Dr Christian Yates

Curriculum Vitae

Biography

I remained at Somerville between 2006 to 2007 taking an MSc in Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing under the directorship of Dr Hilary Ockendon and Dr Kathryn Gillow. I took examined courses in Numerical Solutions to Differential Equations, Finite Element Methods, and Numerical Linear Algebra. I also submitted short essays on Mathematics and the Environment, Mathematical Physiology, Perturbation Methods and Numerical Solutions to differential Equations. Over the long vacation of 2007 I wrote my dissertation "On the Dynamics and Evolution of Self-Propelled Particle Models" under the supervision of Professor David Sumpter, Dr Radek Erban and Dr Carlos Escudero. I was awarded a distinction and the Nuclear Electric Prize for coming top of the year.

I completed my DPhil in Mathematical/Systems Biology in October 2011 under the supervision of Professor Philip Maini, Dr Ruth Baker and Dr Radek Erban. I was initially based at the University of Oxford's Doctoral Training Centre (DTC). The DTC accepts scientists from a variety of disciplines and trains them in a wide range of fields from scientific computing (in Matlab) to molecular biology. After the taught components of the course students undertake two projects of their choosing, each lasting approximately 3 months. Both my short projects were based in the Centre for Mathematical Biology (CMB). In October 2008 I moved to the CMB permanently for the rest of my D.Phil.
I changed colleges when I began my D.Phil. I spent two years at Worcester College, one of which was as MCR president. Whilst at Worcester I was awarded the Martin Senior Scholarship. I was also awarded the Leathersellers' Scholarship by St Catherine's College to which I migrated in the autumn of 2009 to complete the rest of my D.Phil.

In October 2008 I moved to the CMB permanently for the rest of my D.Phil. I am now supervised by Professor Philip Maini, Dr Ruth Baker and Dr Radek Erban

Prizes and Awards