Prof. Colin Please

BSc, MSc, DPhil

Status

Emeritus

Professor of Applied Mathematics,

University Lecturer in Industrial and Interdisciplinary Mathematics,

Oxford Mathematical Modelling Battery Group

+44 1865 280604

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ORCID iD

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8917-8574

Research groups

Oxford Centre for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Address

Mathematical Institute
University of Oxford
Andrew Wiles Building
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6GG

Recent publications

Charge transport modelling of Lithium-ion batteries

RICHARDSON, G FOSTER, J RANOM, R PLEASE, C RAMOS, A European Journal of Applied Mathematics volume 33 issue 6 983-1031 (21 Dec 2022)

Homogenised model for the electrical current distribution within a submerged arc furnace for silicon production

Luckins, E Oliver, J Please, C Sloman, B van Gorder, R European Journal of Applied Mathematics volume 33 issue 5 828-863 (13 Aug 2021)

Physical modelling of the slow voltage relaxation phenomenon in lithium-ion batteries

Kirk, T Please, C Chapman, S Journal of The Electrochemical Society volume 168 (16 Jun 2021)

Asymptotic reduction of a lithium-ion pouch cell model

Timms, R Marquis, S Sulzer, V Please, C Chapman, S SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics volume 81 issue 3 765-788 (04 May 2021)

Extended Stefan problem for the solidification of binary alloys in a sphere

BROSA PLANELLA, F PLEASE, C VAN GORDER, R European Journal of Applied Mathematics volume 32 issue 2 242-279 (04 Apr 2021)

Melting and dripping of a heated material with temperature-dependent viscosity in a thin vertical tube

Sloman, B Please, C Van Gorder, R Journal of Fluid Mechanics volume 905 a16 (25 Dec 2020)

Homogenisation applied to thermal radiation in porous media

Rooney, C Please, C Howison, S European Journal of Applied Mathematics volume 32 issue 5 784-805 (03 Dec 2020)

Research interests

Professor Colin Please works on the mathematical modelling of physical phenomena arising in practical problems and interpreting the results
into the original context His research takes place at the interface of mathematics with other disciplines primarily engineering, and bio-science. He develops mathematical models primarily using partial differential equations employing asymptotic methods and numerical methods to understand the resulting behaviour. He has a particular longstanding interest in Mathematics with Industry Study Groups which are very active in the UK with rapidly growing similar activities internationally. These Study Groups bring academic mathematicians together with practitioners in
industry to identify methods for modelling their technical problems arising in industrial manufacturing processes. They are a fantastic method for training new applied mathematicians in the methods of mathematical modelling.

He was a director of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Industrially Focused Mathematical Modelling (InFoMM).

He is currently particularly interested in modelling of batteries with collaborations through the Faraday Institute (details are available: here)