Outreach

The mathematics and mechanics of plant morphogenesis

This lecture series was given at ICTS Bengaluru in November 2025 as part of the Geometry, mechanics, and the physics of growth program, organised by Joël Marthelot, S Ganga Prasath, and Suraj Shankar.

Lecture 1: The hydromechanical basis of plant growth

Lecture 2: Growth and hydromechanics of plant tissues

Lecture 3: Growth and form of plant shoots

Plants with teeth

A summary of our work in PNAS on carnivorous pitcher plants (Nepenthes), with Chris Thorogood, Derek Moulton and Alain Goriely. For more, see the Mathematical Institute snippet, or listen to the podcast Modeling illuminates pitcher plant evolution.

How growing nerves behave like light rays

A summary of our work in PRL on axonal guidance, with Kristian Franze and Alain Goriely. See also Nerve rays on the brain by Abigail Klopper.