Tanniemola Liverpool

Alma mater| University of Cambridge
Scientific career
Institutions| University of Cologne

University of Leeds

University of Bristol

Tanniemola Liverpool (born 20 April 1971) is a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Bristol.

## Early life and education

Liverpool was born in London to parents from Sierra Leone.[1] His father, Lennox Liverpool, also has a PhD in Mathematics and taught at the University of Jos.[2] He went to school at the Liverpool Blue Coat School.[3] He studied physics at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, graduating in 1991.[1] He completed his doctoral studies, "A Stochastic Approach to Describing Geological Systems" at the University of Cambridge under the supervision of Sam Edwards in 1995.[1] Whilst at Cambridge he was part of a Group to Encourage Ethnic Minority Applicants.[3]

## Research and career

Liverpool studies the role of hydrodynamic interactions in the collective behaviour of particles in a fluid.[4] He observed that swimming bacteria, algae and spermatozoa could be described as "living liquid crystals".[5] By understanding the movement of artificial 'swimmers' in soft matter, he hopes to design new cancer treatments.[6]

After his PhD, Liverpool joined University of Cologne as a postdoctoral researcher.[7] Liverpool was awarded a Royal Society Research Fellowship in 2000.[8] He joined the University of Leeds, working in the Applied Mathematics group.[9]

Liverpool works at the University of Bristol in the Centre for Synthetic Biology.[10] He studies the self-assembly of protein building blocks.[11] He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Theoretical Biology.[12] He is the chair of the Institute of Physics Liquid and Complex Physics group.[13]

He is part of several initiatives to improve diversity within the physics and mathematics communities.[14][15][16][17] He was selected as one of several outstanding scientists to be featured in the book "Science, Not Art: Ten Scientists' Diaries".[18]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Tanniemola Bunting LIVERPOOL - Mathematician of the African Diaspora". http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/PEEPS/liverpool.tannie-blackett.html.
2. ↑ Paulus, Gerdes (2007). African doctorates in mathematics : a catalogue. African Mathematical Union. Commission on the History of Mathematics in Africa.. Maputo, Mozambique: Research Centre for Mathematics, Culture and Education. pp. 26. ISBN 9781430318675. OCLC 123226819.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "In conversation with Tanniemola Liverpool - Chalkdust" (in en-GB). Chalkdust. 2017-10-23. http://chalkdustmagazine.com/black-mathematician-month/conversation-tanniemola-liverpool/.
4. ↑ "Tanniemola Liverpool: The effect of fluid hydrodynamics in dense suspensions of active particles.". 2017-11-10. http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/naturalsciences/mathematics/ammpfluiddynamics/eventssummary/event_2-10-2017-15-11-34.
5. ↑ "Space-Time Liquid-Crystals : synchronization and fluctuations in active matter T.B. Liverpool, University of Bristol | OIST Groups". 23 April 2015. https://groups.oist.jp/tqm/event/space-time-liquid-crystals-synchronization-and-fluctuations-active-matter-tb-liverpool.
6. ↑ "Can maths cure cancer?". https://phys.org/news/2014-02-maths-cancer.html.
7. ↑ "Meandering rivers keep themselves in check" (in en-US). New Scientist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg14820072-300-meandering-rivers-keep-themselves-in-check/.
8. ↑ "Tanniemola Liverpool" (in en-gb). https://royalsociety.org/people/tanniemola-liverpool-7510/.
9. ↑ "Postgraduate Research in Applied Mathematics". http://www1.maths.leeds.ac.uk/applied/Research/phdprojects.html.
10. ↑ author, BBSRC. "Portfolio Analyser". https://bbsrc.ukri.org/research/grants/grants/AwardDetails.aspx?FundingReference=BB/L01386X/1.
11. ↑ "Study of protein cages strengthens Bristol's position at forefront of synthetic biology" (in en). https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-08/uob-sop080717.php.
12. ↑ "Editorial Board" (in en). Journal of Theoretical Biology 435: IFC. 2017-12-21. doi:10.1016/S0022-5193(17)30460-5. ISSN 0022-5193.
13. ↑ Physics, Institute of. "Committee" (in en-GB). http://www.iop.org/activity/groups/subject/lcf/committee/page_40375.jsp.
14. ↑ "October is Black Mathematician Month | London Mathematical Society" (in en). https://www.lms.ac.uk/news-entry/03102017-1422/october-black-mathematician-month.
15. ↑ Jamshidi, Sean; Kalaydzhieva, Nikoleta; Curiel, Rafael Prieto (2017-10-02). "Why we're adding Black Mathematician Month to our calendars" (in en). https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2017/oct/02/why-were-adding-black-mathematician-month-to-our-calendars.
16. ↑ "American Mathematical Society" (in en-US). http://www.ams.org/news?news_id=3779.
17. ↑ "RS looks at how role models can make science enticing" (in en). Times Higher Education (THE). 2004-05-07. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/rs-looks-at-how-role-models-can-make-science-enticing/188458.article.
18. ↑ Glendinning, Hugo (2003-08-28) (in English). Science, Not Art: Ten Scientists' Diaries. London: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. ISBN 9780903319980.

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