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Personal profile
Key Research Interests
My research focuses on nonlinear systems with many degrees of freedom like fluids. Specifically, I am interested in out-of-equilibrium regimes that can be studied using various mathematical approaches coming from turbulence, wave-turbulence and integrable systems, and by performing numerical simulations.
Most of my research is devoted to particular types of fluids called superfluids and Bose-Einstein condensates. There, I focus on topological defects called quantum vortices which may have complex dynamics, different topological properties and lead to superfluid (or quantum) turbulence. I also have strong interests in ocean waves dynamics, ranging from weakly interacting waves to strong coherent structures like solitons and breathers (prototypes of rogue waves). Additionally, my wider research is in other nonlinear systems, like the Boltzmann equation used in the kinetic theory of gases and nonlinear chains.
More details about my research can be found on my research website.
Biography
I am currently an Associate Professor in Applied Mathematics at the UEA School of Mathematics, but my background is in theoretical physics. I completed a Batchelor's degree in Physics and a Master's degree in Theoretical Physics at the Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy. There I also obtained my PhD in Physics supervised by Prof. Miguel Onorato on a project entitled "Turbulence in open systems: a weakly nonlinear approach". Before being appointed Lecturer at UEA School of Mathematics, I continued to work in Torino with Prof. Miguel Onorato as a postdoctorate research fellow on the project "Extreme Seas" funded by the European Research Council.
More details about my research can be found on my research website.
Research Group or Lab Membership
I am part of the group of Quantum Fluids operating at UEA School of Mathematics.
Teaching Interests
At the UEA School of Mathematics I lecture / have lectured the courses:
- Probability Theory (part of the module Sets, Numbers and Probability)
- Special Relativity (part of the module Topics in Mathematics)
- Financial Mathematics (and Financial Mathematics with Advanced Topics)
- Water Theory (part of the module Wave, Tidal and Hydro Energy Engineering)
For the MAGIC group, I also lecture / have lectured the postgraduate-level lecture courses:
- Introduction to superfluids and turbulence (MAGIC092)
- Numerical methods in Python (MAGIC099)
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Science, Università degli Studi di Torino
Award Date: 1 Jan 2010
Master of Physics, Università degli Studi di Torino
Award Date: 1 Jan 2007
Bachelor of Science, Università degli Studi di Torino
Award Date: 1 Jan 2005
Keywords
- Physics
- nonlinear systems
- turbulence
- superfluids
Network
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MAGIC (Mathematics Access Grid Instruction and Collaboration) - 2021-2026
1/10/21 → 30/09/26
Project: Training
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Vortices in Quantum Fluids with extensions to more than three spatial dimensions
London Mathematical Society (The)
5/07/21 → 27/08/21
Project: Research
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Undergraduate Bursary - Mathematical models of multi-scale brain network interactions
London Mathematical Society (The)
15/06/20 → 9/08/20
Project: Research
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LMS Undergraduate research bursary
London Mathematical Society (The)
20/06/16 → 12/08/16
Project: Research
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Starting flow past an airfoil and its acquired lift in a superfluid
Musser, S., Proment, D., Onorato, M. & Irvine, W. T. M., 11 Oct 2019, In: Physical Review Letters. 123, 15, 154502 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Universal and nonuniversal aspects of vortex reconnections in superfluids
Villois, A., Proment, D. & Krstulovic, G., 4 Apr 2017, In: Physical Review Fluids. 2, 4, 044701.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Wind generated rogue waves in an annular wave flume
Toffoli, A., Proment, D., Salman, H., Monbaliu, J., Frascoli, F., Dafilis, M., Stramignoni, E., Forza, R., Manfrin, M. & Onorato, M., 7 Apr 2017, In: Physical Review Letters. 118, 14, 144503.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Route to thermalization in the α-Fermi–Pasta–Ulam system
Onorato, M., Vozella, L., Proment, D. & Lvov, Y. V., 7 Apr 2015, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS). 112, 14, p. 4208–4213 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Helicity conservation by flow across scales in reconnecting vortex links and knots
Scheeler, M. W., Kleckner, D., Proment, D., Kindlmann, G. L. & Irvine, W. T. M., 28 Oct 2014, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111, 43, p. 15350-15355 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile84 Citations (Scopus)42 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Young Scientist Award
Proment, Davide (Recipient), Sep 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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François Frenkiel Award for Fluid Mechanics
Proment, Davide (Recipient), Villois, A. (Recipient) & Krstulovic, G. (Recipient), 18 Nov 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 2 Visiting an external academic institution
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Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur
Davide Proment (Visiting researcher)
2022Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Heidelberg University
Davide Proment (Visiting researcher)
2022Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution