Senior Lecturer in Solar Physics and Applied Mathematics School of Mathematical Sciences, Monash University
I have a vast knowledge of the structure of the undergraduate teaching in mathematics, astrophysics and engineering at Monash University, I am familiar with how the Faculty of Science runs its administrative and inter-disciplinary educational tasks. Many IT students take mathematical units. In the last 10 years, I participated in curriculum development of mathematics units and had many administrative roles in the School of Mathematics. I define myself an interdisciplinary teacher of advanced mathematics and astrophysics, data visualization and modelling, who has shaped the path of many Monash undergraduate and graduate Engineering and Science students. I always encouraged students to use approaches from different disciplines and to think out of the box, as soon as they attend our units at university. I am a solar physicist, a discoverer of solar quakes, a modeller of waves physics in the Sun. When mapping the solar phenomena and looking for predictability of events, it pays to have some smart programming, especially when dealing with data. Experts now share how machine learning is changing the future of solar physics and I am ready for this, working with big data.
My active research profile and large number of PhD completions, shows my dedication for research in STEM areas. I kept a strong link to the Monash alumni, which gives me an excellent insight in what happens beyond the university. I provided career path advice for double degree students for Bachelor of Science and Engineering, the graduates have secured work places after graduation, under my supervision.