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Researchers involved

  • Professor Michele Coti Zelati

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    Professor of Mathematics

    Research interests

    Analysis of PDEs, fluid mechanics, infinite-dimensional dynamical systems, stochastic perturbations, turbulence theory.

  • Dr Shahid Mughal

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    Lecturer in Applied Mathematics

    Research interests

    Hydrodynamic Instability. Linear and Nonlinear Receptivity. Laminar-Turbulent Boundary Layer Transition Modelling and Flow Control.

  • Professor Demetrios Papageorgiou

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    Chair in Applied Maths and Mathematical Physics

    Research interests

    Free boundary problems; multiphase flows; electrohydrodynamics; surfactant effects; dissipative dynamical systems. High speed flow: high speed droplet impact, multiphase high-speed flows, ice formation, control of complex systems.

  • Emeritus Professor Anatoly Ruban

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    Senior Research Investigator

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    Theoretical and computational analysis of high Reynolds number flows, incompressible and compressible, with main focus in two areas: laminar-turbulent transition in boundary layer, and boundary-layer separation from a rigid body surface

  • Dr Andrew Walton

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    Senior Lecturer

    Research interests

    Hydrodynamic stability (both linear & nonlinear); Stability of parallel and nearly-parallel flows. Internal flows; Transition to turbulence in internal and external flows

  • Prof Xuesong Wu

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    Professor of Applied Mathematics

    Research interests

    Boundary layer theory; Hydrodynamic instability; Laminar-turbulent transition; Nonlinear waves; Aeroacoustics; Combustion instability

Research associates involved

  • Dr Xin Guan

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    Chapman Fellow

Biofluid dynamics
Geophysical fluid dynamics
High speed flows and laminar flow control
Stokes, multiphase and thin film flows