Research (overview)
My past and current research can be placed in two main categories: soft condensed matter and stochastic processes. The first category includes a range of systems from tissue morphogenesis in vertebrates to foam rheology, and a range of methods from analytical perturbation analysis to Monte Carlo simulation. The last category encompasses work on nonlinear time series, stochastic computation methods and fluctuations in biological systems. In my research, I approach seemingly disparate areas with a common set of tools by asking two main questions: 1) How do stochastic and deterministic forces interact to create patterns in nature? and, 2) What are the best ways to measure and model these interactions?