Dr Amy Tansell MSci PhD

Ms Amy Tansell

School of Mathematics
Research Associate in Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics

Contact details

Email
a.tansell@bham.ac.uk
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Address
School of Mathematics
Watson Building
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Amy Tansell is an applied mathematician working at the interface of mathematics and mechanical engineering. Her research develops asymptotic models of extrusion‑based bioprinting to predict print resolution and translates these into accessible computational tools through close collaboration with engineers.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics, University of Birmingham, 2026
  • MSci in Mathematics, University of Birmingham, 2020

Biography

Amy completed her PhD within the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Topological Design, undertaking interdisciplinary research at the interface of Applied Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering. Her doctoral work focused on mathematical modelling of the extrusion‑based bioprinting process, where she derived asymptotic slender‑body models to predict print resolution.

Following the completion of her PhD, Amy was awarded the EPSRC Additional Skills Funding: Postdoctoral Pathways Award, supervised by Professor Rosemary Dyson and Dr Galane Luo (Mathematics), and delivered in collaboration with the Manufacturing Technology Centre. Through this award, she is building on her doctoral research to maximise its impact by developing a user‑friendly graphical user interface and an accessible Python library, enabling engineers to run predictive simulations prior to printing.

Research

Research Themes

  • Mathematical modelling
  • Asymptotic analysis
  • Fluid mechanics
  • Complex systems
  • Design for additive manufacturing
  • Plant biomechanics

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Tansell, AV, Mahmoodi, N, Crolla, JP, Dyson, RJ, Luo, GJ & Thomas-Seale, LEJ 2025, 'Exploiting nozzle geometry to predict resolution in extrusion-based bioprinting: mathematical modelling of a power-law fluid', Royal Society Open Science, vol. 12, no. 11, 250504. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.250504

Fegan, KL, Tansell, AV, Iqbal, AJ & Thomas-Seale, LEJ 2025, 'Simulating the Transmural Mechanical Response of Functionally Graded Arterial Grafts', ACS Applied Bio Materials, vol. 8, no. 12, pp. 10800-10817. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.5c01506

Panconi, L, Tansell, A, Collins, AJ, Makarova, M & Owen, DM 2024, 'Three-dimensional topology-based analysis segments volumetric and spatiotemporal fluorescence microscopy', Biological Imaging, vol. 4, e1. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2633903X23000260

Conference contribution

Tansell, A, Luo, G, Thomas-Seale, L & Dyson, R 2023, Translating the Three-Dimensional Mathematical Modelling of Plant Growth to Additive Manufacturing. in P Koomsap, A Cooper & J Stjepandić (eds), Leveraging Transdisciplinary Engineering in a Changing and Connected World. Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering, vol. 41, IOS Press, pp. 122-131, 30th ISTE International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering (TE2023), Hua Hin Cha Am, Thailand, 11/07/23. https://doi.org/10.3233/ATDE230604

Working paper

Tansell, A, Dalirrooyfard, M, Cheale, T, Li, K & Rotous, I 2024 'Predicting Success of Live Facial Recognition Operational Deployments' Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.33774/miir-2024-7nzwq

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