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Tuck, Ernest Oliver (1939 - )

FAA, FTSE
 
Applied mathematician
Born: 1 June 1939
Ernest Oliver Tuck has been successively Reader, Professor and Elder Professor of Applied Mathematics, University of Adelaide since 1968. His research interests include fluid mechanics, ship hydrodynamics, and aerodynamics.
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Chronology
1961Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons)) completed at the University of Adelaide
1962 - 1963Assistant Lecturer at the University of Manchester, UK
1963 - 1966Research Mathematician at the David Taylor Naval Ship Research and Development Center in Washington
1964Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at Cambridge University, UK
1966 - 1967Senior Research Fellow at the California Institute of Technology, USA
1968 - 1974Reader of Applied Mathematics at the University of Adelaide
1974 - 1990Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Adelaide
1988 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1991 - Elder Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Adelaide
1995 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
1999Lyle Medal received from the Australian Academy of Science

 
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