Jason Laurie

I am an applied mathematician working on the frontiers of nonlinear waves (wave turbulence, solitons, rogue waves), turbulence (classical, 2D and geophysical, quantum and superfluid), and nonlinear optics (liquid crystals, optical fibres).

I obtained a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Warwick in 2011, before undertaking 5 years as a postdoctoral researcher in ENS Lyon and the Weizmann Institute of Science. I joined Aston University as a Lecturer in 2016.

Research Highlights

• 21 peer-reviewed journal articles, 1 book chapter, 4 conference proceedings.
• 30+ invited oral presentations, 10+ invited seminars.
• Publication citations > 750, h-index = 13, i-10 index = 13.
• >£500,000 in research funding as PI.
• Journal reviewer for over 12 journals (APS, AIP, CUP, Elsevier, IoP, Royal Society).
• Organiser for 8 international workshops and conferences.
• Member of the EPSRC Peer Review College and Former Member of the EPSRC Early Career Forum for Mathematical Sciences.

My present research interests include the following topics:

Wave Turbulence

• Optical wave turbulence
• Gravitational wave turbulence in cosmology
• Strong wave turbulence

Quantum and Superfluid Turbulence

• Vortex dynamics
• Analogies to classical turbulence flows
• Kelvin waves

2D and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

• Structure and formation of large-scale mean flows
• Turbulent statistics

Nonlinear Optics

• Soliton and optical vortex formation
• Modulational instability
• Soliton turbulence

Those interested in pursuing a research project in one of these areas may contact me and may also consider applying for one of the following postdoctoral research fellowships:

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellowship: 2 to 3 years funding
• EPSRC Postdoctoral Fellowship: 3 years funding for research in designated 'priority area'
• Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship: 3 years funding for those with a UK degree
• Newton International Fellowship: 2 years funding for non-UK citizens and who are not currently working in the UK

• 2021 (PI) Leverhulme Trust Project Grant, A Mathematical Approach to Taming Optical Turbulence, value £191,321
• 2019 (PI) Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action: Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) grant, Hydrodynamical Approach to Light Turbulence (HALT), value €294,000.
• 2018 (PI) NVIDIA GPU Grant , value £1,500.
• 2017 (PI) EPSRC-funded UK Fluids Network Special Interest Group (SIG) in Wave Turbulence, value £12,000.
• 2012 (PI) HPC-Europa2 Transnational Access Grant, value £3,000.

I am the module leader for the following undergraduate modules

• AM10PS Probability and Statistics
• AM10DI Probability Distributions
• AM41RS Specialist Research Skills and Techniques

I hold SFHEA status and have an MEd in Higher Education Learning and Teaching.

• 2022 - Present: Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, Aston University.
• 2016 - 2022: Lecturer in Mathematics, Aston University.
• 2012 - 2015: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.
• 2010 - 2012: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Laboratoire de Physique, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France.

Room: MB313G

Email: j.laurie@aston.ac.uk

Phone number: 0121 204 4766