Daya Reddy

Daya Reddy
Reddy in 2018
Born (1953-03-10) 10 March 1953 (age 71)
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
EducationBSc (Eng), University of Cape Town (1973)
PhD, Cambridge University (1977)
Known forDirector, Centre for Research in Computational Mechanics, Former President, International Science Council (2018-2021)
Scientific career
FieldsApplied mathematics

Computational mechanics

Science policy
InstitutionsUniversity of Cape Town
Websitehttps://www.cerecam.uct.ac.za/people/bdr

Batmanathan Dayanand (Daya) Reddy (born 10 March 1953) is a South African scientist. He is Professor Emeritus of Applied Mathematics and interim Vice Chancellor[1] at the University of Cape Town. Reddy held the South African Research Chair in Computational and Applied Mechanics from 2007 to 2021, and is a former director of the Centre for Research in Computational and Applied Mechanics (CERECAM) there. From 2018 to 2021, he was the inaugural president of the International Science Council.[2]

  1. ^ Ngonyama, Babalwa. "Appointment of the interim Vice-Chancellor". UCT News. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Daya Reddy - Profile".