Research Centres
Research in the School is organised in the 5 Research Institutes. The School also has two research centres that bring together groups of researchers to provide a focus for specific research topics.
Centre for Applied Dynamic Research (CADR)
The aim of the Centre is to facilitate and enhance interactions among applied mathematicians, scientists, engineers and medical researchers at the University; increase interaction between the University and other universities, industry, and national laboratories; establish international partnerships, collaborations and alliances.
The main strength of the Centre is a harmonious blend of theoretical and experimentally-rich research in a broad spectrum of dynamics including smooth and non-smooth dynamical systems, elastic stability, parametric and nonlinear oscillations, bifurcations, transients and crisis, vibro-impact dynamics, vibration control, nonlinear time series analysis, synchronization, mechanics of supercoiling of DNA, molecular dynamic simulation, percussion drilling, underwater acoustics, spacio-temporal systems, condition monitoring, renewable energy, neural networks and neural dynamics, and experimental methods.
Centre for Micro- and Nanomechanics (CEMINACS)
The Centre was established in 2004 jointly by the College of Physical Sciences and the Timoshenko Institute of Mechanics (Kiev, Ukraine). CEMINACS is an international scientific organisation with membership open to academic and industrial institutions and their representatives. The Centre aims at bringing together researchers interested in various aspects of micro- and nanomechanics, including solid mechanics, mechanical engineering and materials science (composite, functionally-graded and nano-materials). The work of the Centre is relevant to a wide range of key industrial sectors including aerospace, space, marine, automotive, electronic, defence, security and medicine, leading to improvements in design and reductions of fabrication and manufacturing costs. The mission of the Centre is to manage an integrated research and post-graduate education in order to generate fundamental knowledge on mechanical phenomena in materials with pronounced micro- and nano-scale heterogeneities, and to promote cross-disciplinary convergence.