Rowena Ball

Rowena Ball is a Professor at The Australian National University's Mathematical Sciences Institute. Her research interests include applied mathematics, complex dynamical systems, mathematical chemical physics, non-Western and Indigenous mathematics and sciences, and the origin of life. She leads a small research group focused on non-Western and Indigenous mathematics, exploring how mathematical concepts historically existed in Indigenous societies. Her work also involves truth-telling in mathematics history, ethical machine learning, and the intersection of mathematics with cultural practices such as smoke telegraphy and Indigenous calendars.

Rowena Ball is an applied mathematician at the Australian National University, with research interests spanning applied mathematics, Indigenous and non-Western mathematics, and emergence-of-life science. Her work explores mathematical models in thermal decomposition, combustion chemistry, and plasma dynamics, with applications in energy systems and environmental science. Ball's research also investigates the role of mathematics in understanding biological and chemical processes, including the origins of life and the behavior of complex systems. Her publications address topics such as bifurcation theory, thermal instability, and the mathematical modeling of chemical reactors, emphasizing the interplay between mathematics and physical phenomena.