معرفی
Katarzyna Kowal is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics at the University of Glasgow, within the School of Mathematics and Statistics. Her academic trajectory includes roles as a Lecturer (2021–2024) and Research Fellow at Trinity College Cambridge (2018–2021). She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Cambridge (2013–2016) and prior degrees from the same institution. Her research focuses on fluid mechanics, geophysical processes, and mathematical modeling of industrial, environmental, and biological systems.
Education
- Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, University of Cambridge (2013–2016)
- M.Math. (Part III Mathematics), University of Cambridge (2012–2013)
- B.A. in Mathematics, University of Cambridge (2009–2012)
Research Interests
Kowal’s work spans viscous fingering instabilities, ice sheet dynamics, thermocapillary convection, and additive manufacturing fluid mechanics. She combines mathematical modeling, computational methods, and laboratory experiments to study phenomena such as lubricated gravity currents, thin-film flows, and phase-change processes.
Key Contributions
Recent work includes studies on non-porous viscous fingering (2025), lubricated thin-film dynamics (2024), and grounding zone wedge formation (2020). Her research often bridges theoretical analysis and experimental validation, with applications in environmental science and materials engineering.
Awards
- L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women In Science Fellowship
- Royal Society Research Grant RG/R1/241306
- EPSRC NIA Grant EP/Y021959/1
Advising & Grants
Current PhD students include Haolin Yang and Joseph Ijuptil Kwajighu. Active grants total over £1M, supporting projects in fluid-structure interaction and glacial dynamics. She mentors students in areas like ice-ocean interfaces and fluid mechanics of 3D printing.
