Assistant Professor, Healthcare Technologies Institute/School of Chemical Engineering
What is your research background and current role in the University?
I am currently an Assistant Professor at the Healthcare Technologies Institute and the School of Chemical Engineering. I initially trained in Chemical-Bioprocess Engineering for my BEng and MEng where I learned how to model chemical plants and bioreactors. Whilst working as a research assistant, I developed an interest in modeling biological systems, i.e. nature’s very own biochemical plants. This inspired me to do a PhD in Systems Biology. Since then, my research has been focused on integrating mathematical models of different formalisms to connect across processes and scales in biology, with the aims of understanding emergent behaviors.
Which BEAR Services have been most helpful to you in your research?
I use BlueBEAR a lot because I need a lot of computing power to run my models. I like to access BEAR Services via the BEAR Portal, which is such a convenient one-stop centre.
How widespread to you think BEAR Services are known in your School and how do you plan to spread the word?
I think people who need high computing power for their research use BlueBEAR, and some people save their experimental data in the Research Data Store. I believe there are still many people who do not use BEAR Services, either because they are not aware of the services or because it is usually much easier to stick to other services they have been using. I am offering myself as a point of contact to existing and potential users for information and basic help on BEAR Services.
How can researchers in your School contact you?
I can be contacted via email at y.h.chew@bham.ac.uk or on Microsoft Teams.
What's an interesting fact about you?
I love origami and all sorts of handcrafts, especially those made from everyday materials. I like the idea of converting ‘waste’ into value-added products.