Vanesa Magar

Dr Vanesa Magar

Job title: Lecturer in Coastal Engineering, School of Marine Science and Engineering (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Address: Room 009, Reynolds, Drake Circus,
Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
Telephone: +441752586137
Facsimile: +44 (0)1752 232638
Email: vanesa.magar@plymouth.ac.uk

Qualifications & background

2008 - Certificate of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (LTHE), University of Plymouth, U.K.

2002 - PhD. in Applied Mathematics, DAMTP, University of Cambridge, U.K.

1997 - Master of Advanced Study (MASt) in Mathematics, DAMTP, University of Cambridge, U.K.

1996 - BSc. Physics (3rd best grade-point average), UNAM, Mexico D.F., Mexico.

Teaching interests

2011-date: MAR505 - Wave and tidal modelling for marine renewable energy (MSc level)

2008-date: COUE503/HYFM503 - Coastal Processes and Flood Risk Analysis and Modelling (MSc level)

2008-2011: ACAD101, ACAD103, ACAD104 - Introduction to AutoCAD, Excel and Matlab; Introduction to problem solving and report writing (1st year undergraduate level)

2007-2008: COUE216 - Introduction to Coastal Processes (2nd year undergraduate level)

2006-2007: COUE315 - wave transformation processes, extreme event analysis. (3rd year undergraduate level)

At The University of Bangor:

Hydrodynamics and waves for oceanographers (MSc level)

Mathematics for Environmental Scientists (MSc level)

Research interests

Fluid dynamics (geophysical and biological) , Coastal morphodynamics, Nonlinear dynamics, Transport processes

PhD projects:

The PhD projects below are currently advertised or have been advertised in the past.

If you are interested in doing a PhD in these subject areas please do not hesitate to contact me for more information, even if the deadline has passed.

Adverts of 2009

Other research

As part of FHEA requirements (2007-2008):

1) Research on links between critical thinking, problem-solving and mathematical modelling

2) Review on good practice for PhD supervision

Grants & contracts

2010-2014: PI in EPSRC CASE studentship award: "Seawall performance and reliability" with HRWallingford (HRW), £66,838 from EPSRC and £22,279 from HRW as industrial top-up.

2007-2010: Co-I in SWRDA grant: “Wave Modelling for the WaveHub” (WM4WH), Peninsular Research Institute in
Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE), £387k.
2007-2008: PI in Research and Innovation Fellowship Award, £1.56k, University of Plymouth, UK.

2007:          Co-I in EPSRC grant EP/D507839/1 for a "Mathematical Methods for Coastal Engineering Summer
                   School", University of Plymouth, June 19-28 2007.
2005-2010: RCUK Academic Fellow, School of Marine Science and Engineering, University of Plymouth, UK.
Oct 2004:   Royal Society Award for conference attendance. "Congreso Nacional de la Sociedad
                   Matematica Mexicana", Ensenada, Mexico; "Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas", Merida,
                   Mexico (partly funded by SANDPIT);Invited seminar at IIMAS, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico.

2002-2005: Postdoctoral Research Officer, School of Ocean Sciences, University of Wales Bangor. Sediment
                   transport above rippled beds. With Prof. A. G. Davies. Funded by the SANDPIT EC Framework
                   V Project No. EVK3-2001-00056.

2002:          Postdoctoral Research Assistant, DAMTP, University of Cambridge, UK. Nutrient uptake by
                   swimming microorganisms. With Prof. T. J. Pedley FRS.

1997-2001: DGAPA (UNAM, Mexico). Grant for postgraduate Studies in the UK. PhD in Applied
                   Mathematics: "Nutrient uptake by a swimming microorganism" (2002).
                   Supervisor: Prof. T. J. Pedley FRS.

1996-1997: DGAPA (UNAM, Mexico). Grant for postgraduate Studies in the UK. Certificate of
                   Advanced Study in Mathematics (Part III of the Mathematical Tripos).
                   DAMTP, University of Cambridge, UK.

Conferences organised
RCUK Academic Fellows Conference, Birmingham, January 2010.

Marine Institute Conference, University of Plymouth, 17th December, 2007.

Third SANDPIT (EU Project No. EVK3-CT-2001-00056) progress meeting, Llandudno, 21-24 September, 2003.

Other academic activities
Chartered Mathematician.

Member of the IMA and SIAM.

Member of NERC's Pool of technologies Reviewers from Jan 2010 to Dec 2011.

NERC Peer Review College member from July 2010.

Referee for: Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, Journal of Geophysical Research, Coastal Engineering, Geomorphology, etc.

Additional information

Staff development - Courses and Meetings (attended unless otherwise stated):

EPSRC Study Day, 26th August 2010, Swindon, UK.

"SOLAS - The breathing Ocean" NERC event, 23rd March 2010, Met Office, Exeter, UK.

NERC grant funding tips workshop, 23rd February 2010, University of Plymouth, UK.

Linux programming workshops for postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows, January - February 2010, University of Plymouth, UK (organiser)

Met. Office, Exeter, 30/03/09-03/04/09

Summer Schools organised:

Third "Mathematical Methods for Coastal Engineering" Summer School 2009: Flyer, Programme Outline and Registration Form
Deadline for receipt of applications: May 15, 2009

Links
http://sandpit.wldelft.nl/mainpage/mainpage.htm

http://www.sos.bangor.ac.uk/research/costmo/

http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/