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Katrina Mary "Katie" Steckles is a British mathematician, educator, maths communicator, author and podcaster based in Manchester, England.[1] She is known for contributions to the Numberphile YouTube channel and as a member of the winning team of Only Connect series 16. Her contributions to mathematics communication earned her the Joshua Phillips Award for Innovation in Science Engagement in 2016. She has appeared in various media, including television shows, podcasts, and radio, and is a published author.
Career
[edit]Academic Career
[edit]Steckles earned her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from the University of Manchester. She received a Master's degree in mathematics and later completed a Ph.D. in applied mathematics in 2011. Her doctoral research focused on dynamical systems and topology, specifically exploring n-body problems and choreographies,[2] and was supervised by James Montaldi.[3]
Dr. Steckles is currently a part-time lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University [4], where she continues to teach and research in mathematics.
Public Engagement and Science Communication
[edit]Steckles regularly speaks at science festivals and events, hosts workshops, and delivers talks aimed at making mathematics more accessible and engaging for diverse audiences. She has worked as a maths communicator for organisations such as Maths Inspiration, Maths in Action and Think Maths.[5]
Steckles worked with Matt Parker on outreach projects such as a stage show called An Evening of Unnecessary Detail in conjunction with the Royal Institute[6], and the Manchester MegaPixel[7] event at the Manchester Science Festival[8]. She also runs the 24 Hour Maths Magic Show on her YouTube channel[9], a platform through which she further communicates her passion for mathematics.
Steckles edits the puzzle feature 'BrainTwister' and writes the 'Mathematics of Life' column in New Scientist with Peter Rowlett.[10] Also with Rowlett, she presents the Mathematical Objects podcast.[11][12] She has also appeared in four episodes of Tom Scott's Lateral podcast.[13]
Steckles is known for her role in organizing MathsJam[14], an informal monthly event where mathematics enthusiasts gather at pubs to discuss and share mathematical puzzles, games, and ideas. She coordinates the global network of MathsJams and helps maintain the organisation's website.
In 2015, she was the Mathematician in Residence at the University of Greenwich Galleries[15], where she visualized the intersection of education and research in mathematics. She was also the Science Communicator in Residence at Manchester Science Festival (2016) and the Mathematician in Residence at National Mathematics and Science College in 2023[16]
She is a committee member of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications in Southend.[17]
In 2018 she delivered the London Mathematical Society Popular Lecture[18] and gave the Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Public Lecture[19] at the Royal Institution. She also delivered a TEDxManchester talk[20] in 2020 and a talk at Ada Lovelace Day Live! in 2019 at the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
Media Appearances
[edit]Katie was a guest on the 2018 Christmas Special episode of QI[21], where she explained a mathematical concept through the medium of beer. She has appeared as a guest expert in two episodes of Channel 4's SuperShoppers, on a BBC Live Lesson and on the Discovery Science Channel's 'Mythical Beasts'[22] in the US.
She has also appeared on BBC Radio, including the BBC World Service and BBC local radio stations, discussing topics ranging from mathematical problems to science communication.
Along with her team, she is the Series 16 champion of BBC's Only Connect.[23]
Awards and Recognition
[edit]She was awarded The Joshua Phillips Award, a national prize for early-career science communicators, in 2016.[24]
Books
[edit]Steckles is the author of books including:
- The Math of a Milkshake (2020, Kane/Miller, ISBN 978-1684640614)
- The Biology of Bananas (2020, Kane/Miller, ISBN 978-1684640041)[25]
- The Curious World of Scientific Symbols: A Visual Directory of Meaning, Application (2022, with Nathan Adams, CSIRO Publishing, ISBN 9781837731091)
- Short Cuts: Maths: Navigate Your Way Through the Big Ideas (2023, with Sam Hartburn, Alison Kiddle and Peter Rowlett, Icon Books, ISBN 9781837731091)
- Maths 100 Ideas in 100 Words: A Whistle-Stop Tour of Key Concepts (2024, with Sam Hartburn and Ben Sparks, DK, ISBN 9780241594919)
References
[edit]- ^ Rycroft-Smith, Lucy. "Seven questions with... Katie Steckles". Cambridge Mathematics. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ Steckles, Katrina. "Loop spaces and Choreographies in Dynamical Systems". The University of Manchester. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ Katie Steckles at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ "Dr Katie Steckles". Sheffield Hallam University. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Think Maths". STEM Learning. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "An Evening Of Unnecessary Detail". Conway Hall. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Megapixel". Megapixel. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "Manchester Megapixel Needs You". Social Responsibility Manchester University. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "Katie Steckles Youtube". YouTube. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "How Fibonacci numbers give us a neat hack for converting between units". New Scientist. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ Edgar, Tom (4 July 2022). "Podcasting Mathematics". Math Horizons. 29 (4): 24–28. doi:10.1080/10724117.2022.2034401. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ Beveridge, Colin (7 August 2022). "Quick Guide: How to reboot your interest in maths". The Observer. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Lateral". IMDB.
- ^ "Maths Jam". MathsJam. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "Mathematician in residence Katie Steckles". Greenwich University Galleries. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "Mathematician in residence Katie Steckles". National Mathematics and Science College. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ "Katie Steckles". Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "Maths Greatest Unsolved Puzzles". YouTube. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Public Lecture 2020". Manchester University. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "Stories Of Mathematics - Katie Steckles - TEDxManchester". YouTube. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "QI-IMDB". IMDB.
- ^ "Mythical Beasts". IMDB. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "Only Connect". BBC. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "The Josh Award". BIG STEM Communicators Network.
- ^ Rees, Renee (March 2021). "Review of The Biology of Bananas". Teaching Science. 67 (1): 60. ProQuest 2569413091.