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Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

Career

  • 2026 - present:  Associate Professor in Biological Physics & Fluid Dynamics, DAMTP, University of Cambridge
  • 2025 - present:  Associate Professor in Soft Matter, Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam
  • 2021 - 2025: Assistant Professor in Soft Matter, Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam
  • 2019-2021: Wellcome Trust Interdisciplinary & Leverhulme Early Career Postdoc Fellow, DAMTP, University of Cambridge 
  • 2017-2019: Postdoc, Physics of Fluids Group, University of Twente
  • 2012-2017: Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia

 

My research mainly focuses on fluid dynamics, soft matter, and biological physics. Our team combines experiments, computation, and theory to study the flow of complex fluids and the biophysics of living organisms, addressing industrial, medical, and environmental challenges. Please see my personal webpage for more information: https://www.fluidlab.nl/

 

 

Publications

Homotopy perturbation method for motion of a spherical solid particle in plane couette fluid flow
M Jalaal, MG Nejad, P Jalili, M Esmaeilpour, H Bararnia, E Ghasemi, S Soleimani, DD Ganji, SM Moghimi
– Comput. Math. Appl.
(2011)
61,
2267
Homotopy perturbation method for nonlinear MHD JefferyHamel problem
SM Moghimi, DD Ganji, H Bararnia, M Hosseini, M Jalaal
– Computers & Mathematics with Applications
(2011)
61,
2213
A series exact solution for one-dimensional non-linear particle equation of motion
M Jalaal, H Bararnia, G Domairry
– Powder Technology
(2011)
207,
461
Meshless local RBF-DG for 2-D heat conduction: A comparative study
S Soleimani, D Ganji, E Ghasemi, M Jalaal, H Bararnia
– Thermal Science
(2011)
15,
117
On unsteady rolling motion of spheres in inclined tubes filled with incompressible Newtonian fluids
M Jalaal, DD Ganji
– Advanced Powder Technology
(2011)
22,
58
Unsteady Motion of a Single Rising Bubble in Low Reynolds Numbers: An Analytical Study
M Jalaal, D Ganji
– International Journal of Fluid Mechanics Research
(2011)
38,
38
One-dimensional single rising bubble at low Reynolds numbers: Solution of equation of motion by differential transformation method
M Jalaal, S Ghafoori, M Motevalli, MG Nejad, DD Ganji
– Asia Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering
(2010)
7,
256
An experimental study on the motion, deformation and electrical charging of water drops falling in oil in the presence of high voltage DC electric field
M Jalaal, B Khorshidi, E Esmaeilzadeh
– Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science
(2010)
34,
1498
Local RBF-DQ method for two-dimensional transient heat conduction problems
S Soleimani, M Jalaal, H Bararnia, E Ghasemi, DD Ganji, F Mohammadi
– International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
(2010)
37,
1411
Numerical simulation of joule heating phenomenon using meshless RBF-DQ method
H Bararnia, M Jalaal, E Ghasemi, S Soleimani, DD Ganji, F Mohammadi
– International Journal of Thermal Sciences
(2010)
49,
2117
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Research Groups

Biological Physics and Mechanics
Fluid Mechanics
Solid Mechanics
Theoretical Geophysics

Room

H0.12

Telephone

01223 764043

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