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Biography
Tom joined the University of Dundee as a Lecturer in Environmental Fluid Mechanics in January 2020, following a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of British Columbia and MMath and PhD degrees at the University of Cambridge. He is an applied mathematician and fluid dynamicist whose research aims to distill important processes in fluid flow and in industrial processes to their key mechanistic description via mathematical modelling, simulation, and experiment.
Tom's particular areas of expertise are:
• The dynamical systems interpretation of shear flows and drag reduction
• Stratified shear flows and algorithmic identification of ocean mixing events
• Compressible porous media and processes in the pulp and paper industry
He is also interested in reactive porous media such as sea-ice mushy layers, and the effect of stochastic pertubations on bifurcations in dynamical systems.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Generalised nonlinear stability of stratified shear flows: adjoint-based optimisation, Koopman modes, and reduced models, University of Cambridge
1 Oct 2013 → 15 Jul 2016
Award Date: 15 Jul 2016
Master of Mathematics, University of Cambridge
1 Oct 2009 → 26 Jun 2013
Award Date: 26 Jun 2013
External positions
Visiting Researcher, University of Oxford
30 Sept 2019 → 22 Dec 2019
Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Fellow, University of British Columbia
1 Sept 2016 → 31 Aug 2019
PhD Student, University of Cambridge
1 Oct 2013 → 15 Jul 2016
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Saving Energy Via Drag Reduction: A Mathematical Description of Oscillatory Flows
Eaves, T. (Investigator)
15/02/23 → 14/02/26
Project: Research
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Hydrowheel – Predicting and Harvesting Freely Available Electricity
Eaves, T. (Investigator), Reynolds, S. (Investigator) & Vorstius, J. B. (Investigator)
Project: Research
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Edge states and the periodic self-sustaining process in the Stokes boundary layer
Sandoval, J. (Lead / Corresponding author) & Eaves, T. S., 10 Nov 2025, In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 1022, 31 p., A10.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Stably stratified exact coherent structures in shear flow: the effect of Prandtl number
Langham, J. (Lead / Corresponding author), Eaves, T. S. & Kerswell, R. R., 10 Jan 2020, In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 882, 31 p., A10.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Instability of sheared density interfaces
Eaves, T. (Lead / Corresponding author) & Balmforth, N. J., 10 Feb 2019, In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 860, p. 145-171 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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One-dimensional compression of a saturated elastoviscoplastic medium
Paterson, D. T., Eaves, T. S., Hewitt, D. R., Balmforth, N. J. & Martinez, D. M., 31 May 2022, In: Physical Review Fluids. 7, 5, 24 p., 054303.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optimizing the control of transition to turbulence using a Bayesian method
Pershin, A. (Lead / Corresponding author), Beaume, C., Eaves, T. S. & Tobias, S. M., 27 Apr 2022, In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 941, 31 p., A25.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Accompanying data for the article: Transition to Turbulence in the Stokes Boundary Layer: Edge States and the Periodic Self-Sustaining Process
Sandoval, J. (Creator) & Eaves, T. (Contributor), University of Dundee, 25 Apr 2025
DOI: 10.15132/10000267
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Prizes
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Van den Akker Prize for Paper Physics, 2023
Paterson, D. T. (Recipient), Eaves, T. (Recipient), Hewitt, D. R. (Recipient), Balmforth, N. J. (Recipient) & Martinez, D. M. (Recipient), Oct 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Dundee and Angus STEM Expo 2026
Robinson, S. (Organiser), Ward, K. (Participant), Eaves, T. (Participant), Brennan, A. (Participant), Dyer, T. (Participant) & Mourlas, C. (Participant)
3 Feb 2026 → 4 Feb 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Festival/Exhibition
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Motion in the Ocean - How Currents Stir and Mix the Deep
Eaves, T. (Speaker)
13 Sept 2025 → 14 Sept 2025Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar
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Dundee STEM Expo
Robinson, S. (Organiser), Eaves, T. (Participant), Halliday, J. (Participant) & Dyer, T. (Participant)
25 Feb 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Festival/Exhibition
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Isaac Newton Institute
Eaves, T. (Visiting researcher)
8 Jan 2024 → 28 Jun 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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Thixotropic Modelling of Concrete Pumping
Eaves, T. (Member)
15 Jul 2024 → 6 Sept 2024Activity: Other activity types › Funding - grants and income which support research related activities