Dr. Lorna Ayton is a lifetime mathematician. She is currently a researcher in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics in the Waves research group at the University of Cambridge. Dr. Ayton has set Cambridge admissions tests of mathematics, marked admittance exam papers of STEP (Sixth Term Examination Papers), and interviewed over 200 candidates for entry into the Mathematics Undergraduate Course at the University of Cambridge. Dr. Ayton was admitted to Churchill College, University of Cambridge, in 2007 to study B.A. Mathematics (graduated with First Class Honors), followed by Part III Mathematics (graduated with Distinction), and then a Ph.D. in Mathematics which she completed in 2014. Dr. Ayton's Ph.D. thesis: "Asymptotic Approximations for the Sound Generated by Aerofoils in Unsteady Subsonic Flows" is awarded "The Outstanding Thesis Prize" by Springer. Dr. Ayton is a co-founder and Mathematics Advisor of CAMathories Company and a member of the Education Team that designs the curriculum for CAMathories(TM). Dr. Ayton ensures that mathematics is well-applied in our games and that learning mathematics can be fun and rewarding!
