Regular biography
Dr Lorna Jane Ayton is a Senior Teaching Associate in the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, affiliated with the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP). She lectures on Part III Perturbation Methods and IA Mathematics for NST. Dr Ayton is also the Faculty Outreach Officer. Her research interests include mathematical modeling of fluid dynamics and acoustics, with publications in journals such as the Journal of Sound and Vibration and the Journal of Fluid Mechanics. She contributes to outreach initiatives and collaborates on interdisciplinary projects involving turbulence, porous surfaces, and aeroacoustics.
Scholar-generated biography
Lorna J. Ayton is a researcher at the University of Cambridge specializing in aeroacoustics, asymptotic methods, and fluid mechanics. Her work focuses on understanding and mitigating noise generated by aerodynamic interactions, particularly in turbulent boundary layers and aerofoil–turbulence interactions. She develops analytical and computational models to predict and reduce noise from trailing and leading edges, including the effects of serrations, porosity, and spanwise variations. Her research also explores acoustic scattering, ground effect, and the unsteady Kutta condition. Ayton's contributions span both theoretical and experimental approaches, with applications in noise reduction for aerospace and fluid dynamics.