Stephen R. Wiggins | |
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| Born | 1959 (age 64–65) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US |
| Nationality | American, British, Cherokee |
| Alma mater | Pittsburg State University - BSc University of Wisconsin - MA, MSc Cornell University - PhD |
| Known for | Fluid dynamics, nonlinear dynamics and chaos in classical mechanics and mechanics applied to atomic systems |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics, Chemistry, Applied Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Bristol California Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Philip Holmes |
| Doctoral students | Tasso J. Kaper, Igor Mezić[1] |
Stephen Ray Wiggins (born 1959) is a Cherokee-American applied mathematics researcher and distinguished educator, also of British heritage, best known for his contributions in nonlinear dynamics, chaos theory and nonlinear phenomena. His wide contributions include Lagrangian aspects of fluid dynamics and reaction dynamics in theoretical chemistry.