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Grimshaw, Roger Hamilton James (1938 - )

Mathematician

Born: 13 December 1938 Auckland, New Zealand

Roger Hamilton J. Grimshaw is Professor of Mathematical Sciences at Lougborough University, UK and Director of the University's Centre for Nonlinear Mathematics and Applications. He also holds honorary positions at the University of New South Wales and at University College in London. Grimshaw's research involves studying the theory of linear and nonlinear waves in the atmosphere and oceans and he has published over 200 journal articles and five books in this and other fields. Grimshaw is a regular invited lecturer at international conferences and has served on the editorial board on numerous international journals, including Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, and Wave Motion. He has also served as Chairman of the Division of Applied Mathematics of the Australian Mathematics Society and on National and Academy advisory committees for Mathematics and Meteorology. Taken in part from http://www.maths.monash.edu.au/anziam06/roger.php

Career Highlights

URL: The home page for this entity is located at http://www-staff.lboro.ac.uk/~marhjg/

Chronology
1960 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Auckland
1961 Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Auckland
1964 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Cambridge, UK
1965 - 1969 Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Melbourne
1970 - 1985 Reader in Mathematics at the University of Melbourne
1986 - 1992 Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of New South Wales
1990 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1992 - 2001 Professor of Applied Mathematics at Monash University in Victoria
1994 - Honorary Visiting Professor in the School of Mathematics at the University of New South Wales
1994 - 1997 Head of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Monash University
1998 - 1999 Director of the Centre for Dynamical Meteorology and Oceanography at Monash University
2000 - Professor of Mathematical Sciences at Lougborough University, UK
2001 - Director of the Centre for Nonlinear Mathematics and Applications at Loughborough University
2002 - Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Mathematics at University College London
2002 Centenary Medal received from the Australian Government
2004 ANZIAM (Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics) Medal received from the Australian Mathematical Society

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Prepared by: Annette Alafaci
Created: 9 November 2005
Modified: 14 November 2005

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Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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