In this case study we talk to Maryia Shymanovich, a PhD student in Chemistry, whose project focuses on the computational analysis of the defects in inorganic phosphor materials for solid-state lighting applications. I am a second-year PhD student in Professor David Scanlon’s (School of Chemistry) group, and my research project focuses on the computational analysis of … Continue reading “Modelling defects in inorganic phosphor crystals”
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What makes things go BOOM! – from vibrations to detonation
In this case study we talk to Jakob Hein-Paar, a PhD student in the Michalchuk Group, Chemistry, who looked into the effects of phonons on the reactivity of energetic materials. My research deals with vibrational metallization of metal azides, a group of energetic materials or explosives, investigating energy transfer within their crystal structures. As “vibrational” implies, … Continue reading “What makes things go BOOM! – from vibrations to detonation”
Shaking up mixing: optimising mixing using BlueBEAR
In this case study we talk to Emily Allman, MEng Chemical Engineering undergraduate student, who looked into the efficiency of Resonant Acoustic Mixers (RAM) using BlueBEAR, for her final-year research project. Emily presented her paper at the recent BEAR PGR Conference 2025. I am a final-year MEng Chemical Engineering student at the University of Birmingham. For … Continue reading “Shaking up mixing: optimising mixing using BlueBEAR”
Extracting tender information with BlueBEAR: tackling complex documents with NLP and image processing
In this case study we talk to Asim Abbas, PhD Researcher in Artificial Intelligence (School of Computer Science), who is using BlueBEAR to extract structured information from unstructured and ambiguous tender documents. My research focuses on extracting structured information from unstructured and ambiguous tender documents, whereas these documents present distinctive processing challenges due to their … Continue reading “Extracting tender information with BlueBEAR: tackling complex documents with NLP and image processing”
RNA sequencing analysis made easy with BEAR
In this case study we talk to Jonny Lewis (researcher in Inflammation and Ageing) about how BEAR helps in understanding changes in the cells lining blood vessels when blood flow is not linear and smooth – altering what they release and communicate with. The sound of a computer, working at its limit, the fan desperately … Continue reading “RNA sequencing analysis made easy with BEAR”
Extraction and Analysis of Hydrological Spatial Data
In this case study, we hear from Chenlu Yang, a PhD student in the School of Geography, who has been leveraging BEAR (Birmingham Environment for Academic Research) to study flood behavior and hydrological extremes My research focuses on analyzing trends in flood behavior and hydrological extremes across the UK using high-resolution gridded datasets and long-term … Continue reading “Extraction and Analysis of Hydrological Spatial Data”
April 2025 BEAR Newsletter
Birmingham Environment for Academic Research (BEAR) Newsletter Earlier this month, members of the Research Software Group led the RSE Midlands 2025 meeting at The Exchange featuring a wide range of talks showcasing research software, from Research Software Engineers (RSEs) through to researchers – we will provide a summary of the event in a future newsletter. Yesterday was … Continue reading “April 2025 BEAR Newsletter”
March 2025 BEAR Newsletter
Birmingham Environment for Academic Research (BEAR) Newsletter This month we reached our 1500th publication logged where BEAR services have been used during the research, congratulations to Aaron Scott from the Department of Inflammation and Ageing! We will be featuring a case study on his research in a future newsletter. In team news this week, we were … Continue reading “March 2025 BEAR Newsletter”
Fluid dynamics in Scroll Expanders and Static-Shaft Wankel Expanders
In this case study, we hear from Anil Taskin, a researcher in the School of Engineering, who has been leveraging BEAR (Birmingham Environment for Academic Research) to study fluid dynamics in Scroll Expanders and Static-Shaft Wankel Expanders. A significant amount of research is dedicated to efficiently harnessing renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and … Continue reading “Fluid dynamics in Scroll Expanders and Static-Shaft Wankel Expanders”
Utilising BlueBEAR for radiation transport simulations and computational fluid dynamics
In this case study, we hear from Kiran Nutter (PhD student in the Nuclear Physics group), who has been utilising BEAR to study applications of gamma ray imaging. I am a PhD student in the Nuclear Physics group at the University of Birmingham, and a part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Topological design. … Continue reading “Utilising BlueBEAR for radiation transport simulations and computational fluid dynamics”