Other names Henry Keith Moffatt Role Mathematician Nationality Scottish | Fields magnetohydrodynamics Name Keith Moffatt Awards Hughes Medal | |
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Born 12 April 1935 (age 88)
Edinburgh ( 1935-04-12 ) Institutions University of Cambridge Alma mater University of Edinburgh
University of Cambridge Doctoral students Thomas Felici
Andrew Gilbert
Konrad Bajer
Susan Nightingale
Michael Proctor
Henrik Rasmussen
Renzo Ricca
Glyn Roberts
Alfred Sneyd
Andrew Soward
Juri Toomre
Michal Branicki Education University of Edinburgh, University of Cambridge Notable students Renzo L. Ricca, Michael Proctor Similar People George Batchelor, Renzo L Ricca, Michael Proctor | ||
Doctoral advisor George Batchelor Residence Cambridge, United Kingdom | ||
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Henry Keith Moffatt, FRS, FRSE (born 12 April 1935) is a Scottish applied mathematician with principal research interests in the field of fluid dynamics. He was Professor of Mathematical Physics at the University of Cambridge from 1980 to 2002.
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- Magnetic relaxation keith moffatt
- Research
- Education
- Career
- Appointments
- Honours and awards
- References
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Research
Moffatt's main research interests lie in fluid dynamics, particularly magnetohydrodynamics and the theory of turbulence.
His PhD thesis was on the subject of Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence, and he has published more than 200 papers.
Education
Moffatt was educated in Edinburgh and Cambridge. He attended George Watson's College, then read Mathematical Sciences at Edinburgh University, graduating in 1957. He then went to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he read Mathematics and was a Wrangler in 1959. He was awarded a Smith's Prize in 1960 while preparing his PhD, on the subject of Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence, which he completed in 1962.
Career
After completing his PhD, Moffatt joined the staff of the Mathematics Faculty in Cambridge as an Assistant Lecturer and became a Fellow of Trinity College. He was appointed a lecturer in 1964, and held the office of Tutor, then Senior Tutor, at Trinity between 1970 and 1976.
In 1977 he was appointed to the Chair of Applied Mathematics at Bristol University. He held this position until 1980 when he returned to Cambridge to accept a Chair in Mathematical Physics, renewing his Fellowship of Trinity College. In 2002 he was made an Emeritus Professor of the University (he remains a Fellow of Trinity).