Departamento de Física

Escola de Ciência e Tecnologia

Universidade de Évora

7002-554 Évora - Portugal

Tel:                +351 266 745340

Email:            dberry@uevora.pt

Webpage:       http://evunix.uevora.pt/~dberry  

Research Interests


My research focusses on acoustics and fluid dynamics with particular emphasis on computational modelling, signal / image processing and experimentation for fundamental studies.

Current Teaching Responsibilities

Vibrações e Ruído / Vibration and Noise - Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Mecatrónica [ 2nd semester 2016-17 ]

Some Representative Publications

-- Acoustic Scattering by a Near Surface Obstacle in a Rigid Porous Medium. D.L. Berry, S. N. Chandler-Wilde & K. Attenborough. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 170(2), 161-179, 1994.

-- Three-Dimensional Evolution of Worms and Chimneys in the Galactic Disk. M. de Avillez & D.L. Berry. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 328(3), 708-718, 2001.

-- An Automated Method for Tracking Clouds in Planetary Atmospheres. D. Luz, D.L. Berry, M. Roos-Serote. New Astronomy, 13(4), 224-232, 2008.

-- Cross- and Auto-Correlation in Early Vision. H.B.Barlow & D.L. Berry. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 278(1714), 2069-2075, 2011.

-- Venus’s Southern Polar Vortex Reveals Precessing Circulation. D. Luz, D.L. Berry, G. Piccioni, P. Drossart, R. Politi, C. F. Wilson, S. Erard & F. Nuccilli. Science, 332, 577-580. 2011.

Acoustics

-- Theoretical

Fluid Dynamics

Galactic gas and plasma flow

Planetary atmospheric flow

Image processing techniques

-- Applications

Newsletters

Conference / Colloquium Organisation

-- Long-range Sound Propagation and Coupling into the Ground. Open University, Milton Keynes, UK, 1992. (Member of OC)

-- 6th Portuguese ENAA, University of Évora., 1996.( Coordinator and member of the Scientific Committee).

-- Astrophysical Dynamics. University of Évora in collaboration with Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal, University of Leeds, UK and the Institüt Max-Planck, Germany, 1999. (Coordinator and Chair of the Scientific Organising Committee).

-- Nonlinear Dynamics of Electronic Systems, University of Évora, Portugal, 2004. (Joint Coordinator and Member of the Scientific Organising Committee).

-- 1st National Geophysics Conference for Postgraduate Students, University of Évora, Portugal, 2004. (Joint Coordinator and Member of the Scientific Committee).

-- Colloquium on Acoustic Propagation over Metamaterials. Organised at the Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK, 2016. (Joint Coordinator)

-- The CAAUL newsletter (Editor)

-- Large Scale Flow

Landmine detection

Tracking flow (remote sensing)

Noise and vibration analysis

Propagation and Scattering

Biography

Degrees:        BSc(Hons)    Applied Physics with Geophysics, University of Bath 1985.

                       PhD              Engineering Physics (Physical Acoustics), Open University 1990.

Professional Appointments:

1985-1986: Hunting Surveys and Consultants, Borehamwood, UK. Marine geophysicist.

1986-1989: Faculty of Technology, Open University, UK. Research Assistant, 1986-1989, Lecturer, 1990-1991.

1992-present: Department of Physics, School of Science and Technology, University of Évora. Associate professor of physics.
( Auxiliary professor, 1996-2001, Invited auxiliary professor, 1992-96).

Visiting Appointments:

1983-1984: Rutherford Appleton Laboratories, Oxford, UK. Industrial placement student.

1994-1998 University of Manchester, UK. Visiting Fellow.

2001-2002: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK. Visiting Scientist (1-year sabbatical).

2008-2009: University of Cambridge, UK, Visiting Fellow (1-year sabbatical).

2016: The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK, Visiting Fellow (6-month sabbatical).

Biologically inspired image processing