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Name:

Robert Sinclair MacKay

Address:

Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP),
University of Cambridge, Silver St, Cambridge CB3 9EW, U.K.

E-mail:

R.S.MacKay@damtp.cam.ac.uk

WWW:

http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/rm214/

Phone:

+44-1223-339733, fax: 337918 or 339733
[special reasons only - college: 339916, home: 811757, home FAX/answer: 813236]

Date of Birth:

4 July 1956

Nationality:

British

Status:

Married

 

Professor of Nonlinear Dynamics, University of Cambridge, from October 1995.
Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, from December 1995.
1994-1995: Chercheur Associee au CNRS and Professeur Invite, Universite de Bourgogne
1993-1995: Professor of Mathematics, University of Warwick
1990-1993: Reader in Mathematics, University of Warwick
1984-1990: Lecturer in Mathematics, University of Warwick
1983-1984: Visitor, Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques, Bures-sur-Yvette
1982-1983: Research Assistant, Queen Mary College, London

1982: Ph.D. in Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory,
          under the supervision of J.M.Greene and M.D.Kruskal
1978: Certificate of Advanced Study in Mathematics, Cambridge University, Distinction
1977: B.A. (Hons) in Mathematics, Cambridge University (First Class)

1994: Junior Whitehead Prize, London Mathematical Society
1993: First Stephanos Pnevmatikos International Award for Research in Nonlinear Phenomena
1992-1993: Nuffield Foundation Science Research Fellow

77 refereed publications in journals
28 publications in conference proceedings
Author of 1 book, co-editor of 1 reprint selection book
Invited speaker at 59 international conferences
Organiser of 14 conferences and meetings
Director of the Nonlinear Centre, University of Cambridge
Former editor of  Physica D
Co-chief editor of  Nonlinearity
Editor-in-charge of Advanced Book Series on Nonlinear Dynamics, World
Scientific Publ.Co.
Supervised 9 Ph.D. and 6 M.Sc.students.

Research is in the area of Nonlinear Phenomena, in particular:
--Hamiltonian Dynamics
--Non-Hamiltonian Dynamics
--Nonlinear Statics
--Dynamics of Networks
--Renormalisation of dynamical systems