Katrina Steckles is a British mathematician, maths communicator, author and podcaster based in Manchester in the UK[1]. She is known for contributions to the Numberphile YouTube channel and as a member of the winning team of Only Connect series 16.

Career

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Steckles completed a PhD in dynamical systems at the University of Manchester in 2011[2]. Since then, she has worked as a maths communicator for organisations such as Maths Inspiration, Maths in Action and Think Maths[3], and as an academic at Sheffield Hallam University[4]. She was awarded The Josh Award, a national prize for early-career science communicators, in 2016[5].

Steckles worked with Matt Parker on outreach projects such as MegaMenger, the Manchester MegaPixel and the Domino Computer[6]. Steckles edits the puzzle feature 'BrainTwister' and writes the 'Mathematics of Life' column in New Scientist with Peter Rowlett[7]. Also with Rowlett, she presents the Mathematical Objects podcast[8][9].

Books

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  1. The Math of a Milkshake by Katie Steckles (2020)
  2. The Biology of Bananas by Katie Steckles (2020)
  3. The Curious World of Scientific Symbols by Katie Steckles and Nathan Adams (2022)
  4. Short Cuts: Maths by Katie Steckles, Sam Hartburn, Alison Kiddle and Peter Rowlett (2023)[10]
  5. Maths 100 Ideas in 100 Words by Katie Steckles, Sam Hartburn and Ben Sparks (2024)

References

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  1. ^ Rycroft-Smith, Lucy. "Seven questions with... Katie Steckles". Cambridge Mathematics. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  2. ^ Steckles, Katrina. "Loop spaces and Choreographies in Dynamical Systems". The University of Manchester. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Think Maths". STEM Learning. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Dr Katie Steckles". Sheffield Hallam University. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  5. ^ "The Josh Award". Science and Industry Museum. Science Museum Group. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  6. ^ Chicot, Katie. "Mirror Pillar". MathsWorldUK. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  7. ^ "How Fibonacci numbers give us a neat hack for converting between units". New Scientist. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  8. ^ Edgar, Tom (4 July 2022). "Podcasting Mathematics". Math Horizons. 29 (4): 24–28. doi:10.1080/10724117.2022.2034401. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  9. ^ Beveridge, Colin (7 August 2022). "Quick Guide: How to reboot your interest in maths". The Observer. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  10. ^ Bellos, Alex (29 April 2024). "Can you solve it? Tiler swift". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 December 2024.