Jacques Vanneste

Jacques Vanneste is a professor of mathematics at the University of Edinburgh,[1] whose main research area is fluid dynamics; he appears to be [2] a popular and engaging lecturer to undergraduates.

His particular research interest [3] is in analytic methods for handling systems with dynamics on two distinct time or length scales; this is relevant, for example, for the interaction between weather and ocean circulation, where fast inertial waves can be generated by slow underlying flows; see for example his work [4] on the tropopause, and his most-cited paper.[5] He is also interested in the dynamics of stirring.[6]

Awards

He is the recipient of the 2010 Adams Prize.[7]

References

  1. ^ http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/people/show/person/13
  2. ^ "All Lecturers Should Be Jacques Vanneste". 2010-01-11. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2217391972. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
  3. ^ "Jacques Vanneste's research". http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/~vanneste/research.shtml. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
  4. ^ "Quasi-geostrophic dynamics of a finite-depth tropopause". http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/~vanneste/papers/tropopause.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
  5. ^ Vanneste, Jacques; Yavneh, Irad (2004). "Exponentially Small Inertia Gravity Waves and the Breakdown of Quasigeostrophic Balance". Journal of Atmospheric Sciences 61 (2): 211–223. doi:10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<0211:ESIWAT>2.0.CO;2. 
  6. ^ "What controls the decay of passive scalars in smooth flows?". 2005-07-01. http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/~vanneste/papers/wcdps3.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
  7. ^ "'Fluid Mechanics' work wins 2010 Adams Prize". 2010-02-26. http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2010022602. Retrieved 2010-02-26. 

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