Gallery
Data capture
3d scanning
I specialise in high throughput scanning of osteological remains from museum collections. Here I am using a Polyga C109 structured light scanner on a dental cast.
Imaging small and complex material
Much of my work involves imaging juvenile bone. These are 3 neonatal humeri scanned with a Polyga HDi R3 structured light scanner with macro lenses
MicroCT scanning
Sometimes my work requires microCT scanning. I am experienced in the use of Nikon MicroCT scanners and the full reconstruction workflow.
Pictured are juvenile humeri being batch scanned at the Henry Mosely X-Ray Imaging facility.
Analytical techniques
Convex hulls
I have worked on convex hull body mass estimates of extinct creatures including the Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) and Australopithecus afarensis. This works through virtually 'shrink wrapping the assembling skeleton and comparing the volume to known mass specimens from closely related modern species.
Geometric morphometrics
I am highly proficient in geometric morphometric analysis of osteological material
Morphometric Mapping
Characterising the property
The property of interest, for example surface curvature or cortical thickness is characterised and shown as a false colour map
Unrolling the map
The properties are projected to a cylinder which is then 'cut' along a longitudinal axis prior to being unrolled
Flat map, ready for analysis
The unrolled map is now a matrix ready for statistical comparison with other maps
Network analysis
I am starting to use network analysis as a predictive methodology for the investigation of modularity in the vertebrate skeleton. This method shows a lot of promise. Pictured is the bony network and accompanying 3d render of the human thoracic and shoulder complexes.