Dr Jody McKerral (Fisher)

Jody McKerral (Fisher) has a background in applied mathematics but has a strong interest in interdisciplinary research. She has investigated a range of problems examining emergent properties and constraints of complex systems. Her research has included the role turbulence plays in structuring ecosystem dynamics, assembly rules of microbiomes, the geometric biasing of diffusion, as well as satellite communication and geolocation. She undertook a Fulbright placement during her PhD with Albert-László Barabási at the Centre for Complex Network Research in Boston (Northeastern University). Jody's PhD research was supervised by Jim Mitchell (biophysics and systems biology), Jerzy Filar (mathematics), and Nima Dehmamy (physics). She is currently a research fellow in applied mathematics working in nonlinear systems and geolocation with Sergiy Shelyag and Sam Drake. Jody is the recipient of a 2024 ARC Early Career Industry Fellowship in collaboration with Defence Science and Technology.