Dr Hilary Ockendon | |
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| Born | 1941 Derby, UK |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford (BA) University of Oxford (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics Fluid Mechanics Asymptotic Methods Industrial applications |
| Institutions | Somerville College, University of Oxford 1964-2008 |
| Thesis | Relaxing Gas Flow (1968) |
| Doctoral advisor | David Spence[1] |
| Website | [1] |
Hilary Ockendon is a British mathematician who worked at the University of Oxford until retirement in 2008. Her research focuses on applications of mathematics with a particular interest in continuum models for industrial problems. She is an emeritus fellow of Somerville College, Oxford, the former president of the European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry, and the author of multiple books on fluid dynamics. She is an expert on problems in fluid dynamics, such as the reduction of sloshing in coffee cups.[2]
- ^ "David A. Spence". jstor. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
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