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Lee Margetts
Lee Margetts received a B.Sc from the University of Durham and an M.Sc and Ph.D from the University of Manchester. He is currently a Lecturer in Computer Aided Palaeontology at the University of Manchester, where he has held a number of posts since 2001. Lee's primary research interests involve advanced computational mechanics and supercomputing, with practical applications ranging from spacecraft to dinosaurs. His main aspiration is to make supercomputers as easy to use as personal computers.
Recently Funded Projects
Parallel Brain Surgery Simulation, 4 Year HEC PhD Studentship, (EPSRC £90K) Partners: (a) University of Glasgow and (b) Manchester Computing. Role: Co-investigator.
Extinct But Still byte-ing: Bringing Predatory Dinosaurs Back to Life (Microsoft European Research Fellowship and Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Award (£90K)). Partners: (a) Manchester Computing and (b) Faculty of Life Sciences. Role: Principal Investigator.
Hector Capability Challenge: Ultrascalable Modelling of Materials with Complex Architectures (EPSRC £1,700,000 Computing Time on HECToR) Partners: (a) Manchester Computing (b) Manufacturing Group, School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering. Role: Principal Investigator managing one part-time software engineer.
3D Dinosaur Track Analysis: Integration of Biomechanical and Analogue Modelling Applied to Interpretation of the Fossil Record (NERC Studentship). Partners: (a) School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and (b) Manchester Computing. Role: Co-supervisor PhD student Mr Peter Falkingham.
Accurate Thermo-Elastic Analysis of Materials for Spacecraft Applications, ESA (€150K) Partners: (a) Manchester Computing (b) European Space Agency and (c) School of Materials Science, University of Manchester. Role: Principal Investigator. Co-supervisor of the PhD student Mr Vendel Szeremi.
Ultrascalable Modelling of Advanced Materials with Complex Architectures, EPSRC (£337,000) Partners: (a) Manchester Computing (b) Manufacturing Group, MACE, University of Manchester (c) Materials Science, University of Manchester and (d) School of Engineering, University of Exeter. Role: Principal Investigator (Manchester Computing) managing one full time research assistant (Dr F.J. Calvo).
Recent Publications
Margetts L., Zi G. and Bordas S.P.A. ‘Massivelly Parallel eXtended Finite Elements for Fracture’, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 13-19, 2009, Florida, USA. Under review.
Margetts L., ‘The Business Benefits of High Performance Computing for Engineering Simulation’, NAFEMS World Congress, June 16th-19th, Crete, Greece.
Manning P.L., Margetts L., Johnson M.R., Withers P., Sellers W.I., Falkingham P.L., Mummery P.M., Barrett P.M. and Raymont D.R. "Biomechanics of dromaeosaurid dinosaur claws: application of xray microtomography, nanoindentation and finite element analysis." Anatomical Record. In Press. Impact factor: 1.973
Bates, K.T., Manning, P.L., Margetts, L. & Sellers, W.I. "Sensitivity analysis in evolutionary robotic simulations of bipedal dinosaur running." Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. In Press. Impact Factor: 1.418
Falkingham, P.L., Margetts, L., Smith, I. M., Manning, P. L., "A Reinterpretation of Palmate and Semi-Palmate (Webbed) Fossil Tracks; Insights from Finite Element Modelling." Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 271(1-2). pp69-76. Impact factor: 2.162
Sellers W.I., Manning P.L., Lyson T., Stevens K. and Margetts L., ‘Virtual palaeontology: gait reconstruction of extinct vertebrates using high performance computing’. In Press Palaeontologia Electronica.
Margetts, L., Manning P.L, Sellers W.I. and Mummery P.M. ‘Computer Methods and the Biomechanics of Dinosaurs’, Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Porto, Portugal, 27th February – 1st March.
Falkingham, P. L., Manning, P. L. and Margetts, L. ‘Using computer simulation to explain variation in fossil vertebrate tracks.’ 52nd Palaeontological Association Meeting, Glasgow. December 2008.
Falkingham, P. L., Margetts, L., and Manning, P. L. "Novel techniques: Using finite element analysis to aid interpretation of dinosaur tracks." 48th meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology, Cleveland, Ohio. October 2008.
Calvo Plaza F.J., Farooqi, J.K., Pierron F., Margetts, L., Sheikh M.A., Young, P.G. and Mummery P.M. ‘Microstructural Analysis of Materials with Complex Architectures’, 8th World Congress on Computational Mechanics.
Karche S., Seeman G., Margetts L., Leng J.M., Holden A.V. and Zhang H. ‘Simulation of Clinical Electrophysiology in 3D Human Atria: A High Performance Computing and High Performance Visualisation Application’, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience. 20(11), 1317-1328.
