Dr Richard Porter

Research summary

Wave Phenomena

I am interested in problems relating to the interaction of waves with structures in a variety of settings including fluids, elasticity, electromagnetics and acoustics. The main application areas are:

1. Marine renewables, specifically the harnessing of ocean wave energy. Analysing the efficacy of current wave energy devices and developing new wave energy converter ideas based on theoretical results.
2. Elasticity, waves in elastic plates and ocean wave interaction with floating ice.
3. Cloaking and metamaterials in water waves.
4. Methods for studying ocean wave propagation over variable bathymetry.
5. The interaction of ocean waves with very large structures where computational methods are ...

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Biography

1989-1992: BSc Mathematics, Bristol

1992-1995: PhD Mathematics, Bristol

1995-1998: Post-Doc, Bristol

1999-1999: Higher Scientist, Sowerby Research Centre, Filton, Bristol

1999-2000: Temporary Lecturer, Mathematics, Bristol

2000-2008: Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, Bristol

2008-present: Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, Bristol

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Links

• Fluids3 teaching
• MVC Teaching
• Personal Homepage
•   Google Scholar Page

Recent publications

• Porter, R, 2019, ‘The coupling between ocean waves and rectangular ice sheets’. Journal of Fluids and Structures, vol 84., pp. 171-181
• Jan, AU & Porter, R, 2018, ‘Transmission and absorption in a waveguide with a metamaterial cavity’. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol 144., pp. 3172-3180

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