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Research

Teaching and Departmental
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Dr John A. Leach

Lecturer in Applied Mathematics

Telephone: (+44)(0)118 9875123 x 4021

Fax: (+44)(0)118 9313423

Email:J.A.Leach@reading.ac.uk
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Research Interests

  • Reaction-Diffusion Theory
  • Applied Analysis

Publications

Memberships

Current Collaborators

  • Professor J.C. Wei (Hong Kong)
  • Professor D.J. Needham (Reading)

Post Doctoral Research Fellows

  • None

Former Reseach Fellows

  • Dr. Alison Kay (2000-2001)
  • Dr. Ken Blake (2001-2002)

Current Research Students

  • None

Former Research Students

  • Dr. Philip McCabe (1995-1998)

Recent Conferences Attended

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Teaching

Autumn Term
  • MA111 Mathematics for Scientists
  • 3/MA/Q7 Nonlinear Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems
  • 3/MA/B7 Perturbation Methods
Lent Term
  • MA114 Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science
  • 3/MA/Q7 Nonlinear Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems
  • 2/MA/4P Differential Equations

Departmental Responsibilities

  • Examinations Officer (Applied)
  • Web Site Design and Maintenance

Timetable



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Animation from a numerical simulation of a time dependent reaction-diffusion model (FitzHugh-Nagumo) in two space dimensions. The red and purple colours represent the two stable states of this bistable system (e.g high and low chemical concentrations). An initial stripe is unstable to transverse perturbations and grows. The stripe meanders and undergoes tip-splitting until a final stationary labyrinthine pattern is reached.

Image by: Aric Hagberg (Los Alamos National Laboratory)

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