Dr. Jacob Shapiro

Monitoring and interpretation of waves as they travel through their environment is essential to a range of fields. For example, seismic waves from earth tremors can be used to image the interior of the Earth, while hospital imaging devices such as Magnetic Image Resonance (MRI) machines use waves in magnetic fields as a basis for medical diagnosis.

During his Postdoctoral Fellowship at The University of Melbourne, Jacob will work with Dr. Jesse Gell- Redman to develop new differential equation models of waves in complex environments. These models will help to improve performance of remote sensing technology.