Matthew Buckley MMath
Applied Mathematics
- Email: matthew.buckley@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: 0191 222 7286
- CV
- My supervisors are Dr Paul Bushby and Prof. Anvar Shukurov
Research Interests
Current Work
I am currently examining steady and oscillatory localised states, refered to as 'convectons', in magnetoconvection. These states bare some resemblance to umbral dots in the the centre of sunspots. Umbral dots are currently at the limit of resolution of observations with the Hinode solar telescope meaning that there are some inconsistencies in their observations. An understanding of the qualitative properties of convectons could help to better understand the stucture of umbral dots.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Problems class leader for undergraduate studies at Newcastle University (2011).
- Tutorial leader for undergraduate studies at Newcastle University (2012).
- Assignment marker for undergraduate studies at Newcastle University (2008-Present).
- Postgraduate representative in the school of mathematics (2010-Present).
- Seminar organiser for the applied mathematics internal seminar series (AMISS) (2010-Present).
- Captain of the postgraduate mathematics and statistics football team (2010).
- Member of the intermural mathematics and statistics football team (2006-Present).
Talks
- 29th August 2012: Presenting. Double Diffusive Systems, University of Sheffield: Oscillatory Localised States in Magnetoconvection.
- 25th May 2012: UK MHD, University of Sheffield: Oscillatory Localised States in Magnetoconvection (3.0MB).
- 24th May 2012: AMISS Newcastle: Bifurcation Analysis In Magnetoconvection Models (4.0MB).
- 16th June 2011: UK MHD, University College London: Localised States in Magnetoconvection (1.7MB).
- 10th June 2011: PANDA, Bath University: Localised States in Magnetoconvection (5.1MB).
- 4th May 2011: AMISS Newcastle: Magnetoconvection in Sunspots (2.3MB).
- 31st March 2011: Durham-Newcastle Postgraduate Seminar: Magnetoconvection (5.1MB).
- 23th March 2011: Postgraduate Forum Newcastle: Aerodynamics: The Theory of Flight.
- 21st April 2010: Postgraduate Forum Newcastle: Magnetoconvection in Sunspots.
Conferences and Meetings Attended
- Attending. Double Diffusive Systems, University of California, 25th-29th August 2012.
- UK MHD, University of Sheffield, 24th-25th May 2012.
- UK MHD, University College London, 16th-17th June 2011.
- PANDA, Bath University, 10th June 2011.
- Workshop on Convection, Magnetoconvection and Dynamo Theory: Cargese, Corsica, 20th-25th September 2010.
- UK MHD, Leeds University, 20th-21st May 2010.
- Nordita Winter School on Dynamos, Stockholm, Sweden, 11th-22nd January 2010.
- STFC Summer School, University College London, 14th-18th September 2009.
Awards
- IMA Small Grant Application for conference travel 2012.
- STFC award for the best student talk at the UKMHD conference 2011.
- Outstanding performance in the final year of the MMath Honours Degree 2009.
Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (2012-Present).
- Affiliate of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (2011-Present).
- Student affiliate of the Royal Aeronautical Society (2011-Present).
- Associate member of the Institute of Physics (2011-Present).
- Associate member of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (2009-Present).
Masters Project
- My Masters project on Particle Orbits Around A Black Hole (328KB) with accompanying poster (77MB).
Interests
- Playing the guitar.
- I play centre back for the Intermural maths and stats football team, Aftermath and have done so since 2006.
- I captained the postgraduate maths and stats football team at Newcastle University to 4th place in the UK Maths and Stats Postgraduate Football Championships 2010
- I am a massive fan of Formula 1 for those of you who did not know already :-). If you don't watch Formula 1 then your missing out!
- Cycling - I really enjoy cycling and used to race as a member of Stockton Wheelers Cycling Club, however I have not competitively raced for many years now.
- In 2011 I ran the Great North Run and raised £330 for Yorkshire Cancer Research, a very worthy cause.