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Derek Causon
is Professor of Computational Fluid Dynamics in the School of Computing, Mathematics and
Digital Technology at Manchester Metropolitan University
Professor Causon studied Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Salford where he also obtained Masters and PhD degrees for his work in computational fluid dynamics. His early career began in 1974 as an aerodynamicist at Hawker Siddeley Aviation Limited where he developed vortex lattice panel methods for wing design. This was followed by a lectureship at Salford University and a post at Ferranti Computer Systems Limited as a Senior Systems Analyst specialising in military defence software. In 1986 he joined the Department of Mathematics and Physics at Manchester Metropolitan University as a Principal Lecturer. He was promoted to Reader in 1988 and to a Personal Chair in 1990. The Department of Computing at MMU and Department of Mathematics and Physics were integrated in 1997 to form the Department of Computing and Mathematics which has 53 members of academic staff. Professor Causon was Head of Department from 2000 to 2008. He has served on numerous internal University committees including the Research & Enterprise Committee and the Professoriate Committee responsible for professorship and readership promotions.
For the past 35 years Professor Causon’s research interests have been in Computational Fluid Dynamics. The first half of this period was spent working on compressible flows with applications to aerodynamics. This led to developments in shock capturing finite volume flow codes using various mesh generation methods on various computer platforms. His research crosses discipline boundaries with work on modelling blast waves in process engineering, shock wave lithotripsy in biomedical fluid mechanics and hydraulic flows in the coastal, marine and environmental engineering fields. He has been awarded a Higher Doctorate for his work in CFD.
Professor Causon has made research visits to several countries including many parts of Europe, China and Japan. He has over 100 publications in journals and refereed conference proceedings and has an h-index of 17. He is an EPSRC College of Peers member and has served on EPSRC’s Advanced Fellowships Appointments Panel and Flow Prioritisation Panels. He referees for journals across several disciplines including Mathematics, Computing, Civil, Coastal, Mechanical, Process and other branches of Engineering.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications, a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Mathematician. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts.