Research Output per year
Research Output per year
Personal profile
Area of academic expertise - outline
- Mathematical modelling of liquid crystals
- Ultrasonics
- Fluid Dynamics
Current research activities
- Theoretical models of ultrasonic transducers incorporating spherical resonators (with Mulholland and Malhi, Strathclyde)
- Asymptotic properties of radial A+B->C reaction fronts (with Trevelyan, USW)
- Optimisation of transducer design parameters for wideband devices
- Sierpinski Carpet Inspired Ultrasonic Transducers (with Koubayssi and Roach, USW)
- Boundary conditions on 2D planar- and cylindrically-layered Smectic liquid crystals (with Al Sallo and Boswell, USW)
- Mathematical modelling of nutrient flow in egg clusters (with Sloman et al., UWS/UNT)
- Mathematical modelling of anthropogenic noise and its impact on aquatic biotic interactions (with Alexander, McLellan and Hughes, UWS)
- Experimental, numerical and analytical modelling of Nano fluid assisted heat exchanger systems
Desired research direction
- Mathematical modelling of anisotropic fluids.
- Design, modelling and fabrication of novel piezoelectric and electrostatic ultrasonic transducers.
- Modelling Allee effects with food webs.
- Mathematical modelling of nano-particles in heat exchanger fluids.
- Impact of anthropogenic noise on aquatic biotic interactions.
Target collaborative companies
Alba Ultrasound
Target collaborative organisations
Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering
Other areas of expertise available for knowledge exchange
- Basic Statistics and Probability
- Mathematical software packages expertise (Matlab, Mathematica, Maple, COMSOL)
- Researcher Development Mentoring
External positions
Committee Member, Scottish Mathematical Council
2016 → …Visiting Researcher, University of South Wales
2014 → …Keywords
- QC Physics
- mathematics
- fluid dynamics
- ultrasonics
- ultrasound
- non-Newtonian fluids
- modelling
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Research Output
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Structure of smectic-A liquid crystals in nonuniform domains: Modeling the impact of imperfect boundaries
al Sallo, A. S., Walker, A. J. & Boswell, G. P., 16 Mar 2020, In : Physical Review E. 101, 3, 17 p., 032703.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparison of empirical and predicted substrate temperature during surface melting of microalloyed steel using TIG technique and considering three shielding gases
Munoz De Escalona, P., Walker, A., Ogwu, A., Mridha, S. & Baker, T. N., 31 May 2019, In : Applied Surface Science. 477, p. 179-183 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Maternal fetal triage index vs. emergency severity index: increasing clinical safety by identifying and prioritising acutely unwell pregnant women
Nisbet, L., Walker, A., Cottam, J., Thomas, M. B. K., Williams, L., Pappan, S., Anjali, J. H., Sujith, B., Lohana, S. & Mathew, S., 28 Jun 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Maternal fetal triage index vs. emergency severity index: increasing clinical safety by identifying and prioritising acutely unwell pregnant women
Nisbet, L., Walker, A., Cottam, J., Thomas, M. B. K., Williams, L., Pappan, S., Anjali, J. H., Sujith, B., Lohana, S. & Mathew, S., 1 Feb 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Mathématiques sans Frontières 2019
Walker, A., 4 Aug 2019, Mathematics Today, 55, 4, p. 139 1 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Open AccessFile16 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Walker, Alan (Recipient), 12 Sep 2016
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
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Teacher/Ambassador Session for East Ayrshire
Alan Walker (Participant)
23 Jan 2020Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Schools engagement
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Careers in Mathematics Presentation - Trinity High School
Alan Walker (Speaker)
4 Feb 2020Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Schools engagement
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Marvellous Mathematics
Alan Walker (Contributor)
28 Sep 2020 → 4 Oct 2020Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Schools engagement
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STEM Ambassador/Teacher Networking Event for Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Schools
Alan Walker (Participant)
4 Feb 2020Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Schools engagement
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Press / Media
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Grange Academy retain Scottish title
26/06/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Pipe Organ Inspired Ultrasonic Transducers
Botong Zhu, James Windmill, Benjamin Tiller, Anthony J. Mulholland, Alan Walker & Anthony Mulholland
8/11/18 → 1/03/19
4 items of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research