Cathal Cummins

Assistant Professor, School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences, Mathematics

Emailc.cummins@hw.ac.uk

EH14 4AS
United Kingdom

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Face Coverings, Aerosol Dispersion and Mitigation of Virus Transmission Risk
Viola, I. M., Peterson, B., Pisetta, G., Pavar, G., Akhtar, H., Menoloascina, F., Mangano, E., Dunn, K. E., Gabl, R., Nila, A., Molinari, E., Cummins, C., Thompson, G., Milly Lo, T-Y., Denison, F. C., Digard, P., Malik, O., Dunn, M. J. G., McDougall, C. M. & Mehendale, F., 20 Jan 2021, In: IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology. 2, p. 26-35
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The dispersion of spherical droplets in source–sink flows and their relevance to the COVID-19 pandemic
Cummins, C. P., Ajayi, O. J., Mehendale, F. V., Gabl, R. & Viola, I. M., Aug 2020, In: Physics of Fluids. 32, 8, 13 p., 083302.
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A separated vortex ring underlies the flight of the dandelion
Cummins, C., Seale, M., Macente, A., Certini, D., Mastropaolo, E., Viola, I. M. & Nakayama, N., 17 Oct 2018, In: Nature. 562, 7727, p. 414-418 5 p.
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Design principles of hair-like structures as biological machines
Seale, M., Cummins, C., Viola, I. M., Mastropaolo, E. & Nakayama, N., 31 May 2018, In: Interface. 15, 20180206.
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Analytical and computational modelling for wave energy systems: the example of oscillating wave surge converters
Dias, F., Renzi, E., Gallagher, S., Sarkar, D., Wei, Y., Abadie, T., Cummins, C. & Rafiee, A., Aug 2017, In: Acta Mechanica Sinica. 33, 4, p. 647-662 16 p.
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Face Coverings, Aerosol Dispersion and Mitigation of Virus Transmission Risk. Dataset 3: raw and processed data for tests 97 - 174
Viola, I. M. (Creator), Peterson, B. (Creator), Pisetta, G. (Creator), Pavar, G. (Creator), Akhtar, H. (Creator), Menoloascina, F. (Creator), Mangano, E. (Creator), Nila, A. (Creator), Molinari, E. (Creator), Cummins, C. (Creator), McDougall, C. M. (Creator), Denison, F. C. (Creator), Dunn, K. E. (Creator), Gabl, R. (Creator), Digard, P. (Creator), Dunn, M. J. G. (Creator), Lo, T. M. (Creator) & Mehendale, F. (Creator), The University of Edinburgh, 25 May 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7488/ds/2832
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Face Coverings, Aerosol Dispersion and Mitigation of Virus Transmission Risk. Dataset 4: raw and processed data for tests 175 - 280
Viola, I. M. (Creator), Peterson, B. (Creator), Pisetta, G. (Creator), Pavar, G. (Creator), Akhtar, H. (Creator), Menoloascina, F. (Creator), Mangano, E. (Creator), Nila, A. (Creator), Molinari, E. (Creator), Cummins, C. (Creator), McDougall, C. M. (Creator), Denison, F. C. (Creator), Dunn, K. E. (Creator), Gabl, R. (Creator), Digard, P. (Creator), Dunn, M. J. G. (Creator), Lo, T. M. (Creator) & Mehendale, F. (Creator), The University of Edinburgh, 22 May 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7488/ds/2831
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Face Coverings, Aerosol Dispersion and Mitigation of Virus Transmission Risk. Dataset 2: raw and processed data for tests 1 - 90
Viola, I. M. (Creator), Peterson, B. (Creator), Pisetta, G. (Creator), Pavar, G. (Creator), Akhtar, H. (Creator), Menoloascina, F. (Creator), Mangano, E. (Creator), Nila, A. (Creator), Molinari, E. (Creator), Cummins, C. (Creator), McDougall, C. M. (Creator), Denison, F. C. (Creator), Dunn, K. E. (Creator), Gabl, R. (Creator), Digard, P. (Creator), Dunn, M. J. G. (Creator), Lo, T. M. (Creator) & Mehendale, F. (Creator), The University of Edinburgh, 21 May 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7488/ds/2830
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Face Coverings, Aerosol Dispersion and Mitigation of Virus Transmission Risk. Dataset 1: videos, images and spirometry results
Viola, I. M. (Creator), Peterson, B. (Creator), Pisetta, G. (Creator), Pavar, G. (Creator), Akhtar, H. (Creator), Menoloascina, F. (Creator), Mangano, E. (Creator), Nila, A. (Creator), Molinari, E. (Creator), Cummins, C. (Creator), McDougall, C. M. (Creator), Denison, F. C. (Creator), Dunn, K. E. (Creator), Gabl, R. (Creator), Digard, P. (Creator), Dunn, M. J. G. (Creator), Lo, T. M. (Creator) & Mehendale, F. (Creator), The University of Edinburgh, 19 May 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7488/ds/2826
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BAMC/SIAM Best Student Talk
Cummins, Cathal (Recipient), 2013
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Conway Medal
Cummins, Cathal (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Five Scientific Findings That Could Lead to New Inventions
Cummins, Cathal (Recipient), 2019
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Front cover feature of Physics Today
Cummins, Cathal (Recipient), 2019
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La Recherche's l'image du mois
Cummins, Cathal (Recipient), Dec 2018
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3 Publication peer-review
3 Invited talk
2 Oral presentation
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A mathematical model for multi-modality in droplet dispersion
Cathal Cummins (Speaker)
24 Nov 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Physics of Fluids (Journal)
Cathal Cummins (Editorial board member)
2020
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
Hanging by a thread: the stabilizing effect of dandelion fluff
Cathal Cummins (Speaker)
12 Jun 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
How Masks Stop the Spread of COVID-19 with DR Cathal Cummins
Cathal Cummins (Speaker)
11 Aug 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation › Public lecture
Impulse theory applied to low Reynolds number flows, including viscous diffusion of vorticity
Cathal Cummins (Speaker)
24 Nov 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation

The dispersion of spherical droplets in source–sink flows and their relevance to the COVID-19 pandemic
Cathal Cummins
4/08/20 → 5/08/20
5 items of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
How scientists test face mask effectiveness against coronavirus
Cathal Cummins
21/06/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
The scientists in Scotland hoping to discover whether masks help prevent spread of coronavirus or do more harm than good
Cathal Cummins
1/05/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
How do dandelions spread their seeds?
Cathal Cummins
23/08/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
The uplifting science of how dandelion seeds stay aloft
Cathal Cummins
2/07/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research