Dr Isaac Towers

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

1. Andrew Robards (MPhil) - The cost efficiency of different freight modes
2. Dr. Zhejun Huang  (PhD) - Combustion waves in a two-stage sequential exothermic-endothermic reaction scheme
3. Chad Anderson (MPhil) - Population Dynamics in a Stochastic Environment
4. Tom Dose (Honours) - Discrete population dynamics with varying carrying capacity
5. Dr. Hamizah Safuan - Mathematical Analysis of Population Growth Subject to Environmental Change (2014 Ria de Groot Prize Winner)
6. Yang Sun (MPhil) -  Soliton Dynamics in Frequency-Modulated Lattices