 2007: Mathematical Modeling (Mentor)
Spring 2006: Trigonometry
Fall 2005: Trigonometry