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Professor Thomas J Bridges is a faculty member in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Surrey, affiliated with the School of Mathematics and Physics. He holds a PhD, MA, and BSc, and is actively engaged in research and teaching in applied mathematics.
- Academic Rank: Professor
- Institution: University of Surrey
- School: School of Mathematics and Physics
- Department: Department of Mathematics
- Email: t.bridges@surrey.ac.uk
His research focuses on water waves, symplectic geometry, shallow water hydrodynamics, and nonlinear wave theory. Key interests include the Maslov index, solitary waves, Whitham modulation, and geometric mechanics. He has contributed extensively to the theory of wave-mean flow interaction and the emergence of dispersive models such as KdV and Boussinesq equations.
The recent publications highlight a consistent focus on symplectic structures, stability of waves, and numerical simulations of fluid systems. Themes include modulation theory, multi-phase waves, and the dynamics of shallow water and sloshing. His work often bridges abstract geometric formulations with physical fluid dynamics applications.
Notable scientific contributions include:
- Development of multi-symplectic formulations for PDEs
- Reformulation of Whitham modulation near criticality
- Analysis of coalescing characteristics in wave systems
- Geometric phase and stability of nonlinear waves
- Theory of secondary criticality in water waves
He has supervised MSc projects in astrodynamics and fluid dynamics, and his teaching includes Lagrangian fluid dynamics and geometric mechanics. He leads research projects such as the OWEL initiative on ocean wave energy. He collaborates widely and has advised multiple students in computational and theoretical fluid mechanics.
Laboratories and research teams are not explicitly named, but his work involves numerical simulation groups and collaborations on fluid-structure interaction and wave energy systems.
