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David V. Evans (born 27 October 1940) is a British
applied mathematician A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in their work, typically to solve mathematical problems. Mathematicians are concerned with numbers, data, quantity, mathematical structure, structure, space, Mathematica ...
noted for his contributions to
water waves In fluid dynamics, a wind wave, water wave, or wind-generated water wave, is a surface wave that occurs on the free surface of bodies of water as a result from the wind blowing over the water surface. The contact distance in the direction of ...
and
acoustics Acoustics is a branch of physics that deals with the study of mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including topics such as vibration, sound, ultrasound and infrasound. A scientist who works in the field of acoustics is an acousticia ...
. He is the father of British actress
Alice Evans Alice Evans (born 2 August 1968) is a former British-American actress. Early life Evans was born in Summit, New Jersey, to British parents, mathematician David Evans and teacher Janet Evans. She was raised in Bristol, and attended Henbury sch ...
. Together with John Nicholas Newman, he initiated the ''International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies''. He is also known for the Bristol cylinder, a wave energy converter. He is currently an
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of
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at the
University of Bristol , mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'') , established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter , type ...
. Evans obtained his BSc in mathematics from the
University of Manchester The University of Manchester is a public university, public research university in Manchester, England. The main campus is south of Manchester city centre, Manchester City Centre on Wilmslow Road, Oxford Road. The university owns and operates majo ...
in 1962 and his PhD in 1966 under the supervision of
Fritz Ursell Fritz Joseph Ursell FRS (28 April 1923 – 11 May 2012) was a British mathematician noted for his contributions to fluid mechanics, especially in the area of wave-structure interactions. He held the Beyer Chair of Applied Mathematics at the Univ ...
. After completing his PhD at the University of Manchester, Evans worked as a
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at the
Stevens Institute of Technology Stevens Institute of Technology is a private research university in Hoboken, New Jersey. Founded in 1870, it is one of the oldest technological universities in the United States and was the first college in America solely dedicated to mechanical ...
and
MIT The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the m ...
before going back to Bristol. The 21st International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies is dedicated to Evans on the occasion of his retirement.


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Wave power Wave power is the capture of energy of wind waves to do useful work – for example, electricity generation, water desalination, or pumping water. A machine that exploits wave power is a wave energy converter (WEC). Waves are generated by win ...


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External links


''International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies'' web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, David 1940 births Living people 20th-century British mathematicians 21st-century British mathematicians Academics of the University of Bristol Fluid dynamicists Alumni of the University of Manchester