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Physically-based techniques

		Prof Holger Babinsky Dimensional analysis development of simple models across aerodynamics Scaling arguments development of simple models across aerodynamics Empirical modelling development of simple models across aerodynamics Reduced models development of simple models across aerodynamics
		Dr Silvana Cardoso Dimensional analysis plumes/thermals/porous media with chemical reaction Scaling arguments plumes/thermals/porous media with chemical reaction Reduced models plumes/thermals/porous media with chemical reaction
		Prof Mike Cates Scaling arguments scaling laws for phase separation, coarsening, correlation lengths Empirical modelling constitutive modelling of complex fluids Reduced models continuum models derived by coarse graining of molecular descriptions
		Dr Alex Copley Dimensional analysis Scaling arguments
		Dr Stephen Cowley Scaling arguments
		Dr Bart Hallmark Reduced models basic application of Giesekus & upper convected Maxwell constitutive equations to capillary thinning
		Prof Simone Hochgreb Dimensional analysis Scaling arguments Empirical modelling Reduced models
		Prof Marian Holness Empirical modelling simple models to place order-of-magnitude constraints on timescales and length scales
		Prof Matthew Juniper Dimensional analysis general use of the technique Scaling arguments general use of the technique Reduced models development and use of low order models
		Dr Iris Möller Empirical modelling wind-generated water wave dissipation in shallow water over vegetated surfaces Reduced models wind-generated water wave dissipation in shallow water over vegetated surfaces
		Dr Alex Routh Dimensional analysis Scaling arguments
		Dr John Rudge Dimensional analysis Scaling arguments Empirical modelling Reduced models
		Prof Paul Tucker Reduced models distributed actuator disc models for fans and compressors
		Dr Nathalie Vriend Empirical modelling mathematical models of granular systems derived from experiments
		Prof Ian Wilson Dimensional analysis Empirical modelling Reduced models development of phenomenological models for processes

Approximate methods

		Dr Silvana Cardoso Perturbation techniques plumes/thermals/porous media with chemical reaction
		Dr Stephen Cowley Perturbation techniques Asymptotic expansions
		Dr Otti Croze Asymptotic expansions asymptotic expressions for the transport of swimming algae in flows
		Prof Matthew Juniper Perturbation techniques stability analysis
		Dr Alex Routh Perturbation techniques Asymptotic expansions
		Dr John Rudge Perturbation techniques
		Dr Christopher Tout Perturbation techniques Evolution of angular momentum and magnetic fields in stars
		Prof Ian Wilson Perturbation techniques occasional use

Stochastic techniques

Prof Mike Cates

thermal and other noise in simple and complex fluids; statistical mechanics

stochastic analytical and numerical methods to study swimmer suspensions

General methods

Dr Stephen Cowley

Complex analysis

Prof Matthew Juniper

Complex analysis

integration in the complex plane for local stability analysis

Variational methods

constrained optimization with Lagrangian functionals

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Physically-based techniques

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