Séan Gregory, a member of our group, won this award, made to an outstanding PhD student in the research areas comprising scientific computation, fluid mechanics or industrial applied mathematics, based on its performance and outputs during the first two years of its PhD.
Andrew Cliffe was Professor of Computational Applied Mathematics within the School of Mathematical Sciences from 2005 until his untimely passing in January 2014. Prior to his time at Nottingham Andrew worked for the UK Atomic Energy Authority developing finite-element codes for computational fluid dynamics. Here, he made fundamental contributions to the understanding of the onset of turbulent flow and the role of geometric symmetry-breaking in the Navier-Stokes equations and associated chaotic dynamics. His work at Nottingham, on uncertainty quantification, energy and transport, further combined his expertise in numerics and nonlinear dynamics to tackle real world problems in the aerospace industry. His research, teaching, collegiality, and bright personality is honoured by the award of the memorial prize named after him.
Accompanying this announcement is a photograph capturing the award ceremony, where Séan Gregory, the award winner, stands proudly in the center. On his left is Professor, and on his right is Professor Paul Houston, the current Head of the School of Mathematical Sciences.
