Biography:Frank T. Smith
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Short description: English applied mathematician
Frank T. Smith | |
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| Born | 1948 |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Awards | FRS (1984) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University College London |
| Thesis | Theoretical and experimental study of airflow past a porous surface with strong blowing, and two related problems (1972[1]) |
Frank Thomas Smith FRS (1948) is a Goldsmid professor in the department of mathematics in the University College London, a specialist in Fluid Mechanics.[2][3]
Biography
Frank Smith completed his doctoral degree in 1972 at the University of Oxford. Smith has made significant contributions to triple-deck theory applied to boundary layer flows, separated flows, biofluid mechanics,[4] skimming-stone problem,[5][6] etc. He is the director of Lighthill institute of mathematical sciences.[7]
Awards and honours
Smith was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1984.[8]
References
- ↑ Smith, F. T. (1972). British Library EThOS: Theoretical and experimental study of airflow past a porous surface with strong blowing, and two related problems. ethos.bl.uk (Ph.D). Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ↑ "Find an expert | UCL News - UCL - London's Global University". https://www.ucl.ac.uk/experts/expert/view/?id=1383&fromSearch=1.
- ↑ "Academic and Lecturing Staff | Mathematics - UCL – University College London". 11 September 2018. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/maths/people/academic-and-lecturing-staff.
- ↑ "Frank Smith". http://www.lolo.ac.uk/people/frank-smith/.
- ↑ "How to perform the perfect stone skim". https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/7937285/How-to-perform-the-perfect-stone-skim.html.
- ↑ "A quick splash - Professor Frank Smith, Department of Mathematics | UCL Mathematical & Physical Sciences - UCL – University College London". 27 May 2011. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical-physical-sciences/news/2011/may/quick-splash-professor-frank-smith-department-mathematics.
- ↑ "Lighthill Institute Of Mathematical Science". https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lims/members.htm.
- ↑ "Fellow Detail Page". https://royalsociety.org/people/frank-smith-12302/.
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