I am a Professor within the applied mathematics and mathematical physics AMMP section of the Mathematics department of Imperial College London. I also hold adjunct/visiting professorships at the University of Alberta , Brunel University and an invited professorship at the University of Aix-Marseilles. I am also currently the Head of the Mathematics Department at Imperial College.

I am currently one of the executive editors for the Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics (I am happy to receive electronic pdf submissions to the Journal). I am also an Associate Editor of Wave Motion and the Journal of Engineering Mathematics and submissions for these should be made through the journal editorial system.

This webpage contains a brief summary of my research interests, other details such as a list of publications , recent talks and presentations, and some useful external links can be found by clicking on the highlighted text.
 

Research Interests

In Fluid mechanics my interests are in fluid flows on the microscale concentrating on thin film theories, the effects of surfactants , electrokinetics and coupling between elastic substrates and fluid flow.

In Solid Mechanics and Electromagnetism current interests are in wrinkling and buckling of thin elastic plates, fracture mechanics, trapped modes, slow waves in optics and high frequency homogenization theory for microstructured media.

If you are looking around for a Phd place, I would be happy to discuss potential Phd projects in these areas. There are several avenues for postdoctoral funding, most of which need some sponsorship from a faculty member, and if you are interested in my research then look at these schemes and then contact me.

• The Newton International Fellowships 2-year postdoctoral fellowship for those based overseas run by the Royal Society. Contact: December.
• Imperial Junior Research Fellowships Usually advertised in/around October.
• Imperial College Mathematics Department Chapman Fellowships Usually advertised around October.
• Imperial Lectureships Closing date January.
• EPSRC-funded Postdoctoral Fellowships Closing date usually in early August.
• 1851 Research Fellowship 2 year Fellowship. Contact: January.
• Royal Society University Research Fellowships
• Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships Contact: November.
• http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.FP7CallsPage Marie Curie Individual Fellowships: these fall into 3 categories and the call is usually in late March with closing mid-August.
• FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IEF - Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships for Career Development (IEF). This scheme is to give experienced researchers to move from an institution, in one Member State or Associate Country, to another.
• FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IIF - Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowships (IIF). This scheme is designed to attract top-class researchers from Third Countries to Member States.
• FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IOF - Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowships for Career Development (IOF). This scheme is to allow researchers from Member States and Associated Countries to attend a partner institution in a Third Country for 12-14 months and then bring them back to their host institution to allow for knowledge transfer.

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