The Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Academic and Professional Background

• Over three decades of academic experience in teaching, research, and leadership in Mathematics and Applied Computational Sciences.
• Currently serves as Head of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, The UWI, St. Augustine Campus.
• Former Associate Professor of Mathematics at Haramaya University, Ethiopia, under the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
• Led the development and establishment of two postgraduate programmes—M.Ed. and M.Sc. in Mathematics—under Ethiopia’s National Higher Education Expansion Policy (2007/08–2008/09).
• Previously taught at the Ramanujan Academy of Mathematical Sciences and S.V. University College of Engineering, India.
• Delivered a broad range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Analysis, Algebra, Numerical Analysis, and Mathematical Modelling.

Research Expertise

• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) with applications in engineering, geophysics, and biomedical sciences.
• Specialized areas include:
  • Nanofluid and non-Newtonian flow modelling
  • Biomechanics and couple-stress fluids
  • Convective heat and mass transfer
  • Magnetohydrodynamics and porous-media transport
  • Fixed-point theory and applied numerical methods
• Research applications extend to magnetic nanoparticle hyperthermia for cancer therapy, cardiovascular diagnostics, and targeted drug-delivery systems.

Publications and Editorial Roles

• Authored 80+ peer-reviewed journal papers, five book chapters, and 14 conference proceedings.
• Serves on editorial boards of:
  • International Journal of Mathematics Research
  • Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering
  • LARHYSS Journal
• Regular reviewer for leading international journals including:
  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • ASME Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering
  • Journal of Molecular Liquids

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=1Vpji0gAAAAJ&hl=en

Academic Leadership and Mentorship

• Designed and implemented five new MSc Mathematics courses at The UWI:
  Topology, Complex Analysis, Functional Analysis, Theory of Integration, Finite Element Analysis.
• Supervision Record:
  • Ph.D.: 3 completed (+1 ongoing)
  • M.Phil.: 1 completed
  • M.Sc.: 11 completed (+2 ongoing)
• Examiner for MSc/MPhil/PhD theses across The UWI campuses and international institutions.
• Founder and Organizer of The UWI Math Fair, a flagship outreach event promoting mathematics among Caribbean students and teachers.

Awards and Recognitions

• Principal’s Research Award (2023) – Most Outstanding Faculty Researcher, Faculty of Science and Technology, The UWI.
• Commonwealth Science Conference Fellowship, Royal Society of London.
• Multiple UWI Research and Publication Fund Grants for interdisciplinary projects in applied mathematics and biomedical modelling.
• Best Paper Award (2022) – Applied Research & Engineering, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa.
• Outstanding Reviewer Award – European Journal of Mechanics B: Fluids (Elsevier).

Professional Service and Affiliations

• Vice President (2016–present) – Latin America and Caribbean Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (LACCOTAM).
• Representative to the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM).
• Organized and co-organized 25+ international and regional conferences, including RAAM 2024, ICAFMN 2024, and ICMSOES 2025.
• Member of professional societies:
  • Ramanujan Mathematical Society (RMS)
  • Indian Mathematical Society (IMS)
  • Forum for Interdisciplinary Mathematics (FIM)
  • Indian Society for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ISTAM)
  • Intercollegiate Biomathematics Alliance (USA)

[a] Taught Courses:

1. Postgraduate Courses:

MATH 6695 - Finite Element Analysis, MATH 6630 - Functional Analysis, MATH 6620 - Differential Equations, MATH 6160 - An Introduction to Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, MATH 6640 - Theory of Integration, MATH 6110 - Real Analysis, MATH 6190 - Numerical Analysis, MATH 6100 - Algebra (Group Theory and Applications).

2. Undergraduate Courses:

MATH 3277 - Introduction to Real Analysis-II, MATH 3401 - Mathematical Modelling, MATH 2120 - Linear Algebra, MATH 3440 - Advanced Algebra II (Applications), MATH 3430 - Advanced Algebra - I, MATH 2100 - Abstract Algebra, MATH 3240 - Real Analysis.

[(a) PhD:

[1]. Ms. Alana Sankar – “The Mathematical Modelling of Two-Layered Blood Flow through Microcirculation” (Completed, 2018)

[2]. Mr. Victor Job – “Finite Element Analysis of Unsteady MHD Mixed Convection Nanofluid Flows in Two-Dimensional Enclosures” (Completed with High Commendation-2018)

[3]. Mr. Tyrone Dass – “Some Studies on the Influence of Variable Viscosity, Couple-Stress Fluid, and Slip-Velocity on the Lubrication Characteristics of the Finite Journal Bearing” (Completed 2023).

[4]. Mr. Vikash Ramcharitar- “Mathematical Modelling of Transport Phenomena in the Eye and Retina with Applications towards Ocular Diseases” (2022- Ongoing)

(b) M.Phil:

[1]. Mr. Mathew B. Sookoo– “Fixed Point Theorems in Some n-Dimensional Generalized Spaces”. (Completed-2023).

(c) M.Sc. Research Projects:

[1]. Ms. Shinara Jaglal- MSc Project Title “Mathematical Modelling of Asset Pricing in Frontier Markets: A Case Study of Trinidad and Tobago” (2025-Ongoing)

[2]. Ms. Brittany Oudit- MSc Project Title “Thermal and Magnetic Effects on Free Convection Flow Between Vertical Plates: FEM-Based Study” (2025-Ongoing)

[3]. Ms. Maraika Alexander - M.Sc. Project Titled “Study on MHD Fluid Flow with Heat Transfer Between a Solid Rotational Disk and Stationary Permeable Disk” (graduated-2021).

[4]. Ms. Judith Balkissoon- M.Sc. Project Titled “Unsteady MHD Poiseuille Flow through a Channel under an Oscillating Pressure Gradient and Uniform Suction and Injection” (graduated-2020).

[5]. Ms. Jennilee Veronique- M.Sc. Project Titled “Unsteady Hydromagnetic Couette Flow under an Oscillating Pressure Gradient and Uniform Suction and Injection” (graduated-2019).

[6]. Ms. Sarah Balkissoon - M.Sc. Project Titled “Determination of areal precipitation of Trinidad using Finite Element Method” (graduated-2017).

[7]. (Outside UWI): Ms. Regina-Mahadewsing – “Fixed Point Theorems for set-valued quasi-contraction mapping in Cone Metric Space”, University of Suriname (graduated with Grade ‘A’-June 2016).

[8]. Ms. Natasha Bastien - M.Sc. Project Titled “A study on the Mathematical Theory and Applications of Finite Element Analysis on Two-Dimensional Linear and Non-linear Boundary Value Problems” (graduated 2015).

[9]. Mr. Sach Mulchan - M.Sc. Project Titled “The Lie Group Analysis of the 2D Time Independent Isotropic Harmonic Oscillator”, (graduated 2014 with distinction).

[10]. Mr. Matthew Sookoo - M.Sc. Project Titled “Fixed point Theorems for Set-valued Quasi-contraction Maps in a D*- Metric Space and a G-Metric Space” (graduated-2013).

[11]. Mr. Victor Job - M.Sc. Project Titled “A Finite Element Analysis of Unsteady MHD Free Convection Coquette Flow Between Two Vertical Permeable Plates (graduated 2013 with distinction).

[12]. Mrs. Miriam Duncan-Sutton - M.Sc. Project Titled “The Finite Element Analysis of a Fluid in a Heated Channel Bounded by Porous Beds” (graduated 2013).

[13]. Mr. Roger Bostic - M.Sc. Project Titled “Heat Transfer in Adjacent Flow of Two Immiscible Fluids Bounded by Two Parallel Porous Beds - Darcy Model (graduated 2013 with distinction).