Ben Wilks

Ben (he/him) is an enthusiastic teacher and researcher in applied mathematics. His research specialisation is the use of analytical and numerical techniques to study linear wave scattering problems, with the primary application being the study of ocean wave energy conversion---an emerging source of renewable energy. His research involves the modelling of physical systems using linear partial differential equations and their solution using numerical methods. Ben (he/him) is an enthusiastic teacher and researcher in applied mathematics. His research specialisation is the use of analytical and numerical techniques to study linear wave scattering problems, with the primary application being the study of ocean wave energy conversion---an emerging source of renewable energy. His research involves the modelling of physical systems using linear partial differential equations and their solution using numerical methods.

[2026] Alshahrani, F., Meylan, M., & Wilks, B. (2026). Time-domain analysis of an ice shelf in a bounded domain. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1026, A44-1-A44-20. [2026] Jauhar, T., Balasooriya, D., Wilks, B., Chalup, S., Carr, M., Wheeler, C., & Ellis, D. (2026). Investigating the influence of design and operational parameters on SAG mill energy spectra: A DEM and SHAP-based sensitivity analysis. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 227, 583-600. [2026] Wegert, Z. J., Wilks, B., Thamwattana, N., Challis, V. J., Koley, S., & Meylan, M. H. (2026). Wave energy conversion by floating and submerged piezoelectric bimorph plates. Ocean Engineering, 354(Part 1), 124792. [2026] Wilks, B., Meylan, M. H., Wegert, Z. J., Challis, V. J., & Thamwattana, N. (2026). Water wave scattering by a surface-