Associate Professor

Education  

PhD, Mathematics, Imperial College, University of London
MA, University of Cambridge

Areas of Research

Michael Booty's principal research interests are in mathematical modeling and asymptotic analysis, and most of the applications he has considered are in the area of fluid mechanics and combustion.  His main studies in combustion have focused on the time-dependent and multidimensional dynamics of propagating reaction waves in gas mixtures, solid phase mixtures, and porous media, analyzed by a combination of multiple-scale, stability, and bifurcation techniques.  His other studies have included prototype reaction diffusion models and collaboration on experimental studies for conditions that minimize pollutant formation in the thermal oxidation of common materials.  His current research interests include time-dependent effects in droplet burning, collaborative studies on bubble dynamics, slow localized thermal waves in material processing, and a two-dimensional potential flow model for the near-field interaction of a pair of inextensible flexible lifting membranes, or sails.

Selected Publications

"Reflection and transmission from a thin inhomogeneous cylinder in a rectangular TE10 waveguide," M.R. Booty and G.A. Kriegsmann Progress in Electromagnetics Research 47, 2004, 263-296.

"Chemical makeup and physical characterization of a synthetic fuel and methods of heat content evaluation for studies on MSW incineration," S.S. Thipse et al. Fuel 81, 2002, 211-217.

"Polymer pyrolysis and oxidation studies in a continuous feed and flow reactor: cellulose and polystyrene," B-I. Park et al. Environmental Science and Technology 33, 1999, 2584-2592.

"Microwave-induced combustion: a one dimensional model," M.R. Booty, J.K. Bechtold and G.A. Kriegsmann. Combustion Theory and Modelling 2 (1), 1998, 57-80

"Time-dependent premixed deflagrations," M.R. Booty. AIAA Technical Paper 96-0910, 1996.

"Simulation of a three-stage chlorocarbon incinerator through the use of a detailed reaction mechanism: chlorine to hydrogen mole ratios below 0.15," M.R. Booty, J.W. Bozzelli, W. Ho and R.S. Magee. Environmental Science and Technology 29 (12), 1995, 3059-3063.

"The accommodation of traveling waves of Fisher's type to the dynamics of the leading tail," M.R. Booty, R. Haberman and A.A. Minzoni. SIAM J. Appl. Math. 53 (4), 1993, 1009-1025.

"Interaction of pulsating and spinning waves in condensed phase combustion," M.R. Booty, S.B. Margolis and B.J. Matkowsky. SIAM J. Appl. Math. 46 (5), 1986, 801-843.