Neville Fowkes


PERSONAL


Nationality Australian
Education
(61) B. Sc. Queensland University
(65) Ph. D. Queensland University
Current Position
Maths, UWA. Senior Lecturer (from 1977)
Previous employment
(65-66) Research Fellow Division of Engineering and Applied Maths. Harvard University (Fullbright Scholar)
(66-69) Lecturer Division of Engineering and Applied Maths. Harvard University
Adjunct appointments
(74-75) Research Officer Div. of Eng and Appl. Physics (Home Fire Project)
(78) Research consultant (Project Aquarious)
(80-81) Research Fellow Long Ashton Agricultural Res. Stn.
(83) Invited lecturer and research consultant Prince of Songkla University, Thailand.
(87, 88, 89) Guest Lecturer ITB Bridging Program Bandung Indonesia (6 week visits).
(88) Visiting research fellow Oxford University (9 mths)
(88-89) Visiting research fellow Bristol University (3 mths)(90)
(89) Visiting research fellow Peking University (4 weeks)
(94-95) Visiting research fellow Oxford University
(98,99) Visiting consultant in Laos and Indonesia.
(2000) Visiting consultany ITB Indonesia

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Continuium mechanics, scientific, industrial and medical modelling.

Research Consultancy
(89-91) CRA WA (Russel Gainsbury chief contact) -- Rock Blasting. (Maths Consulting group UWA, with David Hurley)
(92-93) Age Developments (Clem Rowe chief contact) - Packer Design Maths Consulting group, with Dave Hurley)
(90-94) BHP Melbourne Research Labs (Inayat-Hussain chief contact) Continuing contact with yearly (1-2 weeks) intense work sessions at BHP.
(89-98) MISG work. Yearly 1 week workshops with industry, with follow up.
(Jan 96) BHP consulting work at BHP Port Kembla
(Feb 7- Feb 21, 98) Overseas visiting scholar to Centre for Research on the Application and Advancement of Mathematics, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia, for Industrial Mathematics Week (98)
(1999, June 12- July 12) ITB Visiting Scholar to help set up the Maths in Industry Week for June 2000.
(2000, July 2-16) Research consultant IMW2000 ITB Indonesia.
(2001, Oct 16- Dec 4) distinguished visitor TICAM Austin Texas
(2001, Sept 1- 15 Oct) Visiting research fellow Southampton
(2001, 5 Mar- 10 June) Visiting research fellow OCIAM Oxford Univ
(2001, July, Aug) Research associate LNEC, Lisbon
(2001, Aug- Nov) Distinguished visitor University of Texas in Austin
(2004, Feb Visiting scholar and facilator to help with the first MISG in S Africa (Wits)
(2005, Feb Visiting scholar and facilitator second MISG S. Africs (Wits) 
(2006, Feb Moderator 2006 MISG Massey Univ, NZ
(2007, 14-June- 31 Oct Supervisor for BHP Russian Student Training Project
(2008,   Feb Visiting scholar and facitator MISG and Grad w/shop Wits S. Africa
(2008, 9-20 June facilitator PIMS graduate modelling camp and IPSW Regina, Canada
(2009,  19-29 May facilitator PIMS graduate modelling camp and IPSW Calgary, Canada.
(2009, 30 May- 1 July  cosultant for reseach project `Development of hybrid-Treffitz finite elt technique' funded 
Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia, Instituto  Superior Technico.
(2010, 4-17 Jan   facilitator AIMS (African Institute of Math Sciences) graduate Preparation session and MISGSA 2010.
(2010,  Feb 6- 14 moderator and WA representative MISG  2010 at RMIT.

Postgraduate Project work (since 1995)
(1995) E. Hassan, MSc in Applied Mathematics, "Packer Problem"
(1998) M. Anderson, Hons in Applied Mathematics, "Surface Tension in a Wedge"
(1998) S. Ng, Hons in Electrical Engineering (with B. Nener), "EM Propagation over the Ocean"
(1999) T. Lewis, Hons in Electrical Engineering (with B. Nener), "EM Propagation over the Ocean"
(1999) S. Ng, postgraduate scholar (with B. Nener), "EM Propagation over the Ocean"
(1999) J. Yung, Hons Physics/Maths, "Flow Fields", with M. Trefry (CSIRO), P. Abbott (Physics)
(1999) (Ap 12-June 7) Dr Somkiat Phasy AusAID scholar "Polystyrene Models"
(1999-) M. Anderson, Ph D student "The Boundary Tracing Technique"
(1999-) R. O'Brien PhD student "Reaction Diffusion Models associated with Malting"
(2000) L. Boredon, Hons in Electrical Engineering (with B. Nener) "EM Propagation over the Ocean"
(2000) W. Fernando, Hons Maths, "Ice Growth on Aircraft Wings"
(2000) G. Harris, with CSIRO (M. Trefry), Physics (P. Abbott), "Partitioned Transport in Laminates"
(2003) S. Richardson (with T. Edwards, Oil and Gas) `Upscaling in the Oil Industry' PhD student
(2003) R. Hepburn `Brewing Problems' Hons student
(2003-4) I. Khoo `Modelling the Emergency Ward Operation' MSc student
(2006) D. May (with Brett Nener) Optical Distorsion
(2006) M. Roberts (with Mike Trefry, A, Bassom) Ph D student `Periodic free surface phenomena in coastal groundwater systems'
(2006) I. Almanjahi (with Grant Keady, Ian Dadour) Cabin Temperature in a parked car Msc thesis 
(2007) Svetlana Artemova (BHP Russian program) `The Thermal Detection Problem'
(2007) Roman Avdeev (BHP Russian Project) ` Oil bearing rock detection using electromagnetic prospecting techniques:
a survey'
(2009-) Alan Moyle PhD `The mooring of  large ships'.
(2009, 10) Deaw Jaibun MSc `Fishing Pole Dynamics'
(2010) Brendan Florio Ph D (with T. Stemler} `Geothermal Problems'
(2010) Nathan White Engineering project (with T. Stemler) `Geothermal Investigations'

Educational Consulting
(83) Prince of Songkla University guest lecturer (5 weeks) (also research consultant)
(88, 89, 90) Basic Science Bridging Program guest lecturer Indonesia.(6weeks/yr) (M Sc student training, and advice)
(1-8 Sept 96) adviser on future Mathematics/Industry communication in Indonesia.
(7-21 Feb 97) Overseas visiting scholar Centre for Research on the Application and Advancement of Mathematics, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia.
(1998, June -July) Lao PDR Post Secondary Educational Project (IDP), curriculum development.
(1999, June 12 - July 12) ITB (QUE Project), Indonesia consultant on industrial mathematics.
(2000, Jan 1 - Feb 1) Dir . "Short Term Training Course in Modelling and Optimization for Lao PDR Staff".
(2000, July 2-16) ITB (QUE Project) Technical assistance for IMW2000.
(2001, July, Aug) Calolica Portuguesa. Faculdade Engenharia Universidade, advisor
(2007, 14-June- 31 Oct Supervisor for BHP Russian Student Training Project
(2008, Feb facititator graduate modelling w/shop Wits University, S. Africa, Canada
(2008, June facititator PIMS graduate modelling camp at IPSW Regina, Canada
(2009, July facilitator PIMS graduate modelling camp at Calgary Canada
(2010, Jan facilitator AIMS graduate preparation program. 

Professional Associations
Australian Mathematical Society
Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics .
Secretary ANZIAM WA.
Committee member The Engineering Mathematics Group. (ANZIAM)
European Consortium of Mathematics in Industry.
American Maths Soc member
Ed board member on Proceedings ITB on Engineering Science

Invited lectures since 1995
(95) July: Indonesian National Mathematics Conference. Pandung
(96) Industrial Mathematics Workshop ITB Bandung Indonesia
(00) Industrial Mathematics Workshop ITB Bandung Indonesia
(2004) Invited lecturer University of Witswatersrand Feb
(2005) Guest lecturer ICAM05 Bandung, ITB, Sept 2005

Feb 2010