Lakshmi Chandrasekaran

Lakshmi Chandrasekaran holds a Ph.D. in mathematical sciences from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in science journalism from Northwestern University. She is a freelance science writer whose work has appeared in MIT Technology Review, Quanta, Science News, and other outlets.

U.S. Innovation at Risk: Science Funding Crunch Clashes with a Burgeoning Ph.D. Workforce
An Information Theory-Based ‘Thermometer’ to Uncover Bridge Defects
Modeling Vegetation Patterns in Vulnerable Ecosystems
From Bacteria to Bots: Understanding Uncoupled Oscillatory Movements
Detecting Gerrymandering with Mathematics
Could Math Solve the Gerrymandering Problem?
The Paradox of Malaria: Protection Against Antibiotic Resistance in High-Transmission Areas
How Bees Use Physics to Keep Hives Cool
A Mathematical Model for the Seasonality of Urban Heat Islands
The Argument for Mandatory Vaccinations: A Game Theory Approach to Mpox