Andrew Hazel

Andrew Hazel is a Professor of Applied Mathematics and Head of the Department of Mathematics at The University of Manchester. His research focuses on mechanical models of complex physical, biological, and chemical systems, employing computational methods to solve coupled differential equations. He co-developed the oomph-lib software library for multi-physics problems, widely used in engineering and scientific simulations.

Education: BA and PhD in Mathematics (University of Cambridge). Postdoctoral research at The Ohio State University (Biomedical Engineering) and the University of Manchester (2000–2003). Appointed Lecturer at Manchester in 2003, progressing to his current role.

Research Interests: Fluid and solid mechanics interactions, continuum mechanics, nonlinear dynamics, and biomedical applications. Current projects include bifurcation analysis, viscous fingering, circadian rhythm modeling, and crack propagation. Collaborations include work with Prof. A. Juel on the Manchester Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics.

Grants & Projects: Leads the Centre for Biological Timing, exploring circadian rhythms in health and disease. Active in interdisciplinary research, including clinical measures for circadian effects and Hele-Shaw cell dynamics.

Software Development: Co-architect of oomph-lib, a C++ library for finite element and spectral methods, enabling advanced computational modeling in multi-physics systems.