David V. Evans (born 27 October 1940) is a British
applied mathematician noted for his contributions to
water waves
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and
acoustics. 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
emeritus professor
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of
Applied Mathematics
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at the
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a Red brick university, red brick Russell Group research university in Bristol, England. It received its royal charter in 1909, although it can trace its roots to a Society of Merchant Venturers, Merchant Venturers' sc ...
.
Evans obtained his BSc in mathematics from the
University of Manchester
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in 1962 and his PhD in 1966 under the supervision of
Fritz Ursell. After completing his PhD at the University of Manchester, Evans worked as a
post-doc 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 mechanica ...
and
MIT 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.
Selected publications
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See also
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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 w ...
References
External links
''International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies'' web site
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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