
Dr Rahil Valani
Grant-Funded Researcher (A)
School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
I am an ARC Grant Funded Researcher in Applied Mathematics in the School of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Adelaide. I completed a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering (Hons) and a Bachelor of Science (Mathematics and Physics) in 2016 from Monash University. I then completed a PhD in Physics from Monash University in 2020. During my PhD, my research focused on investigating, both experimentally and theoretically, a hydrodynamic system of self-propelled droplets on a vibrating fluid bath.
I have a broad interest in applying mathematics to understand various physical and biological phenomena. My specific interests are in dynamical systems & chaos, fluid dynamics and active matter.
- Inertial particle focusing in curved microfluidic ducts
- Superwalking droplets
- Hydrodynamic quantum analogs
- Dynamics of wave-particle entities
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2019 - 2020 Teaching Professional Monash College 2017 - 2019 Teaching Assistant Monash University 2015 - 2017 Research Assistant Monash University -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2021 Research Award Robert Street Doctoral Prize 2020 Monash University Australia - 2021 Scholarship Australian Government RTP Scholarship Australian Government Australia - 2021 Award T.M. Cherry award ANZIAM Australia - 2020 Research Award 2020 Norris Family Award for Outstanding Research Output by a Graduate Research Student Monash University Australia - 2018 Award Best student presentation award Brown University United States - 2017 Scholarship J L William Postgraduate Top Up Scholarship Monah University Australia - 2016 Award Best in School Award Monash University Australia - -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Gujarati Can read, speak and understand spoken Hindi Can read, speak and understand spoken -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2017 - 2020 Monash University Australia PhD 2012 - 2017 Monash University Australia Bachelor of Science 2012 - 2016 Monash University Australia Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering (Hons) -
Research Interests
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Journals
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Theses
Year Citation 2020 Valani, R. (2020). Superwalking Droplets and Generalised Pilot-Wave Dynamics. (PhD Thesis).
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