Person Stuart; John Trevor; mathematician Stuart John Trevor mathematician 1929 - 2023 British Male Leicester, Leicestershire, England 28/01/1929 19290129 17/12/2023 20231217

mathematician and senior research investigator at Imperial College London Fluid dynamics Theoretical physics Applied mathematics Mathematics Hydrodynamics Fluid mechanics Education: Imperial College London; Royal College of Science Career: Professor of theoretical fluid mechanics, Imperial College (1966); head of the Department of Mathematics, Imperial College (1974-1979; 1983-1986); Dean of the Royal College of Science (1990-1993). Awards/Medals: Senior Whitehead Prize 1984 Otto Laporte Award 1987 Known for his work on nonlinear waves in the onset of turbulence in fluids. Extended the work of Lord Rayleigh with research into steady streaming in unsteady viscous flows at high Reynolds numbers. Known for the Stuart number; Stuart-Landau equation; Complex Gonzburg-Landau equation. Royal Society roles: Council: 1982-1984 Publishing Board Ex-Offico: 2003-2007 Physical Sciences Awards Committee Member: 2007-2009 Editor of Royal Society publication Biographical Memoirs 2012-2016 Fellow 21/03/1974 45 'Professor Trevor Stuart FRS' on the Royal Society website [URL: https://royalsociety.org/people/trevor-stuart-12364/; last accessed: 20/11/2024] International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Stuart%2C+John+Trevor 28 Jan 1929 - 17 Dec 2023 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 20/11/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA2263 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 06/05/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes 95f806b6-24a1-4716-b207-fe41a0ccf2bd