Research Interests

Asymptotic analysis, semiclassical analysis, mathematical modelling.

Career Summary

2008: Appointed as external examiner in applied mathematics, Imperial College London, UK

2008: Elected to editorial board of Proceedings of the Royal Society A.

2008: Appointed to position of Special Lecturer, University of Nottingham, UK

2005: Chair of the national standing committee of the British Applied Mathematics Colloquium.

2005: Visiting professor, University of Angers, France.

2005: Visiting Scholar, CWI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

2003: Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, University of Southampton, UK.

1999-2003: Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, University of Southampton, UK

1996-1999: Visiting Scholar:  Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, UK

1996-1999: Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, Brunel University, UK

1996: Visiting Scholar, Laboratoire J-A Dieudonné, University of Nice

1996, 1998, 2004: Visiting Scholar, Research institute for Mathematical Sciences, University of Kyoto, Japan

1996: Visiting Scholar, IPST, University of Maryland, USA

1995: Research programme organiser, Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge

1994-1996: Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, University of Manchester, UK

1991-1993: SERC Postdoctoral Fellowship, held at University of Bristol, UK

1991: PhD, Department of Physics, University of Bristol, UK

1988: BSc Joint Honours Mathematics and Physics, University of Bristol, UK

More details, including research, publications, plenary and invited lectures, collaborators, other shorter invited stays and university positions, can be found on my full CV, which is available by contacting me at the above email.

Teaching

Students looking for course materials should consult the relevant course website at www.blackboard.soton.ac.uk

Contact Details

Phone:

       +44-(0)23-8059-5145

Email:

       c.j.howls "at" maths.soton.ac.uk

Fax:

       +44-(0)23-8059-5147

Address:

       School of Mathematics

       University of Southampton

       Southampton

       England SO17 1BJ

Office:

       Building 54, room 6013