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General Information

Full Name Neil Ashton
Date of Birth 17th Oct 1985
Languages English

Experience

  • Feb 2020 - Present
    WW Tech Lead, Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)
    Amazon Web Services, London, UK
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    Senior Researcher
    University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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    Director
    Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics, Berlin, Germany.
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    Professor of Theoretical Physics
    Karl-Ferdinand University, Prague, Czechoslovakia
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    Associate Professor of Theoretical Physics
    University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Education

  • 2013
    PhD
    University of Manchester, UK
    • PhD entited: Development, Implementation and testing of an alternative DDES formulation based on elliptic relaxation. This focussed on hybrid RANS-LES methods such as Delayed Detached-Eddy Simulation (DDES) and Scale-Adaptive Simulation (SAS). Key area was developing the v2f-DDES model.
    • Activities and societies: Student newspaper sub-editor, Student mentor
    • Also Involved in the SPIRIT Global Design Challenge and ATAAC (Advanced Turbulence Simulation for Aerodynamic Application Challenges)
  • 2008
    MEng
    University of Manchester, UK
    • Grade : 1st class (GPA 4.0)
    • Activities and societies: University Student Newspaper (Writer), Wing Tsun Kung Fu, Badminton club, Squash club
    • Thesis: Analysis of a GP2 rear wing using computational and experimental fluid dynamics. Supervised by Prof. D. L. Laurence. Grade: 82%.
    • Modules include: Advanced Aerospace Design, Advanced Aerodynamics, Advanced Aerospace Structures, Flight Dynamics, Advanced Aerospace Systems, Numerical Methods.

Open Source Projects

  • 2015-now
    al-folio
    • A beautiful, simple, clean, and responsive Jekyll theme for academics.

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Other Interests

  • Climbing, Music, Cycling, Travelling