Meet the people who make up STEM Faculty.
Dr. Abdallah Daddi-Moussa-Ider holds the position of Lecturer of Applied Mathematics in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the Open University. Before joining the Open University in January 2024, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization in Goettingen (2021 – 2023), within the 'Living Matter Physics' Department led by Prof. Golestanian. Preceding this, he had a postdoctoral position at Heinrich-Heine-University in Duesseldorf (2017 – 2021), working in the group of Prof. Loewen. Most of his postdoctoral research in Duesseldorf was supported by an independent grant from the DFG (German Research Foundation). In July 2017, he earned a PhD in 'Theoretical Physics' from the University of Bayreuth (2014 – 2017), under the supervision of Prof. Gekle. In his doctoral dissertation, he conducted a theoretical investigation, complemented by boundary element simulations, into the diffusion of particles hydrodynamically interacting with elastic interfaces.
Dr. Daddi-Moussa-Ider's research training and interests lie in the broad area of applied mathematics, active soft matter physics, and fluid mechanics. Specifically, his research focuses on addressing challenges in the realm of complex fluids and devising analytical approaches to solving fluid dynamical problems in the viscously dominated regime. His interests also encompass a variety of topics in fundamental and applied physics, including fluid-structure interaction, elastohydrodynamics, and bio-locomotion in complex fluid media. He employs a combination of theoretical and computational techniques to tackle these problems and gain insight into the nature of the underlying phenomena occurring at different spatial and temporal scales. Prime analytical tools include integral transforms, dual integral equation techniques, and Green’s function methods.
Dr. Daddi-Moussa-Ider is interested in teaching a variety of courses within the Applied Mathematics curriculum, including real/complex analysis and differential/integral calculus. Furthermore, his interest extends to teaching courses related to fluid dynamics, with a notable focus on low-Reynolds-number hydrodynamics and classical fluid dynamics. Additionally, he is keen on integrating programming components into mathematics instruction by offering hands-on training in scientific computing to undergraduate students. For this purpose, he advocates for the utilization of symbolic algebra systems such as Maple and Wolfram Mathematica to teach fundamental subjects in the math curriculum, such as calculus.
He currently serves as a member of the MST326 module team on 'Mathematical Methods and Fluid Mechanics' and the MS327 module team on 'Deterministic and Stochastic Dynamics', both for third-year Bachelor of Science students. Additionally, he chairs the M821 module team on 'Nonlinear Ordinary Differential Equations,' catering to Master of Science students.
Noteworthy among external collaborators are Professors Loewen (Duesseldorf), Golestanian (Goettingen), Menzel (Magdeburg), Volpe (Gothenburg), Lisicki (Warsaw), Mathijssen (Pennsylvania), Vilfan (Ljubljana), Liebchen (Darmstadt), Pak (Santa Clara), Richter (Magdeburg), and numerous others who contribute significantly to his collaborative network.
