Stephen H. Davis#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 4605 |
| Membership type: | FOREIGN |
| Section: | PHYSICS & ENGINEERING SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2017 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED STATES |
Stephen H. Davis passed away November 12, 2021.
Positions Held
- 1979 - present Professor of Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, USA
- 2000 - present McCormick School Institute Professor, Northwestern University, USA
- 1994 - present Walter P. Murphy Professor of Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, USA
- 1968 - 1978 Asst., Assoc., Full Professor of Mechanics, John Hopkins University, USA
- 1966 - 1968 Lecturer in Mathematics, Imperial College, London, UK
- 1964 - 1966 Research Mathematician, Rand Corp., Santa Monica, California, USA
Fields of Scholarship
- Material science
- Asymptotic methods on PDE's
- Mathematical modeling
- Fluid mechanics
Honours and Awards
- 2010 Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Commemorative volume (#647)
- 2004 Member, U.S. National Academy of Sciences
- 2001 D.SC. (Honoris Causa), University of Western Ontario
- 2001 G.I.Taylor Medal, Society of Engineering Science
- 1995 Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 1994 Humboldt Research Award for Senior Research Scientists
- 1994 Member, U.S. National Academy of Engineering
- 1994 Fluid Dynamics Prize, Americal Physical Society
- 1978 Fellow American Physical Society
