David Evans (mathematician)

David V. Evans (born 27 October 1940) is a British applied mathematician noted for his contributions to water waves and acoustics. He is also the father of British actress Alice Evans and father-in-law to Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd.

This article is about the Bristol mathematician. For the Cardiff mathematician, see David E. Evans. For other people named David or Dave Evans, see David Evans (disambiguation).

David V. Evans
Born (1940-10-27) 27 October 1940
Alma materUniversity of Manchester
Known forBristol cylinder (wave energy converter)
ChildrenAlice Evans
Scientific career
FieldsApplied mathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Bristol
Doctoral advisorFritz Ursell

Together with John Nicholas Newman, he initiated the International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies.[1] He is also known for the Bristol cylinder, a wave energy converter. He is currently an emeritus professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Bristol.

Evans obtained his BSc in Mathematics from the University of Manchester in 1962 and his PhD in 1966 under the supervision of Fritz Ursell.[2] After completing his PhD at the University of Manchester, Evans worked as a post-doc at the Stevens Institute of Technology and MIT before going back to Bristol.[3]

The 21st International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies is dedicated to Evans on the occasion of his retirement.[4]

Selected publications
  • Evans, D. V. (1976), "A theory for wave-power absorption by oscillating bodies", Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 77 (1): 1–25, Bibcode:1976JFM....77....1E, doi:10.1017/S0022112076001109
  • Evans, D. V. (1981), "Power From Water Waves", Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 13: 157–187, Bibcode:1981AnRFM..13..157E, doi:10.1146/annurev.fl.13.010181.001105
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See also

References
  1. "About the IWWWFB". iwwwfb.org. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
  2. "Peaks and troughs of wave energy: the dreams and the reality - speaker biographies". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  3. Newman, John (2006), Linton, C. M.; McIver, Phil; McIver, Maureen (eds.), Proceedings of the 21st International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies (PDF), Loughborough University
  4. Linton, C. M.; McIver, Phil; McIver, Maureen, eds. (2006), Proceedings of the 21st International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies (PDF), Loughborough University
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