Alex Cliffe
BA, MMath
Pronouns
He / Him
Status
Postgraduate Student
Research groups
Address
Mathematical Institute
University of Oxford
Andrew Wiles Building
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6GG
University of Oxford
Andrew Wiles Building
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6GG
Major / recent publications
G-Q G Chen, A Cliffe, F Huang, S Liu, and Q Wang. Global solutions of the two-dimensional Riemann problem with four-shock interactions for the Euler equations for potential flow, 2023, arXiv:2305.15224.
Research interests
Nonlinear PDE and fluid dynamics. Systems of hyperbolic conservation laws, free boundary problems of mixed hyperbolic-elliptic type. Shock reflection problems and other Riemann problems in two space dimensions.
Prizes, awards, and scholarships
EPSRC Award (2019--2023).
Legg Prize, Pembroke College, Cambridge (2017, 2018).
Teaching
2022/23
- Stipendiary lecturer at St Peter's College. Teaching M5 Fourier Series and PDE, A1 Differential Equations I, A6 Differential Equations II, ASO Integral Transforms, ASO Calculus of Variations.
- C4.4 Hyperbolic Equations, Tutor and TA
- Function Spaces and Distributions, Random Systems CDT, Tutor
2021/22
- C4.6 Fixed Point Methods for Nonlinear PDE, Tutor
- Consultation Sessions for C4.6 Fixed Point Methods for Nonlinear PDEs, Tutor
- College Tutor at Magdalen College. Teaching Prelims M4 Dynamics and M5 Multivariable Calculus
- B4.3 Distribution Theory, Tutor
- Function Spaces and Distributions, Random Systems CDT, Tutor
2020/21
- C4.6 Fixed Point Methods for Nonlinear PDEs, TA
- Consultation Sessions for C4.6 Fixed Point Methods for Nonlinear PDEs, Tutor
- B6.1 Numerical Solution of Differential Equations I, TA
2019/20
- B5.6 Nonlinear Systems, TA