Dr. Raphael Assier

Biography

Professor Raphael Assier is a Reader in Applied Mathematics at the University of Manchester. He graduated from the École Centrale de Lyon and began his career as an engineer at Rolls-Royce in Derby. After that, he pursued further studies in mathematics, eventually obtaining a Master’s followed by a PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Cambridge, where he conducted research under the supervision of Nigel Peake. Following completion of his doctorate, he worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate with Xuesong Wu from 2011 to 2013 and served as a Junior Research Fellow at Imperial College London in 2013. Assier joined the University of Manchester as a lecturer in December 2013 and progressed to Senior Lecturer in 2017, becoming a Reader in 2021 and achieving the rank of Professor in 2025. His research interests include canonical scattering problems, mathematical theory of diffraction, and the mathematical understanding of combustion instabilities, particularly in applications relevant to jet and rocket engines. He is particularly interested in the interplay between elegant mathematical theory and industrial applications, contributing to various research groups focused on Continuum Mechanics, Fluid Dynamics, and Waves.

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