Gennady El

Gennady El is a Professor of Applied Mathematics at Northumbria University's Department of Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering. He holds Visiting Professorships at Loughborough University and Université de Lille. His research focuses on nonlinear dispersive waves, solitons, asymptotic methods, and applications in fluid dynamics and nonlinear optics. He collaborates with experimentalists and industrial partners, particularly in fiber optics and water waves.

El's education includes a PhD in Theoretical Physics (1991). He previously held roles at Loughborough University, including Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, and Reader. His work bridges integrable systems and statistical mechanics, with recent emphasis on soliton and breather gases using inverse scattering transforms and numerical simulations.

Research interests include dispersive hydrodynamics, modulational instability, and rogue waves. He leads projects funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), focusing on integrable turbulence. El is a member of the London Mathematical Society and SIAM, and co-founded the Journal of Nonlinear Waves.

His advising and grants include supervision of PhD students and EPSRC funding (2018-2020) for studies on soliton condensates and turbulence. Collaborations span fluid dynamics experiments and fiber optics, with industrial applications explored through joint projects.

El's work on soliton gases and dispersive shock waves has been validated through experiments and numerical simulations, contributing to both fundamental theory and applied technologies.