Department Research
Physics
Geoffrey Lee-Dadswell – OEER
Dr. Lee-Dadswell utilizes statistical mechanics to examine how the “macroscopic”, or large scale, properties of a physical system arise from its “microscopic”, or small scale, properties. As a chemical physicist he is concerned with the dynamics of chemical reactions, spectroscopy of complicated molecules or assemblies of molecules and the behaviour of macromolecules such as polymers.
Dr. Lee-Dadswell is also exploring classical acoustics; in recent work he is determining whether seismic testing has any impact on invertebrates. This particular study establishes the necessary theoretical work to guide future experiments which will examine the physical effects of seismic testing on invertebrates such as the snow crab. It is the genesis of a computer modeling package which could be of use to other researchers investigating acoustic scattering and absorption by various objects.
Math
Shaohua (George) Chen – NSERC, CFI, NSRIT
Dr. Chen’s research area is in partial differential equations and its applications, which consist of two parts, one is the theoretical analysis and the other is numerical analysis, including simulations and scientific computations.
Dr. Chen is interested in the global existence and blow-up solutions of the time dependent partial differential equations, mathematical modeling and applications related to ordinary and partial differential equations, such as reaction-diffusion equations, traveling waves, solution and shock waves, radar beams and heat transfer and fluid dynamics.
