Professor Ian Roulstone

Head of Department
Department of Mathematics 
University of Surrey
United Kingdom

Professor Mathematics
Biography

Professor Ian Roulstone took over as Head of Department of Mathematics on 1st March 2015. Ian obtained his first degree in theoretical physics from the University of London, and his DPhil in mathematical physics from Oxford University. Ian spent the years 1989-2003 as a scientist at the UK Meteorological Office, and during his last five years with the Office he led the Joint Centre for Mesoscale Meteorology -- a partnership between the Met Office and the University of Reading. In 2004, Ian came to Surrey, and he continues his collaboration with the Met Office through joint studentships and other research programmes.

Research Intrest

Geometrical fluid mechanics and data assimilation.

List of Publications
McIntyre ME, Roulstone I. Are there higher-accuracy analogues of semigeostrophic theory?. Joint Centre for Mesoscale Meteorology, The Met. Office; 2001.
Norbury J, Roulstone I, editors. Large-Scale Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics: Volume 1: Analytical Methods and Numerical Models. Cambridge University Press; 2002 Aug 15.
Gibbon JD, Holm DD, Kerr RM, Roulstone I. Quaternions and particle dynamics in the Euler fluid equations. Nonlinearity. 2006 Jul 17;19(8):1969.
White AA, Hoskins BJ, Roulstone I, Staniforth A. Consistent approximate models of the global atmosphere: shallow, deep, hydrostatic, quasi‐hydrostatic and non‐hydrostatic. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 2005 Jul 1;131(609):2081-107.