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Personal Statement
I have made contributions to the mathematical modelling and analysis of a wide range of problems in fluid mechanics, including thin-film flows, evaporating droplets, rivulets and dry-patches, dielectrophoresis, microfluidics, liquid crystals, non-Newtonian fluids (including viscoplastic fluids, thixotropic fluids and nanofluids), anti-surfactants and self-rewetting fluids, fluid-structure interaction problems, biomechanics, nucleate boiling, confined bubbles, thermocapillary (Marangoni) and thermoviscosity effects, spin coating, magnetohydrodynamics, and fluid impact problems.
The common theme running through all of my work is the use of a range of mathematical (namely asymptotic, analytical and numerical) methods to bring new insights into a wide range of "real world" problems ranging from boiling and evaporation through industrial coating processes to biological systems such as the human knee.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, The Mathematics of Ship Slamming, University of Oxford
1987 → 1989
Master in Science, Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis, University of Oxford
1986 → 1987
Bachelor of Arts, University of Oxford
1983 → 1986
External positions
Joint Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Engineering Mathematics
1 Jan 2011 → 31 Dec 2015
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Maths DTP 2021/22 University of Strathclyde | Sharp, Henry
Wilson, S. (Principal Investigator), Wray, A. (Co-investigator) & Sharp, H. (Research Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/22 → 1/10/26
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated
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Maths DTP 2021/22 University of Strathclyde | Craig, David
Wilson, S. (Principal Investigator), Wray, A. (Co-investigator) & Craig, D. (Research Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/21 → 1/10/25
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated
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Effect of gravity-induced shape change on the diffusion-limited evaporation of thin sessile and pendant droplets
D'Ambrosio, H.-M., Wilson, S. K., Wray, A. W. & Duffy, B. R., 21 Feb 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Physical Review E. 43 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effect of particle–substrate adsorption on the deposition of particles from a thin evaporating sessile droplet
D'Ambrosio, H.-M., Wray, A. W. & Wilson, S. K., 17 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Engineering Mathematics. 151, 28 p., 1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Supplementary material from "The ventilation of buildings and other mitigating measures for COVID-19: a focus on wintertime"
Burridge, H. C. (Creator), Bhagat, R. K. (Creator), Stettler, M. E. J. (Creator), Kumar, P. (Creator), De Mel, I. (Contributor), Demis, P. (Creator), Hart, A. (Creator), Johnson-Llambias, Y. (Contributor), King, M.-F. (Creator), Klymenko, O. (Creator), McMillan, A. (Creator), Morawiecki, P. (Creator), Pennington, T. (Creator), Short, M. (Creator), Sykes, D. (Creator), Trinh, P. H. (Creator), Wilson, S. K. (Creator), Wong, C. (Creator), Wragg, H. (Creator), Davies Wykes, M. S. (Contributor), Iddon, C. (Creator), Woods, A. W. (Creator), Mingotti, N. (Creator), Bhamidipati, N. (Contributor), Woodward, H. (Creator), Beggs, C. (Creator), Davies, H. (Creator), Fitzgerald, S. (Creator), Pain, C. (Creator) & Linden, P. F. (Creator), figshare, 17 May 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5325030.v2, https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5325030.v1
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Experimental data for dynamic response of a thin sessile drop of conductive liquid to an applied voltage
Mottram, N. (Creator), Wilson, S. (Contributor), Duffy, B. (Contributor), Corson, L. (Creator), Brown, C. (Creator) & Tsakonas, C. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 31 May 2016
DOI: 10.15129/1d0dc167-0e9d-44b9-96d0-b44614d4ac22
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Prizes
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Awarded IoP Printing and Graphics Science Group Prize 2009
Wilson, S. (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
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BIRS Workshop on Modelling of Thin Liquid Films - Asymptotic Approach vs. Gradient Dynamics
Wilson, S. (Speaker)
28 Apr 2019 → 3 May 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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BIRS Workshop on Mathematical Criminology and Security
Wilson, S. (Speaker)
17 Mar 2019 → 22 Mar 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk