Prof. S. Jon Chapman | Mathematical Institute

Prof. S. Jon Chapman

D Phil, MA, BA

Academic Faculty

Professor of Mathematics and its Applications Director of OCIAM

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Personal Website:

http://people.maths.ox.ac.uk/chapman/

+44 1865 270507

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

Highlighted Publications:

Diffusion of multiple species with excluded-volume effects

Diffusion of multiple species with excluded-volume effects
Bruna, M; Chapman, SJ;
Journal of Chemical Physics issue 20 volume 137 (28 November 2012)

Do waveless ships exist? Results for single-cornered hulls

Do waveless ships exist? Results for single-cornered hulls
Trinh, PH; Chapman, SJ; Vanden-Broeck, J-M;
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS volume 685 page 413-439 (October 2011) Full text available

Multiscale modelling of fluid and drug transport in vascular tumours.

Multiscale modelling of fluid and drug transport in vascular tumours.
Shipley, RJ; Chapman, SJ;
Bull Math Biol issue 6 volume 72 page 1464-1491 (August 2010) Full text available

Motion of spiral waves in the complex Ginzburg-Landau equation

Motion of spiral waves in the complex Ginzburg-Landau equation
Aguareles, M; Chapman, SJ; Witelski, T;
Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena issue 7 volume 239 page 348-365 (1 April 2010)

Exponential asymptotics of localised patterns and snaking bifurcation diagrams

Exponential asymptotics of localised patterns and snaking bifurcation diagrams
Chapman, SJ; Kozyreff, G;
PHYSICA D-NONLINEAR PHENOMENA issue 3 volume 238 page 319-354 (February 2009) Full text available

Recent Publications:

Influence of correlated antigen presentation on T-cell negative selection in the thymus.

Influence of correlated antigen presentation on T-cell negative selection in the thymus.
Banerjee, S; Chapman, SJ;
Journal of the Royal Society, Interface issue 148 volume 15 (7 November 2018)

Topological data analysis of continuum percolation with disks.

Topological data analysis of continuum percolation with disks.
Speidel, L; Harrington, HA; Chapman, SJ; Porter, MA;
Physical review. E issue 1-1 volume 98 page 012318- (July 2018)

Slip flow through channels with varying elliptic cross section

Slip flow through channels with varying elliptic cross section
Wilmott, ZM; Breward, CJW; Chapman, SJ;
IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics (4 June 2018)

Role of Grain Boundaries under Long-Time Radiation.

Role of Grain Boundaries under Long-Time Radiation.
Zhu, Y; Luo, J; Guo, X; Xiang, Y; Chapman, SJ;
Physical review letters issue 22 volume 120 page 222501- (June 2018)

The effect of ions on the motion of an oil slug through a charged capillary

The effect of ions on the motion of an oil slug through a charged capillary
Wilmott, ZM; Breward, CJW; Chapman, SJ;
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS volume 841 page 310-350 (25 April 2018) Full text available

Research Interests:

Industrial mathematics, mathematical modelling, matched asymptotic expansions, partial differential equations, superconductivity, vortices, dislocations in elastic crystals, complex ray theory, high-frequency acoustic and electromagnetic scattering, free-boundary problems, exponential asymptotics, shear-thinning fluids, subcritical transition to turbulence, mathematical finance, asymptotic approximation of eigenvalues, mechanochemical models in developmental biology, mathematical physiology, tumour growth, nonlinear models of biological tissue.

Prizes, Awards, and Scholarships:

Johnson Mathematical Prize, Oxford University, 1992.
Richard C. DiPrima Prize, Society for Industrial and Applied Maths, 1994.
Whitehead Prize, London Mathematical Society, 1998.
Julian Cole Prize, Society for Industrial and Applied Maths, 2002.
Naylor Prize, London Mathematical Society, 2015.