Dr. Juan A. Valiente Kroon

Collaborators and students

 
Current PhD Students
Peng Zhao (2017-). Construction of higher dimensional anti-de Sitter spacetimes by means of initial boundary value problems.
Diego Carranza (2016-). Analysis of conformal properties anti-de Sitter-like spacetimes and their stability.
Jarrod Williams (2015-). Analysis of the extended constraint equations in General Relativity.
Michael Cole  (2014-). Analysis of geometric invariants for the characterisation of black hole spacetimes.
Edgar Gasperín Garcia (2013-). Analysis of non-linear perturbations of black hole spacetimes using          conformal methods.
Adem E. Hursit (2013-). Analysis of non-linear perturbations of cosmological models using conformal methods.
Timothy M. MacManus (2012-2016). Second supervisor. Design of cloaking and illusion devises in transformation optics.

PhD students (completed)
Artur Alho (2009-2012). Visiting student. Non-linear stability of the Einstein-scalar field system in Cosmology.
William Clavering (2005-2007). Second supervisor. Boundary conditions for the Einstein field equations.

MSc Students (completed)
Piyush Bhatia (2013). Numerical solutions of stochastic ODE’s.
Patrick Akindipe (2013). Detection of gravitational waves.
Jim Woodfin (2012). Detection of Gravitation waves.
Jeremy Marcq (2008). Construction of initial data for the Einstein equations.
Postdoctoral researchers
Dr. Daniela Pugliese (2011-2013). Supported by fellowships of the Academia delle Linzei & Buoncompagi-Ludovisi foundation, Italy. Analysis of the evolution equations of relativistic magnetohydrodynamics; analysis of conformally privileged curves in black hole spacetimes.
Dr. Thomas Bäckdahl (2009-2011). Supported by a fellowship of the Wenner-Gren foundations, Sweden. Construction of geometric invariants (non-Kerrness, mass) for spacetimes.
Dr. Christian Lübbe (2008-2010). Funded by a research project grant of the Leverhulme Trust. Analysis of isotropic singularities in General Relativity.
Current collaborators
Dr. Shabnam Beheshti (SMS, QMUL). Analysis of the well-posedness of the Cauchy problem for dissipative fluids. 
Dr. Christian Lübbe (SBCS, QMUL). Analysis of global properties of spacetimes by means of conformal methods.
Dr. Thomas Bäckdahl (U. Gottenburg, Sweden). Analysis of global properties of spacetimes by means of geometric invariants.
Prof. Yang Hao (School of Electric and Electronic Engineering, QMUL), Dr. Simon Hoaxley (U. Exeter) & Timothy MacManus (QMUL). Construction of cloaking and illusion devices in transformation optics. 
Dr. Daniela Pugliese (U. Oprava, Czech Republic). Analysis of conformally privileged curves in black hole spacetimes.
Dr. Artur Alho (Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon) & Dr. Filipe Mena (U. Minho, Braga). Non-linear stability of the Einstein-scalar field system in Cosmology.
Dr. Alfonso García-Parrado (U. of the Basque Country, Spain). Implementation of Computer Algebra methods in General Relativity.
Prof. Istvan Racz (Wigner Institute, Budapest). Properties of black hole horizons.
Dr. José Luis Jaramillo (U. Bourgogne, France). Numerical construction of initial data for the Einstein equations by means of puncture methods. Positivity of the mass and Penrose inequalities. 
Prof. Laszlo Szabados (Wigner Institute, Budapest). Analysis of geometric invariants for spacetimes and their initial data sets.
Ms. Claire Sommé. Characterisations of the Kerr spacetime.

Past collaborators
Dr. Ruth Lazkoz (U. Basque Country).
Dr. Andrés Aceña (U. Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina).
Regular visitors
Prof. Deborah Konkowski (US Naval Academy, Annapolis)
Prof. Nilton O. Santos (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Prof. Vladimir Manko (CINVESTAV, Mexico)
Prof. Peter Hogan (UC Dublin)


  1. Interested in doing a PhD?


  2.    Please contact me. Possible topics involve (but are no restricted to) some aspects of my current     research interests.