James E Pringle

James Edward Pringle (born 20 January 1949) is British astrophysicist. He is a professor of theoretical astronomy at the Institute of Astronomy of the University of Cambridge.

His research is focused mainly on astrophysical fluid dynamics and accretion discs, that means, for example, formation of stars and planets and accretion of matter onto black holes, and formation of jets by accretion flows. Awarded the Eddington Medal in 2009.