Professor PK Jimack
BSc (Bristol); PhD (Bristol)
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Position
Professor of Scientific Computing
Roles
Director of lab: Sci Comp 7.31
Director of Research (outgoing)
Scientific Computing Research Group Leader
Responsibilities
Pro-Dean for Research in the Faculty of Engineering. Also member of the following School committees: School Management Board and School Research Committee.
Research activities
Peter's general research area is Scientific Computation and he is particularly interested in efficient, accurate and reliable computational techniques for the solution of partial differential equations. The majority of his research work has involved the development and analysis of adaptive finite element algorithms and the use of parallel computer architectures.
Research students
Professor Jimack is currently supervising the following research student(s):
| STUDENT | THESIS TITLE |
|---|---|
| Chris Davies | Geophysics Scientific Computing |
| Natalie Foxley | Towards Global Optimization in CFD through Use of Adjoint Methods |
| Bob Marlow | Moving grid techniques in finite element modelling of nonlinear parabolic equations and systems |
| Chris Martin | Atmospheric chemistry |
| Sarfraz Sarfraz | Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication |
Teaching activities
In 2008/2009, Professor Jimack will be involved in teaching the following modules:
| Computational Modelling | COMP2640 |
Recent publications
A more comprehensive list is available here
Gaskell, P H; Jimack, P K; Koh, Y Y; Thompson, H M. Development and application of a parallel multigrid solver for the simulation of spreading droplets. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, vol. 56, pp. 979-1002. 2008.
Romanazzi, G; Jimack, P K; Goodyer, C E. Reliable performance prediction for parallel scientific software in a multi-cluster grid environment in: Papadrakakis a, M & Topping, B H V (editors) Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology Civil-Comp Press. 2008.
Martin, Chris; Haji, Mohammed H; Dew, Peter; Pilling, Mike; Jimack, Peter. Semantically-enhanced model-experiment-evaluation processes (SeMEEPs) within the Atmospheric Chemistry Community in: Juliana Freire, David Koop & Luc Moreau (editors) Provenance and Annotation of Data and Processes, Second International Provenance and Annotation Workshop, IPAW 2008, pp. 293-308 Springer. 2008.
Tenchev, R T; Harlen, O; Jimack, P K; Walkley, M A. Finite element modelling of two- and three-dimensional viscoelastic polymer flows in: M. Papadrakakis and B.H.V. Topping (editors) Trends in Engineering Computational Technology, pp. 81-101 Saxe-Coburg Publications. 2008.
Rosam, J; Jimack, P K; Mullis, A M. An adaptive, fully implicit, multigrid phase-field model for the quantitative simulation of non-isothermal binary alloy solidification. Acta Materialia, vol. 56, pp. 4559-4569. 2008.
Romanazzi, G; Jimack, P K. Parallel performance prediction for numerical codes in a multi-cluster environment in: M. Ganzha et.al (editors) Proceedings of the 2008 International Multiconference on Computer Science and Information Technology (IMCSIT'08) , pp. 467-474 PTI Press. 2008.