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Frank T. Smith
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| Born | 1948 |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Awards | FRS (1984) |
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| Institutions | University College London |
| Thesis | Theoretical and experimental study of airflow past a porous surface with strong blowing, and two related problems (1972) |
Frank Thomas Smith FRS (1948) is a Goldsmid professor in the department of mathematics in the University College London, a specialist in Fluid Mechanics.
Biography
Frank Smith completed his doctoral degree in 1972 at the University of Oxford. Smith has made significant contributions to triple-deck theory applied to boundary layer flows, separated flows, biofluid mechanics, skimming-stone problem, etc. He is the director of Lighthill institute of mathematical sciences.
Awards and honours
Smith was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1984.
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