Dr Raphael Stuhlmeier
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Dr Raphael Stuhlmeier

Lecturer in Mathematical Sciences

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)

Dr Raphael Stuhlmeier can be contacted through arrangement with our Press Office, to speak to the media on these areas of expertise.
  • Applied mathematics
  • Mathematics
  • Water waves
  • Ocean engineering
Biography

Biography

  • 2017-present: Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, University of Plymouth, UK
  • 2023-2024: Visiting Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
  • 2014-2017: Postdoctoral researcher, Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Raphael Stuhlmeier is a Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, with interests in nonlinear waves, particularly water waves, and their applications to engineering.

Qualifications

  • 2014 Dr. rer. nat., Mathematics, University of Vienna, Austria
  • 2010 Mag. rer. nat., Mathematics, University of Vienna, Austria

Professional membership

Member of the IMA 
Member of the LMS
Fellow of the HEA

Roles on external bodies

Member of EPSRC Peer Review College
Teaching

Teaching

Teaching interests

I am currently teaching:
  • MATH1703 - Linear Algebra and Complex Numbers
  • CONT222 - Engineering Mathematics and Control
  • MATH3704 - Fluid Dynamics
I also support various modules using the Digital Assessment Tool Mobius Assessment.
I have previously taught undergraduate courses in ordinary and partial differential equations, as well as a graduate seminar series on nonlinear waves (jointly between Tel Aviv University & Technion - Israel Institute of Technology).

Staff serving as external examiners

  • 2023 PhD External Examiner - University of Western Australia, Oceans Graduate School, Perth, Australia.
  • 2023 MSc External Examiner - Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Haifa, Israel.
Research

Research

Research interests

  • Water waves
  • Nonlinear wave interaction
  • Wave energy conversion
  • Tsunami propagation
  • Gerstner's wave
  • Wave forecasting

Grants & contracts

  • Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research Small Grant, PI (£2000) support for Water Waves - Mathematical theory & applications 2024.
  • International Centre for Mathematical Sciences Research in Groups, PI (£5300) Planar dynamics in resonant water wave interactions 2024.
  • IMA QJMAM Fund Award, PI (£1000) support for Water Waves - Mathematical theory & applications 2024.
  • LMS Scheme 1 Conference Grant, PI (£2,800) support for Water Waves - Mathematical theory & applications 2024. 
  • UUKi UK-Israel Mobility Grant, PI (£18,700) Ocean surface waves and maritime infrastructure. (2023-24)
  • EPSRC New Investigator Award EP/V012770/1, PI (£208,000) Stochastic wave modelling for inhomogeneous seas. (2021-2023)
  • IMA QJMAM Fund Award, PI (2021) support for Visiting Researcher Dr Mariano Galvagno 
  • LMS Celebrating New Appointments Grant,  (2019) support for Water Waves - Mathematical theory & applications 2019.
  • IMA Small Grant, PI (2018) 
  • Lady Davis Foundation Fellowship (2014-2015)
Publications

Publications

Key publications

Key publications are highlighted

Journals
Articles
Andrade D & Stuhlmeier R (2023) 'Instability of waves in deep water — A discrete Hamiltonian approach' European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids 101, 320-336 , DOI Open access
Meisner E, Galvagno M, Andrade D, Liberzon D & Stuhlmeier R (2023) 'Wave-by-wave forecasts in directional seas using nonlinear dispersion corrections' Physics of Fluids 35, (6) , DOI Open access
Andrade D & Stuhlmeier R (2023) 'The nonlinear Benjamin–Feir instability – Hamiltonian dynamics, discrete breathers and steady solutions' Journal of Fluid Mechanics 958, , DOI Open access
Andrade D & Stuhlmeier R (2022) 'Deterministic and stochastic theory for a resonant triad' Wave Motion , DOI Open access
Galvagno M, Eeltink D & Stuhlmeier R (2021) 'Spatial deterministic wave forecasting for nonlinear sea–states' Physics of Fluids 33, (10) , DOI Open access
Michele S, Stuhlmeier R & Borthwick AGL (2021) 'Heat transfer in the seabed boundary layer' Journal of Fluid Mechanics 928, , DOI Open access
Andrade D, Stuhlmeier R & Stiassnie M (2021) 'Freak waves caused by reflection' Coastal Engineering 170, , DOI Open access
Stuhlmeier R & Stiassnie M (2021) 'Deterministic wave forecasting with the Zakharov equation' Journal of Fluid Mechanics 913, , DOI Open access
Stuhlmeier R (2021) 'On Edge Waves in Stratified Water Along a Sloping Beach' Journal of Nonlinear Mathematical Physics 18, (1) 127-127 , DOI
Stuhlmeier R (2021) 'Particle paths in Stokes’ edge wave' Journal of Nonlinear Mathematical Physics 22, (4) 507-507 , DOI
Kluczek M & Stuhlmeier R (2020) 'Mass transport for Pollard waves' Applicable Analysis 1-10 , DOI Open access
Andrade D, Stuhlmeier R & Stiassnie M (2018) 'On the Generalized Kinetic Equation for Surface Gravity Waves, Blow-Up and Its Restraint' Fluids 4, (1) , DOI Open access
Stuhlmeier R & Stiassnie M (2018) 'Nonlinear dispersion for ocean surface waves' Journal of Fluid Mechanics 49-58 , DOI Open access
Stuhlmeier R & Xu D (2018) 'WEC Design Based on Refined Mean Annual Energy Production for the Israeli Mediterranean Coast' Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering 144, (4) , DOI Open access
Stuhlmeier R & Stiassnie M (2017) 'Evolution of statistically inhomogeneous degenerate water wave quartets' Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 376, (2111) 0-0 Author Site , DOI Open access
Xu D, Stuhlmeier R & Stiassnie M (2017) 'Assessing the size of a twin-cylinder wave energy converter designed for real sea-states' Ocean Engineering 147, 243-255 , DOI Open access
Xu D, Stuhlmeier R & Stiassnie M (2017) 'Harnessing wave power in open seas II: very large arrays of wave-energy converters for 2D sea states' Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy 3, (2) 151-160 , DOI Open access
Stuhlmeier R & Stiassnie M (2016) 'Adapting Havelock's wave-maker theorem to acoustic-gravity waves' IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics 81, (4) 631-646 , DOI
Stiassnie M, Kadri U & Stuhlmeier R (2015) 'Harnessing wave power in open seas' Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy 2, (1) 47-57 , DOI
Stuhlmeier R (2015) 'Gerstner’s Water Wave and Mass Transport' Journal of Mathematical Fluid Mechanics 17, (4) 761-767 , DOI
Stuhlmeier R (2014) 'Internal Gerstner waves on a sloping bed' Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - A 34, (8) 3183-3192 , DOI
Stiassnie M & Stuhlmeier R (2014) 'Progressive waves on a blunt interface' Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - A 34, (8) 3171-3182 , DOI
Stuhlmeier R (2013) 'Internal Gerstner waves: applications to dead water' Applicable Analysis 93, (7) 1451-1457 , DOI
Stuhlmeier R (2012) 'Effects of shear flow on KdV balance - applications to tsunami' Communications on Pure and Applied Analysis 11, (4) 1549-1561 , DOI
Stuhlmeier R (2012) 'On Constant Vorticity Flows Beneath Two-Dimensional Surface Solitary Waves' Journal of Nonlinear Mathematical Physics 19, (Supplement 1) 34-34 , DOI
Stuhlmeier R (2009) 'KdV theory and the Chilean tsunami of 1960' Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - B 12, (3) 623-632 , DOI
Stuhlmeier R (2003) 'Fast, simultaneous, and sensitive detection of staphylococci' Journal of Clinical Pathology 56, (10) 782-785 , DOI
Chapters
Stuhlmeier R, Vrecica T & Toledo Y (2019) 'Nonlinear wave interaction in coastal and open seas -- deterministic and stochastic theory' Author Site Open access
Stuhlmeier R, Vrecica T & Toledo Y (2019) 'Nonlinear Wave Interaction in Coastal and Open Seas: Deterministic and Stochastic Theory' Nonlinear Water Waves Springer International Publishing 151-181 , DOI
Conference Papers
Stuhlmeier R, Broell H & Stuhlmeier KM (2003) 'Fast and sensitive method for the detection of bacteria in synovial fluid by multiplex PCR' S25-S25
Other Publications
Meisner E, Liberzon D, Galvagno M, Andrade D & Stuhlmeier R Deterministic directional wave forecasting in deep water. , DOI
Personal

Personal

Conferences organised

Other academic activities

Reviewer for:
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Journal of Engineering Mathematics
  • Journal of Mathematical Physics
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society: A
  • Deep-Sea Research Part II
  • Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods & Applications
  • Nonlinear Analysis: Real World Applications
  • European Journal of Mechanics - B
  • Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Dynamics of Atmospheres & Oceans
  • Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Physik
  • Fluids
  • Applied Mathematics Letters
  • Journal of Marine Science & Engineering
  • Applied Mechanics Reviews
  • Applied Ocean Research
  • Ocean Dynamics
  • Ships and Offshore Structures
  • Physics of Fluids
Grant reviewer for:
  • EPSRC
  • Erwin Schrödinger Institute for Mathematics & Physics

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