Matthias Heil

Matthias Heil is a Professor of Applied Mathematics at The University of Manchester, specializing in Fluid-Structure Interaction, Continuum Mechanics, and Numerical Analysis. His research focuses on fluid dynamics, solid mechanics, and computational methods, with contributions to the OOMPH-LIB software library. He is affiliated with the Continuum Mechanics and Numerical Analysis research groups, and his work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals through initiatives like Digital Futures and the Christabel Pankhurst Institute.

• Education details are available on his personal webpage.
• Research interests include fluid-structure interaction in physiological systems, elastic-walled channel flows, and microfluidic applications.

His recent work explores sedimentation dynamics, wake instabilities, and multiphysics modeling. He has supervised 20 research works and contributed to projects like the Föppl–von Kármán equations for MEMS membranes.

• Labs/Teams: Continuum Mechanics Group, OOMPH-LIB developers, Fluid-Structure Interaction research cluster.