Michael Proctor (academic)
Michael Proctor FRAS | |
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| Born | Michael Richard Edward Proctor 19 September 1950 Bournemouth |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Shrewsbury School |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge (MMath, PhD) |
| Thesis | Non-linear mean field dynamo models and related topics (1975) |
| Doctoral advisor | Keith Moffatt[1] |
| Website | www |
Michael Richard Edward Proctor FRAS (born 19 September 1950)[2] is a British physicist, mathematician, and academic. He is Professor of Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics at the University of Cambridge and, since his election in 2013, the Provost of King's College, Cambridge and school governor at Eton College.[3][4][5][6]
Early life and education
Proctor was born on 19 September 1950. The son of a farmer, he grew up in
higher doctorate, by the University of Cambridge.[9]
Career and research
In 1974, Proctor was elected a
tutor at Trinity from 1979 to 1991, and from 1992 to 1994.[11] At university level, he was promoted to lecturer in 1982.[4]
He was promoted to
Vice-Master of Trinity College in 2006.[2][11] In 2012, he was elected Provost of King's College, Cambridge.[8] He moved from Trinity to King's to take up the position at the start of the 2013 academic year.[4] On 2 May 2017, he was re-elected for a second five-year term as provost from 1 October 2018.[13]
Honours and awards
In 1977, Proctor was elected
Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (FIMA) in 2007.[4]
References
- ^ Michael Proctor at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U151348. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "Our Governing Body". etoncollege.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Michael Richard Edward PROCTOR". People of Today. Debrett's. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Michael Proctor ScD FRS FIMA". Personal website. Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ Interviewed by Alan Macfarlane 11 September 2018 (video)
- ^ a b c d e f "Michael Richard Edward Proctor: Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ a b "New Provost-elect of the College". News. King's College, Cambridge. 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "Michael Richard Edward Proctor FRS: Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. University of Oxford. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- EThOS uk.bl.ethos.469560.
- ^ a b c d e "Professor Michael Proctor". People. Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Professor Michael Richard Edward Proctor | Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics". Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Professor Michael Proctor re-elected". King's College. University of Cambridge. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Awards and prizes". University of Cambridge. 2006. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Current Fellows". Fellowship of the Royal Society. Royal Society. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
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