Emeritus Professor
Sean McElwain
Faculty of Science,
School of Mathematical Sciences
Biography
- BSc (Hons Maths), University of Queensland
- PhD, York University, Canada
Personal details
Positions
- Adjunct Professor
Faculty of Science,
School of Mathematical Sciences - Emeritus Professor
Administrative Division,
Human Resources
Keywords
mathematics in the life sciences and medicine, mathematical biology, mathematical modelling
Research field
Applied Mathematics
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (York University)
- BSc(Hons) (University of Queensland)
Professional memberships and associations
- Australian Mathematical Society Australia
- New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Publications
- Simpson, M., Treloar, K., Binder, B., Haridas, P., Manton, K., Leavesley, D., McElwain, S. & Baker, R. (2013). Quantifying the roles of cell motility and cell proliferation in a circular barrier assay. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 10(82), 1–12. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/57433
- Menon, S., Flegg, J., McCue, S., Schugart, R., Dawson, R. & McElwain, S. (2012). Modelling the interaction of keratinocytes and fibroblasts during normal and abnormal wound healing processes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 279(1741), 3329–3338. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/49750
- Simpson, M., Towne, C., McElwain, S. & Upton, Z. (2010). Migration of breast cancer cells: understanding the roles of volume exclusion and cell-to-cell adhesion. Physical Review E, 82(4), 1–9. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/38944
- Flegg, J., McElwain, S., Bryne, H. & Turner, I. (2009). A Three Species Model to Simulate Application of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to Chronic Wounds. PLoS Computational Biology, 5(7), 1–12. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/26668
- Upton, Z., Cumming, B. & McElwain, S. (2009). A mathematical model of wound healing and subsequent scarring. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 7(42), 19–34. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/19651
- Araujo, R. & McElwain, S. (2005). A Mixture Theory for the Genesis of Residual Stresses in Growing Tissues I: A General Formulation. SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, 65(4), 1261–1284. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/10258
- Araujo, R. & McElwain, D. (2004). A History of the Study of Solid Tumour Growth: The Contribution of Mathematical Modelling. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 66, 1039–1091. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/10114
- Maini, P., McElwain, D. & Leavesley, D. (2004). Traveling Wave Model to Interpret a Wound-Healing Cell Migration Assay for Human Peritoneal Mesothelial Cells. Tissue Engineering, 10(3/4), 475–482. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/10117
- Byrne, H., King, J., McElwain, S. & Preziosi, L. (2003). A Two-Phase Model of Solid Tumour Growth. Applied Mathematics Letters, 16, 567–573. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/22738
- Pettet, G., Chaplain, M., McElwain, D. & Byrne, H. (1996). On the role of angiogenesis in wound healing. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 1487–1493.
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Sean, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Awards
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- In 2006, Professor Emeritus Sean McElwain received theinaugural QUT Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Research Supervision in 2006 in recognition of hiscontribution to the university.
Selected research projects
- Title
- Modelling Cell Invasion Incorporating the Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition: Exploring Therapies to Control Wound Healing and Cancer Progression
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP120100551
- Start year
- 2012
- Keywords
- Mathematical Biology; Mathematical Modelling; Multiscale Modelling; Cell Invasion
- Title
- A Mathematical Model of the Roles of Contraction and Oxygen in Human Wound Healing
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP0878011
- Start year
- 2008
- Keywords
- Biomathematics; Mathematical Modelling; Wound Healing
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Mathematical investigation of the interactions between the inflammatory response and mechanical aspects of dermal wound repair (2011)
- Mathematical Modelling of Tumour-Induced Angiogenesis (2010)
- Mathematical Modelling of Chronic Wound Healing (2009)
- Modelling Strategies for the Healing of Burn Wounds (2007)
- Mathematical and Statistical Modelling of Infectious Diseases in Hospitals (2006)
- Mathematical Modelling of Mechanical Stresses and Vascular Collapse in Solid Tumours (2003)
- The mathematical modelling of the cellular dynamics of human infectious diseases (2003)
- The Mathematical Modelling of Direct Reduction in Iron Ore/Coal Composites including the Modelling of Coal Pyrolsis (2000)
- Mathematical and Computer Modelling of the Human Brain with Reference to Cortical Magnification and Dipole Source Localisation in the Visual Cortex (1999)
- The mathematical modelling of primary alkaline battery cathodes (1999)