Christopher Budd (mathematician)
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Christopher John Budd
Budd gained his Bachelor's degree in mathematics at
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 University of Bath 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 Royal Institution 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 The One Show[1] and popular science panel comedy game show It's Only a Theory[2].
He won the Leslie Fox Prize for Numerical Analysis in 1991. In 1999 he was one of ten scientists awarded the title of "Scientist for the new century" by the Royal Institution. 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 applied mathematics. 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.[2]
Bibliography
- Christopher Budd and Christopher Sangwin, Mathematics Galore!: Masterclasses, Workshops and Team Projects in Mathematics and Its Applications, Oxford University Press (2001) ISBN 0-19-850770-4.
See also
References
- ^ Gresham Professor of Geometry page on www.gresham.ac.uk (accessed June 14, 2016)
- ^ "Christopher Budd - The Mathematics Genealogy Project". genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu. Retrieved 2 September 2019.