Lucy R. Wyatt is an English mathematician and a professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the

University of Sheffield , mottoeng = To discover the causes of things , established = – University of SheffieldPredecessor institutions: – Sheffield Medical School – Firth College – Sheffield Technical School – University College of Sheffield , type = Pu ...

, Yorkshire. She is a member of the Environmental Dynamics research group in the School of Mathematics.

Education

Wyatt obtained a BSc in mathematics from the

University of Manchester , mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity , established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univer ...

in 1972. In 1973 she was awarded an M.Sc. in fluid mechanics from the

University of Bristol , mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'') , established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter , type ...

, and in 1976 she obtained her PhD in

physical oceanography Physical oceanography is the study of physical conditions and physical processes within the ocean, especially the motions and physical properties of ocean waters. Physical oceanography is one of several sub-domains into which oceanography is divi ...

from the

University of Southampton , mottoeng = The Heights Yield to Endeavour , type = Public research university , established = 1862 – Hartley Institution1902 – Hartley University College1913 – Southampton University Coll ...

. In 1981 she began working on the oceanographic applications of HF radar as a research assistant at the

University of Birmingham , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

, and in 1987 she joined the Department of Applied Mathematics, the

. Wyatt's research interests include high-frequency radar oceanography and ocean surface waves. She has been an associate editor of the

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering The IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering is a journal published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The journal's editor in chief is Associate Professor Mandar Chitre, of the National University of Singapore. According to the ...

Publications

# Limits to the Inversion of HF Radar Backscatter for Ocean Wave Measurement # HF radar data quality requirements for wave measurement # Radio frequency interference cancellation for sea-state remote sensing by high-frequency radar # HF Radar data availability and measurement accuracy in Liverpool Bay before and after the construction of Rhyl-Flats wind farm

External grants

The measurement of the directional wavenumber frequency spectrum with HF radar
(NERC)
Applications of computational geometry to the analysis of directional ocean wave spectra measured by HF radar
(EPSRC)
A non-linear inversion for HF radar wave measurement
(OCE 62) (EPSRC) # OSCR antenna beam measurement (NERC)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wyatt, Lucy R. Living people 21st-century English mathematicians British oceanographers Academics of the University of Sheffield Alumni of the University of Manchester Alumni of the University of Bristol Alumni of the University of Southampton 21st-century British women mathematicians Year of birth missing (living people)