COVID-19 modelling: rapidly predicting the spatially varying infection risk indoors from airborne transmission

By Ian Griffiths 1, Katerina Kaouri 2, Aaron English 2, and Zechariah Lau 2. 1. University of Oxford, Mathematical Institute 2. Cardiff University, Dep. of

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The UK Graduate Modelling Camp 2020: A Student’s Perspective

By Ed Donlon The UK Graduate Modelling Camp (www.maths.ox.ac.uk/r/infommgradcamp) took place from 15-17 July 2020 under slightly unusual circumstances, as the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated online-only

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Using mathematics to optimise the performance of filtration membranes

By Victoria Pereira Membrane filtration is a process used for the clarification, purification, and separation of fluid mixtures. In a typical filtration system, a mixture

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Accurate answers using imprecise calculations

By Oliver Sheridan-Methven, University of Oxford Mathematical Institute, PhD in industrially focused mathematical modelling For a huge variety of tasks we require computer simulations to

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BAKING THE CARBON CAKE Homogenisation Applied to the Electrical Calcination of Carbon Materials

By Caoimhe Rooney The metallurgy industry is a gold-mine for mathematical treasures, from partial differential equation models describing crust formation (which notoriously hinders furnace operation),

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A Critical Analysis of Cereal Extrusion

Michael McPhail A number of popular cereal products are made using a manufacturing process known as extrusion. There is a stage during this process in

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Silicon Anodes in Lithium-ion Batteries

By Ian Roper Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are used in mobile phones, laptops and electronic vehicles and thus make up a large proportion of the energy

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