Ian Griffiths

Prof. Ian Griffiths is a Professor at the Mathematical Institute of the University of Oxford, located at the Andrew Wiles Building in Oxford (OX2 6GG). His contact details include phone +44 1865 615139 and ORCID profile https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6882-7977. His research focuses on industrial applications of fluid mechanics through the Oxford Centre for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

His primary research domains encompass:

• Hydrodynamics with application to physicochemical applications
• Filtration and water purification systems
• Glass manufacturing processes
• Slow viscous flow phenomena
• Surfactant-laden interfacial dynamics
• Advanced asymptotic analysis techniques

Recent publications (2024-2025) demonstrate concentrated expertise in Hele-Shaw cell dynamics, bubble deformation mechanisms, and surface-tension-driven instabilities. His work bridges theoretical fluid mechanics with industrial applications in water treatment and materials science, consistently published in premier journals including Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Physical Review Fluids.