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A Masters student is sought to study a puzzling phenomenon called
Cheyne-Stokes Respiration (CSR). CSR is a weird type of breathing where
a person experiences cycles of increasing followed by decreasing
ventilation, followed by periods of breath-holding. It is usually seen
during sleep, in healthy people at high altitude, in people with heart
failure in people with neurological disorders and in infants. The aim of
the project is to explain the mechanism that leads to the appearance of
Cheyne-Stokes Respiration by studying nonlinear differential equations.
This is truly a multi-disciplinary project that involves mathematical
modelling, mathematical analysis and computer simulations.

Applicants should have strong undergraduate training in applied
mathematics and a good background in computing. A good knowledge in
nonlinear dynamics and a background in physiology will be an advantage.

Salary: NZ$16,000 pa scholarship (tax free) for two years + domestic
fees. Other scholarships can be held concurrently.

For more information contact: Dr Alona Ben-Tal, Institute of Information
and Mathematical Sciences, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand.
E-mail: a.ben-tal@massey.ac.nz Phone: ++64-9-4140800 ext. 41050
 Fax:
++64-9-44181360