Miccal Matthews

Dr. Miccal Matthews is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics within the School of Physics, Mathematics and Computing at the University of Western Australia. His academic background includes a Bachelor of Mathematics, a Bachelor of Engineering, and a PhD. Prior to joining UWA, he served as a Research Fellow at the University of Wollongong from 2005 to 2008 and as a Lecturer at Edith Cowan University from 2009 to 2013. Matthews' research interests center on theoretical mechanics, with expertise in differential equations and mathematical modelling. He is affiliated with the Applied Mathematics research area in his department.

Matthews has made contributions to the field through collaborative publications employing innovative boundary tracing techniques for solving partial differential equations in applied contexts. His key works include 'Exact solutions of line-source conduction–radiation problems via boundary tracing' (2024, Partial Differential Equations in Applied Mathematics, with C. Li, B. J. Florio, N. Fowkes), 'Boundary Tracing for Laplace's Equation with Conformal Mapping' (2022, SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, with C. Li, N. Fowkes), and 'Near-Exact Radiating Fins via Boundary Tracing' (2022, SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, with C. Li, N. Fowkes, B. Florio). Additional publications are 'Early-and late-time evolution of Rayleigh-Taylor instability in a finite-sized domain by means of group theory analysis' (2020, Fluid Dynamics Research, with A. Naveh, D. L. Hill, S. I. Abarzhi) and 'On the fundamentals of Richtmyer-Meshkov dynamics with variable acceleration' (2019, arXiv, with A. K. Bhowmick, D. Hill, S. Abarzhi). In teaching, he coordinates undergraduate units such as Mathematics Foundations: Specialist (MATH1722), Mass and Energy Balances (CHPR1005 in Engineering), and Analytical Methods for Scientists (SCIE1500). He contributes to educational outreach via the UWA Academy for Young Mathematicians.

Professional Email: miccal.matthews@uwa.edu.au