Ernie Tuck | |
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Born | |
Died | 11 March 2009 | (aged 69)
Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater | University of Adelaide Cambridge University |
Known for | Tuck's incompressibility function Tuck Fellowship[1] Ship Motion Program |
Awards | Georg Weinblum Lectureship (1990) Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal (1999) ANZIAM Medal (1999) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Applied mathematics |
Institutions | The University of Adelaide |
Doctoral advisor | Fritz Ursell |
Professor Ernest Oliver (Ernie) Tuck was an Australian applied mathematician, notable for his sustained work in ship hydrodynamics, and for Tuck's incompressibility function.[2]