Matthew Shirley

MMath

Status

Postdoctoral Research Associate

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

Material flow in a silicon furnace

Shirley, M

Understanding the Fundamentals of Motor Current Signature Analysis

Shirley, M Champneys, A Marrin, N Moore, M Piette, B Shaw, A

Oral Processing of Chocolate

Smith, A Breward, C Hall, E Icardi, M Lacey, A Luckins, E Meyer, K Lee, W Shirley, M

Microwave cooking of thin potato discs

Budd OBE, C Piva, P Shirley, M Whittaker, R

Ice on Suspension Bridge Cables

Hjorth, P Ljungdahl, V Madsen, S Ikonomakis, A Listov-Saabye Pedersen, F Please, C Shirley, M

Teaching

Teaching assistant for:

MMSC Supplementary Applied Mathematics
C5.5 Perturbation Methods

Graduate teaching assistant at Jesus College for:

Prelims Dynamics

Further details

I am a postdoctoral researcher in industrial mathematics in OCIAM,having recently completed my DPhil as part of the InFoMM CDT.

Research interests

I am interested in mathematical modelling for physical and industrially motivated problems, focussing on areas including

Fluid dynamics
Heat and mass transfer
Chemical reactions
Free boundary problems
Multiscale methods.

My work utilises a combination of asymptotic and numerical techniques.

In my current position part of my time is spent on short term projects on mathematical challenges posed by companies, and the remainder on my own independent research program.

Previously, I was a DPhil student at the University of Oxford and part of the InFoMM CDT. My research project was in collaboration with the metallurgy company Elkem ASA. My work focused on developing mathematical models for the gas flow through silicon furnaces and its coupling with the thermal, chemical, and solid behaviour.