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Lisa Ainsworth's Laboratory

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Elise Aspray

Postdoctoral Associate, USDA ARS

elise.aspray@usda.gov

ekaspray@illinois.edu

Education

Ph.D: Applied Mathematics (2021) at Florida Institute of Technology. Dissertation in Computational Biology

Msc: Mathematics (2012) at New York University. Graduate Thesis in Evolutionary Game Theory

B.A: Mathematics (2009) at Rutgers University 

Research:          

Elise has a strong interest and background in bio-mathematics and computational biology. Her work centers on the consolidation, analysis, and modelling of data collected over the course of the SoyFACE experimental history. The analysis of data from the past 20+ years of FACE experiments allows for the development of mathematical models that could aid in predicting agronomic responses to future climatic conditions. 

Publications:

Aspray EK, Mies TA, McGrath JA, Montes CM, Dalsing B, Puthuval KK, Whetten A, Herriott J, Li S, Bernacchi CJ, DeLucia EH, Leakey ADB, Long SP, McGrath JM, Miglietta F, Ort DR, Ainsworth EA (2023) Two decades of fumigation data from the Soybean Free Air Concentration Enrichment facility. Scientific Data, doi: 10.1038/s41597-023-02118-x.

Du J, Aspray E, Fogelson A (2021) Computational investigation of platelet thrombus mechanics and stability in stenotic channels. Journal of Biomechanics 122(5). doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110398

Teaching:

Florida Institute of Technology (2016-2021)- Teaching Assistant in Pre-Calculus, Calculus, and Differential Equations