18 May 2010

Professor Peter Davies elected to Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters

Peter Davies, Professor of Fluid Dynamics at the University of Dundee, has been elected as a Foreign Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.

The Academy (founded in 1857) has 219 ordinary seats for Norwegian members and 183 additional seats for foreign members. Professor Davies was one of 5 international academics to be elected as a Foreign Member this year and was formally admitted to the Academy at a special ceremony held on the occasion of the Academy’s annual meeting in Oslo.

The election recognises Professor Davies' work in the fields of physical, environmental and geophysical fluid dynamics and the particular advances made by him and his research group in Civil Engineering at the University of Dundee over the past 30 years.

'I am extremely honoured to join the company of eminent international scientists that comprise the present membership,' said Professor Davies, who is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh.

'I also have to acknowledge the excellent contributions made to the reputation of our research group here in Dundee by my doctoral students and outstanding, dedicated postdoctoral scientists such as Yakun Guo, Alan Cuthbertson, Magda Carr, Rick Munro and Andrew Folkard, who now hold Lectureships/Senior Lectureships at the Universities of Aberdeen, Heriot Watt, St Andrews, Nottingham and Lancaster respectively.'

Professor Pete Downes, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dundee, said, 'I have known Peter Davies for most of my 20 years at Dundee and have always recognised him as one of our world class scientists.

'Whilst this latest award comes as no surprise it is an honour that gives great credit to Peter, his research staff and Scotland's leading centre of Civil Engineering.'

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