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ABOUT ME

WELCOME

Dear Visitor,

Welcome to my new website. As with all things I do best, it was made in a short time - just under a week - in a fit of passion, possibly because I feel I need to get it all out before it goes away. My aim was for the site to reflect my design philosophy.

If you are inspired by my site, and think that I may be able to help or work with you on a project, then I would love to hear from you. The contact methods are in the left-hand navigation bar. Living in Macedonia affords me the possibility to be very financially competitive, and of course, poses little obstacle in working with you as there are so many networking options available.

In creating my site, I quickly realised that if it was going to advertise my style and method then I probably should provide some background material. As such, I have included a section on my research at Leeds University and my time as a lecturer at the University in Ohrid, Macedonia. You will find a link to my thesis in the research section.

Earlier this year I visited Copenhagen with my wife (see the photograph below) and found it breath-taking. The many art and design museums displaying brilliant works of art are also architectural masterpieces themselves. Clearly, this trip has stayed with me and has greatly influenced my design ideas, from the interior of our new bar in Skopje (Ager & Säger Bar) to the other websites and graphics on this site.

In the projects section, you will see my work displayed. I like clean Scandinavian design with crisp lines and minimal use of colour. I also feel that, especially in web design, form should follow function but not be limited by it. Combining this with the use of the latest in web developing methods - for example html5 and css3 - results in logical, responsive and adaptive websites which allow a user to quickly fulfil the reason for their visit while making use both artistic and pleasurable.

Thanks again for visiting my website, I hope you enjoy it!

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DOCTORAL RESEARCH

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICAL FRAGMENTATION

During my PhD at Leeds University, I investigated the role that magnetic fields and thermal instabilities play in the formation of stars.

In galaxies, there are enormous regions (30 − 40 parsecs or approximately one-million-billion kilometres) of molecular gas of around one-hundred-thousand solar masses which are called giant molecular clouds (GMCs). Since all star formation in the Galactic disc is known to take place in molecular clouds, research into such areas is of great interest.

Observations tell us that the density in such clouds is inhomogeneous on a number of scales and it appears unlikely that the inhomogeneity is caused by gravitational instability. My thesis showed that magnetic fields and thermal instabilities may have an important positive role to play in the production of dense regions of sizes and densities suitable for star formation.

Stellar Nursery in the Rosette Nebula.

ESA/PACS & SPIRE Consortium/HOBYS Key Programme Consortia.

For more information see nasa.gov

If you are interested in browsing through my thesis, feel free.

For more information about this fascinating area of applied mathematics and astrophysics, look no further than the publication history of my former supervisor, Professor Sam Falle.

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UNIVERSITY LECTURING

MATHEMATICS AND MORE

After finishing my PhD in 2009, I accepted a post as a lecturer of mathematical subjects at the University for Information Science and Technology in Ohrid, Macedonia. My main academic subject area is applied mathematics and my PhD was based in astrophysical fluids, including much programming in C, C++, and Fortran. This allowed me to lecture in a range of fields.

The University was formed in the same year that I started working there and so we were a small staff with approximately 60 students. This meant that there were no syllabuses for the courses and no routine to follow and fit into. Everything had to be created from scratch, an opportunity that most lecturers do not get to be part of, yet something which is invaluable experience and insight into the workings of a university.

In the first year, I designed, implemented, lectured and gave tutorials in three core modules. These were the two core mathematics modules, covering all the calculus a computer scientist needs as well as linear algebra and geometry, and the other was a programming module which covered C++. In my second year, with the growth of the University, the number of staff and students increased significantly. In this year, I once again took the mathematics modules while replacing C++ with Thermodynamics.

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BESPOKE WEB DESIGN

ELENA ONČEVSKA AGER
(January 2012)

A personal website for my wife. It serves both as a place for her to gather her work/research in a public domain and to interact with her students.

MY WEBSITE
(December 2011)

EXMOUTH ART GROUP
(December 2011)

A group for both professional and amateur artists with over 200 members. I was commissioned to build a site that would contain up-to-date information for the members and be a showcase and an inspiring setting for the display and sale of their work.

AGER & SÄGER BAR
(October 2011)

The website is for our bar in the centre of Skopje, situated on the main street in the City. The website needed to capture the vibrant alternative essence of the bar as well as promoting our events.

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GRAPHIC DESIGN

LOGO PACKS

Exmouth Art Group:

Ager & Säger Bar:

BUSINESS CARDS

POSTERS

CHRISTMAS CARDS

FACEBOOK EVENT LOGOS FOR AGER & SÄGER BAR

3D MODELLING

ANIMATED GIFS

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