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Fields
  
Applied mathematics


Doctoral advisor
  
Fritz Ursell

Name
  
David Evans

Born
  
27 October 1940 (age 83) (
1940-10-27
)

Alma mater
  
University of Manchester

Known for
  
Bristol cylinder (wave energy converter)

Institutions
  
University of Bristol

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David V. Evans (born 27 October 1940) is a British applied mathematician noted for his contributions to water waves and acoustics. He is also the father of British actress Alice Evans and father-in-law to Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd.

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Together with John Nicholas Newman, he initiated the International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies. He is also known for the Bristol cylinder, a wave energy converter. He is currently an emeritus professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Bristol.

Evans obtained his BSc in Mathematics from the University of Manchester in 1962 and his PhD in 1966 under the supervision of Fritz Ursell. After completing his PhD at the University of Manchester, Evans worked as a post-doc at the Stevens Institute of Technology and MIT before going back to Bristol.

The 21st International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies is dedicated to Evans on the occasion of his retirement.

Selected publications

  • Evans, D. V. (1976), "A theory for wave-power absorption by oscillating bodies", Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 77 (1): 1–25, Bibcode:1976JFM....77....1E, doi:10.1017/S0022112076001109 
  • Evans, D. V. (1981), "Power From Water Waves", Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 13: 157–187, Bibcode:1981AnRFM..13..157E, doi:10.1146/annurev.fl.13.010181.001105 
  • References

    David Evans (mathematician) Wikipedia