Michael Grae Worster (born 16 July 1958) is a British

fluid dynamicist Fluid mechanics is the branch of physics concerned with the mechanics of fluids (liquids, gases, and plasmas) and the forces on them. It has applications in a wide range of disciplines, including mechanical, aerospace, civil, chemical and biomed ...

at the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

. He is a professor at the

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and a Fellow of

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge ...

. Since 2007, he has been the editor-in-chief of the ''

Journal of Fluid Mechanics The ''Journal of Fluid Mechanics'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal in the field of fluid mechanics. It publishes original work on theoretical, computational, and experimental aspects of the subject. The journal is published by Cambridge U ...

''. He is also an associate faculty member of the

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) is a tertiary education and research institute in Muizenberg, South Africa, established in September 2003, and an associated network of linked institutes in Senegal, Ghana, Cameroon, Tanzan ...

. In 2006, he was elected Fellow of the

American Physical Society The American Physical Society (APS) is a not-for-profit membership organization of professionals in physics and related disciplines, comprising nearly fifty divisions, sections, and other units. Its mission is the advancement and diffusion of k ...

and of the European Mechanics Society.

Education

In 1979, he obtained a B.A. from the University of Cambridge, where he then continued his studies, completing his Ph.D. there in 1983 under the supervision of

Herbert Huppert Herbert Eric Huppert (born 26 November 1943) is an Australian-born geophysicist living in Britain. He has been Professor of Theoretical Geophysics and Foundation Director, Institute of Theoretical Geophysics, at the University of Cambridge, ...

History of Employment

1983–1989: Research Fellow, Trinity College, University of Cambridge, UK. 1983–1985: Instructor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. 1989–1992: Assistant Professor, Northwestern University, USA. 1992–2000: Assistant Director of Research, DAMTP, University of Cambridge, UK. 2000–2001: Senior Lecturer, DAMTP, University of Cambridge, UK. 2001–2004: Reader, DAMTP, University of Cambridge, UK. 2004–present: Professor, DAMTP, University of Cambridge, UK.

References

Living people 1958 births British physicists Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge Alumni of the University of Cambridge Massachusetts Institute of Technology staff British expatriates in the United States Journal of Fluid Mechanics editors {{UK-physicist-stub