Industrial & Applied Mathematics Seminar

The Oxford Centre for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (OCIAM) is a world-leading research group in core applied mathematics. Our weekly term-time seminar series features experts in their field. Speakers cover diverse applied mathematics topics, including fluid dynamics, solid and statistical mechanics, mathematical biology, and the mathematical modeling of physical and industrial processes in a whole range of scales, spanning from the nanometric world of molecular machines to the plantery scales in geophysics. The seminars explore both theoretical advancements and practical applications, emphasizing how mathematical tools can address challenges in engineering, environmental science, healthcare, economics, and other industries.
Type: Seminar Series
Series organiser: Alain Goriely (University of Oxford)
Timing: Thursdays at 12pm
Web Address: https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/groups/ociam

Talks:

Thursday 23 October 2025

Master Stability for Traveling Waves on Networks
Date: 23 October 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Stefan Ruschel (University of Leeds)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L3
Organiser: Alain Goriely (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 30 October 2025

Growth, tissue regeneration and active process
Date: 30 October 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Prof. Martine Ben Amar (Laboratoire de Physique Statistique, École Normale Supérieure, Paris, France)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L3
Organiser: Alain Goriely (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 6 November 2025

The KdV equation: exponential asymptotics, complex singularities and Painlevé II
Date: 6 November 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Prof. Scott W McCue (Queensland University of Technology Brisbane)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L3
Organiser: Alain Goriely (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 20 November 2025

L3 Integrating lab experiments into fluid dynamics models
Date: 20 November 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Ashleigh Hutchinson (University of Manchester)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L3
Organiser: Alain Goriely (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 4 December 2025

Geometry optimisation of wave energy converters
Date: 4 December 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L3
Organiser: Alain Goriely (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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