Irish mathematician and astrophysicist
Emeritus Professor Luke O’Connor Drury MRIA MAE FInstP |
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Drury in 2018 |
Education | Wesley College Dublin |
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Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin (BA), University of Cambridge (PhD) |
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Spouse | Dr Anna Drury |
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Awards | Shakti P Duggal Award 1987 |
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Scientific career |
Institutions |
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg
- Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, School of Cosmic Physics
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Luke O’Connor Drury (born 1953 in Dublin) is an Irish mathematician and astrophysicist at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) with research interests in plasma physics, particle acceleration, gas dynamics, shock waves, and cosmic rays. He was President of the Royal Irish Academy from 2011 to 2014.[1][2]