Christopher John Budd (born 15 February 1960) is a British

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known especially for his contribution to non-linear

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and their applications in industry. He is currently Professor of Applied Mathematics at the

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, and Professor of Geometry at

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. Budd gained his Bachelor's degree in mathematics at

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, where he was

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. He went on to be awarded a

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from

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, studying numerical methods for nonlinear elliptic

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s under the supervision of John Norbury. He spent three years as a fellow of

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, working in numerical analysis at the

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and as a fellow sponsored by the

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developing numerical methods for third-order partial differential equations. He went on to a permanent post as a lecturer in numerical analysis at the

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before gaining a position as Professor of Applied Mathematics at the

in 1995. He was appointed the Professor of Geometry at

in 2016, where he delivered a series of public lectures on ''Mathematics and the Making of the Modern World''. His research interests involve the analysis, application and numerical analysis of the solution of nonlinear differential equations with a particular emphasis on problems which arise in industry. His recent work has been in geometric integration which aims to develop numerical methods which reproduce qualitative structures in differential equations. He is co-director of the interdisciplinary Centre for Nonlinear Mechanics at the

and is active in promoting interdisciplinary collaboration both nationally and internationally. Budd is a passionate populariser of mathematics, reflected in his appointment as Chair of Mathematics of the

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of Great Britain in 2000. He works on a number of projects with schools and has written a book, "Mathematics Galore", based on his series of popular talks. He has also made numerous guest appearances on national radio and television, such as on the BBC's ''

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and popular science panel comedy game show '' It's Only a Theory

He won the

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in 1991. In 1999 he was one of ten scientists awarded the title of "Scientist for the new century" by the

. In 2001 he was one of 20 lecturers in the UK to be awarded an ILT Teaching Fellowship, and he was nominated the LMS popular lecturer in

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. He was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in 2015 for services to science and maths education. He has supervised at least 9 students for a PhD.

Bibliography

* Christopher Budd and Christopher Sangwin, ''Mathematics Galore!: Masterclasses, Workshops and Team Projects in Mathematics and Its Applications'', Oxford University Press (2001) .

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Home page at Bath
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