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Dr Otti Croze

Lecturer in Engineering Mathematics

Background

Dr Otti Croze is a Lecturer in Engineering Mathematics in the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics at Newcastle University. His areas of expertise are mathematical biology and biological physics of microorganisms.

Qualifications

  • Msci Physics, Queen Mary College, University of London (2000)
  • PhD Theoretical Soft Matter Physics, University of Edinburgh (2004) 

Previous Positions

  • Visiting Scholar, Physics, Heriot-Watt University (2006)
  • Post-doctoral Research Associate, Biological Physics, University of Edinburgh (2006-2008)
  • Post-doctoral Research Associate, Mathematical Biology, University of Glasgow (2008-2012)
  • EPSRC mobility researcher co-investigator, Plant Metabolism, University of Cambridge (2012-2013)
  • Winton Fellow in the Physics of Sustainability, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge (2013-2019)
  • Associate Lecturer in Mathematical Biology, Department of Mathematics, University of York (2020)

Memberships

  • Biologically Active Fluids group
  • Institute of physics
  • BBSRC Algae-UK
  • British Phycological Society
Research

 Research interests

  • Mathematical biology and biological physics of microorganisms
  • Biophysics applied to microbial biotechnologies
  • Active matter and biofluids

Our group in the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics investigates the mathemtatical and physical biology of microorganisms. We specialise in the experimental and theoretical study of swimming microbes and microbial symbiosis. Our research is inspired by current problems in microbial biotechnology (photobioreactors, carbon capture, bioremediation and sustainable agritech) and microbial ecology (microbial interactions).


Postgraduate supervision as principal supervisor

  • D. Jin Cell-cycle dependent motility of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and its collective motion
  • in response to a Poiseuille Flow (2018)
  • H. Laeverenz Schlogelhofer Experimental and theoretical study of carbon dynamics
  • in an algal-bacterial co-culture (2019)
  • T. Jakuszeit Active particles in complex environments (2020)
  • A. Johnson Development of an open-source sensor system for the setection of sissolved CO2 throughout a microalgal photobioreactor (ongoing)
  • J. Bains Modelling chemo-responses of swimming microbes for environmental applications (ongoing)


PhD studentships

There is a PhD opportunity is currently available in our group at present. Please see below for details and get in touch, quoting 'phd-SnowSwimmers2324' in the subject of the email

https://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/otticroze/join-us/


PLEASE NOTE: Applications from under-represented groups are particularly encouraged. Under our 2024/25 entry recruitment we have 1 ring-fenced award for candidates who identify as being from a UK minoritised ethnic group. This includes (but is not limited to) Black, Chinese, Asian, Arabic, or another non-white ethnicity. For more information please see https://research.ncl.ac.uk/one-planet/studentships/diversifyingourresearchcommunity/


Postdoc positions

There are currently no postdoc vacancies in the group, but some may be available in the near future, please get in touch. If you intend to secure your own long-term funding as a junior fellow at Newcastle (e.g. through a NUAcT Fellowship), please contact me and I'll be very happy to discuss this. 


Research Grants and fellowships

  • Innovate UK Technology Strategy Board: " ProFlow - Advanced downstream processing for sustainable microalgal product manufacture" (2017-2019), 102795, co-I
  • Royal Society Research Grant: "Using microswimmer biophysics to boost algal photobioreactor efficiency" (2016-2017), RG82830, PI
  • Winton Advanced Fellowship, "New biophysics for sustainable bioremediation and biofuel production" (2013-2019), PI
  • EPSRC postdoctoral mobility grant: "The growth of motile algae: from plankton blooms to biofuel production" (2012-2013), EP/J004847/1, Researcher co-I



Publications

Google scholar profile 

Researchgate


Research group website 

https://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/otticroze/ 


Industrial collaboration

LinkedIn




 



 

Teaching

Undergraduate Teaching (2020/2021)

  • MAS2805 - Fluids (Tutor, Semester 2)
  • ENG1001 - Engineering Mathematics I (Tutor, Semester 2)

Undergraduate Teaching (2021/2022)

  • CEG1716 - Geospatial Mathematics and Statistics (Lecturer, Semester 1)
  • ENG1001 - Engineering Mathematics (Tutor, Semester 2)
  • PHY3027/PHY3034 - Physics Project (Supervisor, Semester 2)

Undergraduate Teaching (2022/2023)

  • ENG2011 - Engineering Mathematics II (Lecturer and module leader, Semester 1)
  • CEG1716 - Geospatial Mathematics and Statistics (Lecturer, Semester 1)
  • ENG1001 - Engineering Mathematics I (Tutor, Semester 2)
  • PHY3027/PHY3034 - Physics Project (Supervisor, Semester 2)

Undergraduate Teaching (2023/2024)

  • ENG2011 - Engineering Mathematics II (Lecturer and module leader, Semester 1)
  • CEG1716 - Geospatial Mathematics and Statistics (Lecturer and module leader, Semester 1)
  • ENG1001 - Engineering Mathematics I (Tutor, Semester 2)


Publications