Tiina Roose, professor at the University of Southampton (UK) and member of the Bioengineering Group, will give the SFB 1313 Anneliese Niethammer Lecture of the winter semester 2024 on 23 January 2024 on "Multiscale Image Based Modelling – My Journey from Maths to Experiments and Back".
Speaker: Prof. Tiina Roose, University of Southampton (UK)
Title: "Multiscale Image Based Modelling – My Journey from Maths to Experiments and Back"
Date: 23 January 2024
Time: 4:00 pm CET
Place: MML, Pfaffenwaldring 61, 70569 Stuttgart, Campus Vaihingen of the University of Stuttgart
Registration: we kindly ask for prior registration via e-mail.: >>> melanie.lipp@iws.uni-stuttgart.de
Abstract
We rely on soil to support the crops on which we depend. Less obviously we also rely on soil for a host of 'free services' from which we benefit. For example, soil buffers the hydrological system greatly reducing the risk of flooding after heavy rain; soil contains very large quantities of carbon, which would otherwise be released into the atmosphere where it would contribute to climate change. Given its importance it is not surprising that soil, especially its interaction with plant roots, has been a focus of many researchers. However the complex and opaque nature of soil has always made it a difficult medium to study.
In this talk I will show my journey in science how we can build a state of the art image based models of the physical and chemical properties of soil and soil-root interactions, i.e., quantitative models of the rhizosphere based on fundamental scientific laws. I will complement the science with descriptions of my personal pivotal points along this journey with the purpose of encouraging more people, especially mathematicians and engineers from underrepresented groups, to engage with these research topics.
My work integrates innovative, data rich fusion of structural and chemical imaging methods, integration of experimental efforts to both support and challenge modelling capabilities at the scale of underpinning bio-physical processes, and application of mathematically sound homogenisation/scale-up techniques to translate knowledge from rhizosphere to field scale. The specific science questions I have endeavoured to address with these techniques are: (1) how does the soil around the root, the rhizosphere, function and influence the soil ecosystems at multiple scales, (2) what is the role of root- soil interface micro morphology on plant nutrient uptake, and (3) how to translate this knowledge from the single root scale to root system, field and ecosystem scale in order to predict how the climate change, different soil management strategies and plant breeding will influence the soil fertility.
About Tiina Roose
Tiina Roose holds a Chair of Biological and Environmental Modelling at the Faculty of Engineering and Environment in the University of Southampton. She is also member of the Institute of Life Sciences (IFLS) which coordinates cross faculty life science initiatives within the University of Southampton and one of the coordinators of Crop Systems Engineering in IFLS.
About her Research
Tiina Roose holds a Chair of Biological and Environmental Modelling at the School of Engineering in the University of Southampton. In 2023 she was appointed the Deputy Head of School for Research, one of the largest and most research intensive engineering schools in the UK engaging in research across wide spectrum of engineering disciplines from very small scales (nanotechnology, microfluidics etc) to very large scales (ships, aeroplanes, satellites etc). She serves in numerous national and international governmental advisory panels and roles and is Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship holder.
About the SFB 1313 Anneliese Niethammer Lecture Series
Anneliese Niethammer was the first female professor of the University of Stuttgart in 1947. The lecture series, dedicated to Anneliese Niethammer, is organised by the Collaborative Research Center (SFB) 1313 and takes place once a semester. Renowned international female researchers speak on relevant topics of current research in the research area of porous media.
