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http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/491077.Alan_R_Champneys
http://www.researchgate.net/researcher/70485154_Alan_R_Champneys
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Professor of Applied Nonlinear Mathematics
Applied Nonlinear Mathematics Group
Department of Engineering Mathematics
University of Bristol, UK
Date of and place of birth: 17/4/67, Tunbridge Wells , Kent, U.K. Nationality British.
Status Married to Sharon since 1992. Two sons: Max 19/6/95, Dominic 10/5/97. Daughter Emma 19/11/00
Brief Career History:
1985-1988 BSc. in Mathematics, University of Birmingham Graduated with first class honours.
1988-1991 PhD. in Mathematics, Wadham College University of Oxford. Thesis title The nonlinear dynamics of articulated pipes conveying fluid, supervisor T. Brooke Benjamin FRS.
1992-1993 Postdoctoral Research Assistant in the School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Bath sponsored by the EPSRC (formerly SERC) on Numerical computation of invariant manifold bifurcations. Jointly supervised by John Toland and Alastair Spence .
1993- Lecturer in Nonlinear Systems. Department of Engineering Mathematics, University of Bristol. Reader since 1998. Professor since 2001.
1997-2002 EPSRC Advanced Fellowship
Current Research Interests:
1. Applied dynamical systems. Understanding complicated dynamics (e.g. chaos) in physical systems governed by ordinary or partial differential equations in terms of bifurcation theory. Global bifurcations (homoclinic and heteroclinic orbits). Bifurcations (grazing and sliding) unique to piecewise-smooth systems. Parametric resonance; the `Indian Rope trick'. Application across engineering to aircraft and structural dynamics, power electronics, fluid-structure interaction.
2. Numerical bifurcation theory . Path-following; use of the codes AUTO and CONTENT. Numerical analysis of homoclinic and heteroclinic bifurcations, including homoclinic orbits to periodic orbits, numerical branch-switching and stability calculations. Algorithms for periodic orbits of large systems.
3. Localised phenomena . Existence theories for multiplicities of homoclinic orbits in Hamiltonian and reversible systems. Applications to nonlinear elastic buckling. Localised buckling of cylinders , rods and struts. Solitary waves in suspension bridges. Applications to solitary water waves with surface tension, and generalised solitary waves (homoclinics to periodics). Applications to nonlinear optics; "embedded" solitons, second-harmonic generation, optical parametric oscillators. Localised modes of higher-oder continuum models for lattice equations.
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