Hibbitt Professor of Solid Mechanics
Academic Division: Mechanics, Materials and Design
Telephone: +44 1223 3 32743
Email: gnw20@eng.cam.ac.uk
Research interests
Professor Wells’ research interests include computational mechanics, solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, geophysics, scientific computing, mathematical software and numerical analysis.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5291-7951
Strategic themes
Manufacturing, design and materials
High performance computing for system level analysis and design.
Bioengineering
Modelling of high-intensity focussed ultrasound for tumour ablation.
Complex, resilient and intelligent systems
Optimisation and control under uncertainty.
Teaching activity
Mathematics, computing, finite element methods, continuum mechanics, optimisation.
Research opportunities
Two post-doctoral positions are available on an ExCALIBUR Project for Exascale computing - see https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/34433/ for details.
Other PhD and post-doctoral research associate positions are available in a number of areas.
Other positions
- Fellow of Jesus College
- Member of the FEniCS Project Steering Council
Department role and responsibilities
- Deputy Head of Department (Research)
- Chair of the Mathematics and Computing Teaching Subject Group