Dr Paul Harris

Dr Paul Harris is a reader in applied mathematics whose research interests are in applying numerical methods to solve problems in applied mathematics. He has worked on a range of problems from modelling the sound field radiated by a loudspeaker to modelling deformations of the spinal cord due to changes in the cerebrospinal fluid.

Paul-Harris

My research interests

My research interests are in applying numerical methods to solve problems in applied mathematics. I have particular interests in finite element and boundary element methods. I have used these methods to solve problems in fluid mechanics, acoustics and biomedical applications.

Research activity

Current research projects:

  • Mathematical modelling of deformations of the spinal cord
  • Mathematical models of cell clustering
  • Methods for image analysis

Previous research projects:

  • Modelling of harmonic and transient acoustic fields
  • Explosion and cavitation bubble dynamics.

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Contact me

Dr Paul Harris
Reader

Computing, Engineering and Mathematics
Moulsecoomb
91¶¶Òõ
BN2 4GJ

Telephone: +441273642533

Email: P.J.Harris@brighton.ac.uk

Biography

From 1983 to 1986 I studied Mathematics at the University of Plymouth where I obtained  a First Class Honors Degree (BSc). I remained at Plymouth between 1986 and 1989 to study for a PhD titled “The numerical solution of the dynamic fluid-structure interaction problem”.

After leaving Plymouth I was a Research Fellow in the Mathematics Department at the University of Birmingham until 1992 where I work on the mathematical modelling of cavitation and explosion bubbles in a liquid.

In 1992 I moved to the 91¶¶Òõ as a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Mathematics. In 2012 I was promoted to Principal Lecturer, and in 2013 I was made a Reader.

Output

PhD Students

NameThesis
Jenny Venton (2014- 2017) A mathematical Model of the spinal cord
Koray Ozcan (2017) The role of primary audible cues in sound localisation
Mansour Al Qubeissi (2015) Heating and evaporation of automotive fuel droplets 
David Chappell (2007)

Modelling the transient interaction of an elastic structure with an exterior acoustic field
Hui Wang (2004) Boundary integral modelling of transient wave propagation with application to acoustic radiation from loudspeakers. 
Huda Al-Awadi (2001) 

Efficient numerical computation of the dynamics of a spherical bubble
Anjulka Salhan (2000)  Dynamics of an explosion bubble close to a structure. 
Alison Easdown (1997)

Improving numerical properties of learning algorithms for neural networks.

Consultancy

Thales plc, 2006 – 2007. Confidential project involving Finite Element Modelling

Roles

  • Treasurer of the Joint Mathematical Council of the UK (2009-2017)
  • Editor-In-Chief of the Mathematical Association (2012-2017)
  • Treasurer of the Mathematical Association (2007-2012)

Awards

Leverhulme Trust Research Grant Number RPG-2013-178, Modelling cavities in the spinal cord, May 2014 – April 2017.