Jody McKerral (Fisher)

School of Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics
School of Biological Sciences
Flinders University

GPO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001

Jody McKerral (Fisher) has a background in applied mathematics but has a strong interest in interdisciplinary problems. She has investigated a range of biophysics related problems, and particularly focuses on emergent properties and how physical laws constrain biological systems. Her research includes the role turbulence plays in structuring ecosystem dynamics and the geometric biasing of diffusion. She recently completed a Fulbright placement with Albert-László Barabási at the Centre for Complex Network Research in Boston (Northeastern University), using networks to look at universal properties of microbiomes. Jody is supervised by Jim Mitchell, Jerzy Filar, and Nima Dehmamy.

Qualifications
B.Sc (Mathematics) Hons 1A – Flinders University, 2015
M.Mus – The University of Adelaide, 2010
B.Mus Hons 1A (Performance) Hons (Musicology) – The University of Adelaide, 2008

Honours Thesis: How diatoms use diffusion to dominate